Chargy

chargy.com ↗ ·Madrid ·Seed

Chargy is a Madrid-founded (2016) hardware and data company that deploys free smartphone wireless-charging stations in venues such as hotels, restaurants, airports and shopping centers, pairing them with a retail-media/DOOH advertising and customer-analytics platform ("Chargy Marketing") used by brands like Santander, Hilton Garden Inn, KFC and Burger King. It positions itself as an international data-driven company and has received Spanish public R&D co-financing (CDTI/FEDER) alongside private seed funding.

Founded

2016

Founders

Total funds raised

€1.1M

SectorsRetail Media, Digital-Out-of-Home Advertising, IoT Hardware, Marketing Analytics Start-up MapMedia & Gaming › Marketing & advertising tech

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Founders

Héctor M. Morell

Co-Founder & COO

Laura Lozano

Co-Founder & CEO

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