RAPID CHARGING
BEYOND THE GRID

me energy is the first provider and operator of off-grid and CO2-neutral fast charging stations. The company's products and services enable the widespread adoption of electromobility, making an important contribution to the decarbonization of our lifestyle. The founders of the company, Alexander Sohl (CEO) and Dipl.-Ing. Inès Adler (CTO), established it in Potsdam on February 28, 2019. Since July 2019, the company's headquarters has been located at the Wildau Technology and Science Center in Brandenburg.

Since then, me energy has been actively supported by two business angels: Helmut Bröker (former CEO of Porsche China) and Uwe Drechsel (former member of the management board at Helios Kliniken GmbH). Additionally, the investment fund of the Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB), Brandenburg Kapital GmbH, has also made a significant investment in our company. The technology development is supported by the Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Energie (MWAE) with funds from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the State of Brandenburg.

As part of a Series A financing round in 2021, all previous investors, such as Brandenburg Kapital GmbH and business angels with a keen interest in the industry, further increased their previous commitments. Additionally, the company received funding from other investors, including Dr. Andreas Offermann, former Head of Sales at Porsche AG and Sales Director at SEAT S.A. and Bentley Motors Ltd, and Ralf Michels, former member of the management board of Helios Kliniken GmbH.

me energy GmbH currently employs 35 people and has filed eleven patents in the field of energy conversion for charging stations. The founders' business idea received the StartGreen Award in 2018. In 2019, the young company won the special prize for sustainability and the best concept of the Berlin-Brandenburg Business Plan Competition (BPW). me energy also received the Innovation Award Berlin Brandenburg 2020 and the KfW Award Gründen as the state winner of Brandenburg. The company launched its pilot fast charging stations in July 2020, and the start of series production was at the end of 2021.

The entrepreneur Alexander Sohl was born in Mannheim, Germany in 1990.

Alex was able to spend the years 2005-2008 with his family in Shanghai/ China, among other places, which enabled him to found 福佑宝贝 in 2010, his first company, an export and mail order business for children supplies.

He completed his studies in Chemical Engineering (BSc./MSc.) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) from 2008-2016, followed by studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in Business and Management (BSc.) in 2013-2017.

Meanwhile, Alex has gained experience in M&A Consulting at KPMG in the field of Energy & Chemicals and in Battery Development at Bosch. As an independent management consultant, he has been involved in strategy development for a data-based health insurance for MunichRe and in the development of a smart home business model for Thüga, among others.

Alex is a passionate e-mobilist from the very beginning. His motivation to contribute to decarbonization soon led him to initial thoughts on how fast charging for electric vehicles could be realized in a climate-neutral way and in any given location economically.

For the realization, Alex found an equally convinced and experienced co-founder for me energy in GE Inès Adler (CTO). Since February 28, 2019, they are on the mission “rapid charging beyond the grid” together with the growing me energy team.

As managing director, Alex is responsible for the strategic, personnel and commercial issues at me energy, when his involvement in numerous non-profit organizations does not keep him from continuing to push decarbonization with vigor.

For this commitment, me energy was awarded the Berlin Brandenburg Innovation Prize and the KfW Award Gründen, as the state winner in 2020.

The entrepreneur Inès Adler was born in Leverkusen, Germany, in 1958.

After studying mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern from 1984-1991, she worked as a development engineer in engine and electronics development at Mercedes-Benz in Stuttgart from 1991-2005.

During this time, Inès was involved in 14 patent applications, including the development of the first fully electronic diesel injection system. As the project manager, she was responsible for the series launch of the first diesel soot filter system for the brand with the three-pointed star. Today, Inès continues to be regularly active as an expert for EU projects in mobility.

In 2008, Inès founded Voxativ in Berlin, a worldwide recognized premium loudspeaker manufacturer. Today, she is the managing partner of Voxativ, a company characterized by a great passion for sound character and uncompromising quality.

me energy, made her return to climate-friendly mobility. With our current managing director, Alexander Sohl (CEO), Inès founded her second company in Potsdam on February 28, 2019. As CTO, she is responsible for the development, testing, and series production of our Rapid Chargers, including their self-sufficient characteristics. Thanks to this innovation, me energy was awarded the Innovation Award Berlin Brandenburg in 2020 and was also named the state winner of the KfW Award Gründen.