GridCharge launches wireless apartment EV mat and raises $14M seed to mass-produce retrofit kits

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GridCharge’s mat is sized for single-car stalls and includes embedded safety sensors, an integrated payment gateway, and rules-based power sharing to avoid grid overloads in dense garages. It works with a companion app for scheduling, billing, and firmware updates.

The $14 million seed was led by UrbanGrid Ventures with municipal sustainability funds participating. GridCharge will use the capital to scale manufacturing, pursue UL and regional safety certifications, and pilot deployments with property managers.

Pilot property managers cited demand from EV residents and the difficulty of running conduit-heavy retrofit projects—GridCharge promotes its plug-and-play installation model as a lower-cost alternative. The company says throughput and heat management have been validated in lab and early field trials.