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Electric Era

Carbon, weeds and toxics are in the crosshairs for GeekWire Awards sustainability finalists

by Lisa Stiffler on April 10, 2024May 16, 2024 at 7:27 pm

Increasing numbers of Pacific Northwest entrepreneurs are turning their significant talents to addressing serious environmental and climate problems impacting planet Earth. The 2024 finalists for Sustainable Innovation of the Year… Read More

5 days in the office? Some tech startups are bringing workers together all week, every week

by Todd Bishop on March 1, 2024March 1, 2024 at 11:07 am

BELLEVUE, Wash. — At precisely 2 p.m. Pacific time on a recent Monday afternoon, employees of the technology startup Statsig were alerted to their regular standup meeting not by a… Read More

Tech Moves: Instacart COO lands at Microsoft in AI product role; ZoomInfo accounting chief departs

by Taylor Soper on February 27, 2024February 28, 2024 at 1:52 pm

Asha Sharma is headed back to Seattle full-time for a new role leading product for Microsoft’s AI platform. Sharma was most recently at Instacart, where she was chief operating officer… Read More

Chevron’s VC arm invests in EV charging startup Electric Era

by Lisa Stiffler on October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 at 9:32 am

Electric vehicle charging startup Electric Era announced today that Chevron Technology Ventures, the petroleum giant’s venture arm, has invested in and closed its $13 million Series A round. HSBC Asset… Read More

EV charging startup Electric Era lands $11.5M to deploy AI- and battery-supported stations

by Lisa Stiffler on August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 at 11:08 am

Seattle-based electric vehicle charging startup Electric Era today announced $11.5 million in new funding, bringing its total investments to date to $19 million. The investment comes during a surge of… Read More

Charge up: How the Pacific Northwest is boosting electric infrastructure as EV sales rise

by Lisa Stiffler on December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 at 10:04 am

The shift to electric vehicles is gaining speed in Washington. This month state leaders plan to adopt EV sales targets that match California’s, which require all new light-duty vehicle sales… Read More

Climate tech execs anticipate market benefits as COP26 summit amplifies role of private sector

by Lisa Stiffler on November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 at 2:44 pm

The stakes for the United Nations’ COP26 climate summit were incredibly high. The world is already feeling the detrimental impacts of a world that has warmed 1.1 degrees Celsius since… Read More

Former SpaceX employees raise $3M to build battery systems for fast-charging EV stations

by Lisa Stiffler on June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 at 9:04 am

New funding: Electric Era, a Seattle startup that is designing and building battery systems for electric vehicle charging stations, has raised a $3 million seed round led by REMUS Capital.… Read More

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