Schoenherr has advised Easelink on its EUR 8.3 million Series A financing round. Taylor Wessing advised SET Ventures on leading the round. KPMG Law advised co-investor EnBW New Ventures. Grama Schwaighofer Vondrak reportedly advised co-investor Smartworks.
The financing round also included existing investor Hermann Hauser.
"The funding now received will enable Easelink to further grow its product team, expand collaborations within the automotive and infrastructure industries, and continue working towards the implementation of a global charging standard," Schoenherr informed.
Founded in 2016, Easelink is an Austrian automated charging solution provider for e-cars. The company’s charging system is in use in several pilot projects, including the eTaxi Austria project for automated charging of taxi fleets in Vienna and Graz. Easelink has offices in Austria and China.
"Automated charging is essential for a future of mobility that is electrified, autonomous, and always connected," SET Ventures Managing Partner Anton Arts commented. "We support Easelink’s vision to fully integrate electric vehicles into a renewable energy system."
The Schoenherr team was led by Partner Thomas Kulnigg and consisted of Partner Michael Woller, Counsel Dominik Hofmarcher, and Associates Maximilian Czernin and Dominik Tyrybon.
The Taylor Wessing team included Partner Philip Hoflehner and Senior Associate Allan Hahn.
The KPMG team consisted of Partner Wendelin Ettmayer and Attorney-at-Law Pablo Essenther.
Editor's Note: After this article was published, Grama Schwaighofer Vondrak confirmed it had advised Smartworks. The firm's team included Partner Wolfgang Freund and Associate Gregor Biley.