Munich, July19, 2022
The discussion about the EU's planned Europe-wide ban on combustion engines from 2035 in favor of climate-friendly electric cars shows that the automotive industry is facing its biggest challenge yet: The automotive industry is currently undergoing the biggest upheaval in its history. On the one hand, electromobility is an indispensable pillar for achieving climate protection targets; on the other hand, it places high demands on consulting for needs-based e-mobility solutions. This is precisely where the Munich-based start-up e-mobilio comes in. With its holistic ecosystem for electromobility, including a digital consulting algorithm, e-mobilio simplifies the purchasing decision for all necessary electromobility components - from recommending the right e-car and the right individual home charging solution, including professional installation, to finding suitable charging tariffs and green electricity offers, to services relating to applying for subsidies and marketing the GHG quota. With e-mobilio, it takes just a few minutes to put together and purchase the ideal e-mobility package, rather than several days or weeks.
e-mobilio offers its ecosystem for electric mobility primarily to car dealerships, vehicle manufacturers and fleet operators as a turnkey e-purchase advisor application. In Germany, the platform is already being used by more than 300 car dealerships at over 1,200 locations to guarantee optimal advice for customers and sales staff. The digital e-purchase advisor can be easily adapted to the licensee's requirements and integrated into their website and sales processes. Due to its high utility value, e-mobilio's e-purchase advisor has quickly become the industry standard in the car trade. Its customers include leading vehicle manufacturers such as Toyota Germany and more than 50 of the largest German car dealership groups, such as AVAG Holding SE, PSA Retail Germany and the Senger Group.
The solution platform and the company's vision also convinced the investors. Wi Venture, seed+speed Ventures, Übermorgen Ventures and primeCROWD as well as a select group of strategic business angels invested in the company. The additional capital will be used to expand e-mobilio GmbH's sales activities and accelerate its entry into other EU markets.
Ralph Missy, Managing Director and founder of e-mobilio, comments on the successful capital increase as follows: "The trust of the investors makes us proud and confirms our course of the last few years. With our range of solutions, we have achieved a very good market position in Germany and are now the industry standard in the car trade." Denis Reichel, Co-Managing Director and co-founder, adds: "We will use the capital raised to further expand our sales activities, drive forward our internationalization and accelerate the development of climate-friendly mobility."
Matthias Willenbacher, CEO of lead investor WI Venture, is delighted with the investment: "Electromobility is key to achieving climate protection targets in the mobility sector. However, given its complexity, it also requires competent and multi-layered advice. With e-mobilio, we are providing car dealerships and fleet operators with a solution that significantly reduces this complexity for all market players and thus accelerates the transition to electromobility."
Carsten Maschmeyer, founder of seed+speed Ventures, is also pleased about the investment: "We have scanned the entire market. e-mobilio is the outstanding market solution. With their holistic approach, Ralph Missy and Denis Reichel have already achieved an impressively steep growth story. The e-mobilio white label solution not only simplifies the provision of advice on electromobility. It offers licensees the complete ecosystem, generates valuable additional revenue for them - and therefore belongs in every car dealership and every company fleet."
