Invest in the future of EV charging
ivygo turns idle private chargers into bookable, paid charging where drivers already stay and spend. We are raising a $1M seed round to activate regional Australia.
EV adoption is surging.
Charging isn't keeping pace.
Drivers can’t be sure they can charge where they stay or visit. Businesses lack clarity on demand, costs and returns. And existing private chargers sit idle, invisible to the drivers who need them.
94%
$1.8bn
$450m
$144m
Sources: Electric Vehicle Council; Australian Bureau of Statistics; Sustainable Hosting survey; AEVA. Market size figures are estimates.
A capital-light model built to scale
Hosts own the chargers, so ivygo grows without owning hardware. More earnings attract more hosts, and in turn more drivers.
Hosts list any charger
Smart or non-connected, business or residential. Free to list, and hosts set their own price.
Drivers book and pay
Drivers find chargers where they stay, book ahead for certainty and pay securely in the app.
Everyone wins
Hosts earn revenue and attract customers who stay and spend. ivygo earns a 30% blended fee (host listing + driver booking) on every completed booking.
Why ivygo wins
Network operators only list public chargers. Search platforms only help drivers find them. ivygo unlocks private chargers where drivers already park, with booking and payment built in.
Regional supply density
Local partnerships with councils and tourism bodies open venues others can’t reach.
Works with any charger
Hardware agnostic, including non-connected chargers, so any host can join.
More than a payment rail
Hosts are promoted to EV drivers who stay and spend at their venue.
No onboarding or monthly fees
ivygo only earns when hosts earn, which keeps incentives aligned.
Early traction proves the model
Growing supply, repeat usage and increasing utilisation since we launched our MVP, backed by a $155k pre-seed SAFE.
+713%
4x
78%
24%
Figures from ivygo platform data, January to September 2026.
Busier now than when the chargers were free
Château Élan at The Vintage in Pokolbin had three chargers that only hotel guests could use. It listed them on ivygo through Charge the Hunter on 20 August 2026 and took its first paid booking the same day. Drivers now book ahead and pay because they know the charger will be ready.
bookings in the first 8 weeks
bookings per day, September to October
earned by the venue from existing chargers
of paying drivers came back to charge again
Within six weeks the venue repaired a fourth charger and upgraded to faster three-phase power.
Charge the Hunter: the playbook in action
Launched in March 2026 with Singleton Council and Hunter Valley Wine & Tourism Association, Charge the Hunter helps wineries, hotels and golf clubs turn EV charging into a reason to visit. Château Élan was one of the first venues to go live.
businesses engaged
chargers activated
venues in the pipeline
installation and hardware partners
Partners: Sydney EV Chargers, Good Earth Group, Power and Country, Smappee and smartease.
A repeatable rollout playbook
Prove the model in the Hunter, then repeat region by region. Each region costs around $50k to activate, with about 20 chargers at launch and about 60 within 12 months.
- Analyse the region
- Onboard existing chargers
- Build local partnerships
- Run education sessions
- Install new chargers
- Launch & promote
- Measure & expand
500 active chargers
Prove the playbook in the Hunter, then activate 6 priority regions.
3,000 active chargers
Expand region by region as the network gains scale.
10,000 active chargers
Move into the wider shared charging market: home, destination and on-route.
40,000+ active chargers
Trial 2 overseas markets.
An experienced, complementary team
Experience from Westpac, ASX, ARENA, Spotify, Peloton, Canva, Destination NSW and Virgin Australia, with the skills to build, activate and scale ivygo.
Sumit Gole
Software architect. Ex-FIS and government.
Jonathan Jutsen
Former ARENA board member and ex-CEO of RACE for 2030. Energy, renewables and strategy.
Karen Lawson
Former Managing Director of Spotify and Peloton in Australia. Marketplace growth and partnerships.
Kristy Meudell
Ex-Destination NSW and Virgin Australia. Tourism, PR and communications.
Marcelo Zucchelli
Ex-Canva. Product strategy and user experience.
Joining post-raise: a Business Development Manager and a Community Coordinator, with developers brought in as required.
Activate priority regions and accelerate the flywheel
Post-money SAFE with a $5M valuation cap. To date we have raised a $155k pre-seed SAFE and received $50k in R&D tax refunds, with burn of around $4k a month. Capital will be deployed progressively against milestones.
Sales & marketing
BDM, Community Coordinator, regional rollout, host and driver acquisition.
Product & IT
Hardware integrations, UX and UI, business hosts portal.
Operations
Legal, insurance and finance.
Our Partners
Investor FAQs
Who can invest?
This round is open to wholesale and sophisticated investors, as defined in the Corporations Act 2001. Register your interest and we will confirm eligibility with you.
What are the terms of the round?
We are raising $1M on a post-money SAFE with a $5M valuation cap.
How will the funds be used?
70% sales and marketing (BDM, Community Coordinator, regional rollout, host and driver acquisition), 20% product and IT, and 10% operations. Capital is deployed progressively against milestones.
How does ivygo make money?
Hosts own the chargers. ivygo earns a 30% blended fee (host listing plus driver booking) on every completed booking, and charges no onboarding or monthly fees.
Why start in regional Australia?
Destination charging in regional areas is not keeping pace with EV adoption, and local council and tourism partnerships give us access to venues others cannot reach. The Hunter is validating our playbook before we repeat it region by region.
How do I get the investor deck?
Register your interest below or book a call with Julie, and we will send you the deck and investor materials.
This page is general information only and is not an offer of securities or financial product advice. Any investment opportunity is available only to wholesale and sophisticated investors under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Targets and projections are forward-looking and not guaranteed.
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