Flipturn
Flipturn provides OCPP-compliant, hardware-agnostic EV charging management software for commercial fleets, multifamily properties, transit agencies, and other commercial operators. Its cloud platform combines real-time charger monitoring, dynamic load management, AI-driven fault detection, telematics integration, and standards-based utility program support.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2022
- HeadquartersNew York, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Flipturn does
Flipturn is a private EV charging management software company that provides an OCPP-compliant, hardware-agnostic cloud platform for commercial and fleet operators. The platform combines real-time charger monitoring, dynamic load management, AI-powered operations (the Flip agent), telematics integration with Samsara and Geotab, OCPI 2.2.1 roaming, and standards-based utility program support (OpenADR 2.0b, IEEE 2030.5/CSIP). An optional on-site Flipturn Controller provides local enforcement of power limits and offline operation during WAN outages. The product suite also includes fleet charging management with departure-time scheduling, charger access control, and Stripe-backed payments and billing.
The company sells through enterprise direct sales with a 'Book a demo' motion and a partner program targeting installers, distributors, OEMs, roaming providers, and utilities. Pricing is quote-based SaaS on annual terms. Flipturn's customer base spans logistics and freight (Purolator, Werner, Swift, Titan Freight, Loblaws), waste management (Republic Services), transit and municipal fleets (Spokane Transit, City of Seattle, City of Fresno), real estate (Greystar), EV manufacturing (Harbinger Motors), school bus operators (Transvolt, SD22), automotive dealerships (Audi Marin), and facilities management (ABM). The company reports 99.99%+ platform reliability at sites with hundreds of chargers and quantified customer outcomes including a 60% reduction in peak demand charging costs for Purolator and more than 50% electricity cost reduction for Titan Freight Systems.
Flipturn was founded in 2022 by MIT, Samsara, and Stripe alumni and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. The company has raised $15.5M across two rounds — a $4.5M seed in July 2023 (Accel-led) and an $11M Series A in November 2024 (CRV-led) — with Accel, CRV, and Comma Capital as institutional backers. The team is led by co-founder and CEO Katie Siegel and co-founder and CTO Sashko Stubailo, with Will de Rubertis as Head of Growth. Flipturn holds SOC 2 Type II certification and IEEE 2030.5/CSIP certification, supports NEVI compliance under 23 CFR Part 680, and operates its production infrastructure on AWS.
Flipturn firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Flipturn
- Legal name
- Flipturn, Inc.
- Website
- https://getflipturn.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2022
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Flipturn provides OCPP-compliant, hardware-agnostic EV charging management software for commercial fleets, multifamily properties, transit agencies, and other commercial operators. Its cloud platform combines real-time charger monitoring, dynamic load management, AI-driven fault detection, telematics integration, and standards-based utility program support.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Flipturn industry classification
Industry- Product category
- EV Charging Management Software
- NAICS
- Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
- akta.pro primary industry
- V2G Aggregators & Flexibility Service Providers (Market Participation) (EUAFAMAG)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Customer Grid-Edge Enablement Services (HEMS/DR Device Integration, VPP Enablement) (EUAEANAL)
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Where Flipturn is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- New York
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Flipturn business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- SaaS Subscription: Cloud-based EV charging management software provided as a subscription service. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Terms indicate monthly/annual billing with 12-month initial terms and auto-renewal.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Enterprise subscription - custom pricing |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels4 records
Flipturn product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Flipturn provides an OCPP-compliant EV charging management software platform sold as a SaaS subscription to commercial and municipal fleet operators, transit agencies, multifamily property operators, and other commercial businesses. The platform delivers charger monitoring, AI-based operations, dynamic load management, fleet charging scheduling, access control, payments and billing, and an optional onsite controller for offline resiliency, connecting to any OCPP-compliant charger hardware.
Product overview
Flipturn is an EV charging management software platform for commercial operations, consisting of a unified platform with modular product components. The core platform provides charger monitoring, AI-powered operations (Flip), energy management, fleet charging management, charger access control, and payments/billing. Hardware add-on includes the Flipturn Controller for onsite local enforcement. The platform is hardware-agnostic and connects to any OCPP-compliant charger, serving fleets (autonomous, school bus, transit), properties (multifamily, hospitality, retail, workplace, parking, valet), and dealer/partner segments.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Charger Monitoring Real-time visibility into charger status, session activity, fault detection, and maintenance history across every site, including remote diagnostics, OCPP log access, automated alerts, and charger health reporting for fleet operators, property managers, and commercial site operators.
- AI Charging Operations Agent (Flip) AI-powered operations agent named Flip that monitors the charging network 24/7, analyzes OCPP logs and error patterns, and delivers daily summaries of issues requiring attention for fleet and commercial site operators.
- Energy Management Automated control over power distribution across chargers and sites through dynamic load management, time-of-use rate optimization, and utility demand response program support (OpenADR 2.0b, IEEE 2030.5), including integration with PG&E Flex Connect and other flexible interconnection programs for fleet operators and commercial site operators.
- Flipturn Controller Onsite hardware device for local enforcement of power limits and schedules during WAN outages, and for utility program participation requiring local control, sold as a hardware add-on to the Flipturn software platform for fleet and commercial site operators.
- Fleet Charging Management Vehicle-level depot charging control including departure-time scheduling, state-of-charge targets, FIFO queuing, vehicle priority rules, and multi-depot management with unified visibility for commercial and municipal fleet operators.
- Charger Access Controls who can charge, where, and when, including access ID management, reservations, and role-based permissions for site managers and maintenance staff across fleet, property, and commercial site deployments.
- Payments & Billing Collect payment and reconcile automatically, including session-based billing, cost allocation, and revenue reporting for charging operations, processed via Stripe as a Level 1 PCI Service Provider.
Quantifiable outcome
- 60% reduction in electric fleet peak demand charging costs (Purolator)
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Flipturn
Customer profileNamed customers15 records
Segments11 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Flipturn technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration5 records
AI capability2 records
Feature7 records
Flipturn partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.
- EmobicoreEmobi partnered with Flipturn to integrate its roaming and authentication capabilities into Flipturn's EV charging management platform. The collaboration facilitates seamless and secure access for drivers across networks and enables future automation through Emobi's JustPlug platform, supporting ISO 15118-based Plug & Charge technology.
- GeotabstrategicFlipturn integrates with Geotab telematics platform to bring vehicle state-of-charge and status into one operational view for fleet operators.
- SamsarastrategicFlipturn integrates with Samsara fleet management platform for vehicle data synchronization and operational coordination.
- StripecoreFlipturn uses Stripe for payment processing and does not store credit card information. Stripe is a Level 1 PCI Service Provider.
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreFlipturn's production data is processed and stored within AWS data centers using state-of-the-art security measures.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Flipturn competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- ChargePoint: Largest independent provider of EV charging hardware and a broad cloud-based charging management network serving commercial fleets, workplaces, and multifamily. Directly comparable as a CMS platform with fleet and property management features, though it spans a much wider hardware-plus-software footprint.
- Shell Recharge Solutions (formerly Greenlots): Shell-owned EV charging management software provider for utilities, fleets, and site hosts, with OCPP interoperability and demand-response capabilities. Overlaps with Flipturn across enterprise fleet and utility program management, with the backing of a major energy incumbent.
- Enphase Energy (commercial EV charging / bidirectional): Solar and battery platform that has expanded into EV charging and bidirectional/V2X products for home and commercial customers. Adjacent competitor in DER-integrated EV charging, where Flipturn also integrates solar, battery, and demand response.
Direct peers
- Ampcontrol: EV charging management software focused on commercial fleets with dynamic load management, telematics integrations, and energy optimization — a near-direct competitor to Flipturn's fleet offering, founded around the same time and targeting similar enterprise fleet customers.
- EV Connect: Cloud-based EV charging management platform serving commercial and public-sector fleets, multifamily, workplace, and retail with OCPP-agnostic hardware support. Closely comparable to Flipturn across product modules (monitoring, access control, billing, demand response).
- Driivz: End-to-end EV charging and energy management software platform acquired by Vontier, serving charge point operators and large fleets with smart charging, billing, and roaming — a direct peer in the enterprise CMS category, with comparable feature scope.
- GreenFlux: European-headquartered EV charging management platform offering OCPP-based CMS, roaming, and smart charging services to operators and fleets. Comparable to Flipturn's CMS + utility integration approach, though primarily serving EMEA markets.
Emerging players
- WeaveGrid: Software platform optimizing EV charging for utilities and auto OEMs through managed charging, V2G, and grid-services integration. Comparable to Flipturn's demand-response and utility-program features, though focused more on residential OEM and utility channels.
- Optiwatt: EV charging optimization platform for fleets and homeowners integrating with utility rate plans and telematics. Comparable to Flipturn's time-of-use optimization and telematics-driven scheduling features for fleet customers.
- Noodoe: EV charging management software platform with OCPP support, access control, and billing, serving commercial sites and fleets globally. Comparable CMS feature set to Flipturn for site hosts and small-to-mid commercial operators.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat7 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Flipturn social profiles
Digital presenceFlipturn compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
Flipturn financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Flipturn leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Flipturn funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors4 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Flipturn M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Flipturn
What does Flipturn do?
Flipturn provides an OCPP-compliant EV charging management software platform sold as a SaaS subscription to commercial and municipal fleet operators, transit agencies, multifamily property operators, and other commercial businesses. The platform delivers charger monitoring, AI-based operations, dynamic load management, fleet charging scheduling, access control, payments and billing, and an optional onsite controller for offline resiliency, connecting to any OCPP-compliant charger hardware.
Is Flipturn a public or private company?
Flipturn is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Flipturn founded?
Flipturn was founded in 2022. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Flipturn based?
Flipturn is headquartered in New York, United States, in the North America region.
How does Flipturn make money?
One revenue line is on record: saaS Subscription.
Who are Flipturn's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are ChargePoint, Shell Recharge Solutions (formerly Greenlots) and Enphase Energy (commercial EV charging / bidirectional). Direct peers are Ampcontrol, EV Connect, Driivz and GreenFlux. Emerging players are WeaveGrid, Optiwatt and Noodoe.
Does Flipturn have an API?
Yes. Flipturn offers a public REST API at https://api.getflipturn.com/api/ for retrieving data from the Flipturn Platform. The API provides access to sites, chargers, charging sessions, charger health, access IDs, vehicles, alerts, OCPP messages, reservations, site power limits, departure times, and maintenance windows. Supports OCPI 2.2.1 for roaming partner integration. Rate limits: 200 requests per minute per API key, with stricter limits on charger health endpoints. Pagination via cursor-based nextPageCursor. Returns 400/401/404/429/500 status codes. Developer documentation is at api-docs.getflipturn.com.
What industry is Flipturn in?
Flipturn's product category is EV Charging Management Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAFAMAG, V2G Aggregators & Flexibility Service Providers (Market Participation), with a secondary code of EUAEANAL, Customer Grid-Edge Enablement Services (HEMS/DR Device Integration, VPP Enablement). Its NAICS code is 518 and its SIC code is 7372.