What Pionix does

Pionix GmbH is a German open-source infrastructure company founded in February 2021 by Dr. Marco Möller, Johanna Claussen, and Cornelius Claussen, headquartered in Bad Schönborn, Germany. The company initiated and remains the principal commercial steward of EVerest, a modular open-source firmware and operating-system framework for EV charging stations that is hosted under Linux Foundation Energy and supports all major global charging protocols—OCPP 1.6/2.0.1/2.1, ISO 15118-2/-20, DIN SPEC 70121, MCS, CHAdeMO, GB/T, CCS, and NACS. EVerest is now deployed across more than 400,000 charging stations in 30+ countries, supported by 600+ contributors from over 80 organizations, and recognized as the Open Charge Alliance's Golden SUT (System Under Test) reference implementation.

Pionix monetizes the open-source stack through a four-pronged commercial model: (1) ChargeBridge, a pre-certified plug-and-play System-on-Module that pairs Lumissil's IS32CG5317 Green PHY chip with EVerest on Linux, sold as a white-label embedded component to charger OEMs; (2) BaseCamp, a commercially supported operating system derived from EVerest and bundled with every ChargeBridge module, sold as a recurring license with updates and certification support; (3) Pionix Cloud, a white-label device backend (Charger Device Cloud for development, Charger Maintenance Cloud for live fleets) offered as freemium up to 10 chargers and on paid annual subscriptions for production deployments; and (4) Engineering Services for EVerest integration, certification, driver development, and digital-twin testing. The company targets enterprise charger manufacturers (Tritium, Zaptec, Pod Point, PLUON), component and controller manufacturers (Lumissil, PHYTEC, Carlo Gavazzi, Dold, Bender), and Charge Point Operators and CPMS vendors.

Pionix has raised approximately €13 million across four funding rounds (including a €5M seed in April 2023 and an €8M seed in November 2025 led by Ascend Capital Partners) and grown to approximately 40 employees. It maintains strategic partnerships with Linux Foundation Energy, the U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, Hubject, the Open Charge Alliance, and Global Brain, and serves a two-year OCA board term. In March 2025 the company began donating its BaseCamp commercial assets into the EVerest project, reinforcing its open-source-first positioning while commercializing hardware, cloud, and services on top of the community-governed stack.

Name

Pionix

Legal name

Pionix GmbH

Website

https://pionix.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pionix GmbH is a German open-source infrastructure company that develops and commercializes EVerest, the Linux Foundation Energy framework for EV charging stations. It sells ChargeBridge hardware modules, Pionix Cloud, and engineering services to charger OEMs, component manufacturers, and charge point operators globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

EV Charging Software & Infrastructure

akta.pro primary industry

EV Charging Network Management & Software Services (CPMS, Monitoring, Billing) (TLAKAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

EV Charger Operations, Maintenance & Field Service (O&M) (TLAKAMAF), Charging Infrastructure Components (connectors, cables, dispensers, payment/controls) (IMAGAHAH)

Keywords

• EV charging software
• Open-source firmware
• Charging infrastructure solutions
• System-on-module hardware
• Cloud device management

Headquarters

HQ city

Bruchsal

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Operations

Revenue model

1. ChargeBridge Hardware Sales: Sale of pre-certified ChargeBridge System-on-Module to charger manufacturers for embedded integration into EV charging hardware. Each module includes a BaseCamp license with lifelong updates.
2. BaseCamp License & Support: BaseCamp is a commercially supported OS for EV chargers based on EVerest, sold with integration support, updates, maintenance, and services. Comes with every ChargeBridge module and includes basic Pionix Cloud access.
3. Engineering Services: Professional services including EVerest integration and customization, consulting/training, certification support, hardware development, cloud-based maintenance, and digital twins for testing.
4. Pionix Cloud Paid Tiers: Pionix Cloud is free for EVerest community up to 10 chargers in a lab environment. Paid commercial tiers cover larger production deployments, with CDC for development and CMC for live fleet maintenance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Pionix initiates, maintains, and commercializes EVerest, an open-source modular firmware framework for EV charging stations hosted under Linux Foundation Energy. The company sells commercial products around this stack, including ChargeBridge (a pre-certified System-on-Module hardware product pairing Lumissil's Green PHY chip with EVerest), Pionix Cloud (a white-label device backend with development and maintenance editions), Virtual Charger Park (a cloud-native digital twin testing platform), BaseCamp (a commercially supported OS for EV chargers), Reference Designs, and Engineering Services for EVerest integration, certification support, and custom development.

Product overview

Pionix offers a modular product portfolio built around the open-source EVerest framework for EV charging. The core offering includes ChargeBridge, a pre-certified System-on-Module hardware product; Pionix Cloud, a white-label device backend platform with development (CDC) and maintenance (CMC) editions; and Virtual Charger Park, a cloud-native digital twin platform for testing. Supporting services include Engineering Services for custom development and Reference Designs for pre-certified hardware configurations. BaseCamp is a commercially supported operating system built on EVerest. These products work together to address the full EV charging lifecycle from development through deployment and maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EVerest: Open-source modular framework for EV charging, serving as the operating system for EV chargers. Part of Linux Foundation Energy, supports all major charging protocols including OCPP, ISO 15118, IEC-61851.
• BaseCamp
• ChargeBridge
• Pionix Cloud
• Virtual Charger Park (VCP)

Products and services

• ChargeBridge A pre-certified plug-and-play System-on-Module (SoM) that decouples hardware and software in EV chargers by combining EVerest software with Lumissil Microsystems' IS32CG5317 Green PHY chip. Supports CCS1/CCS2/NACS, CHAdeMO, ChaoJi, and GB/T charging standards and is sold to charger manufacturers for embedded integration into EV charging hardware, with each module including a BaseCamp license with lifelong updates.
• Pionix Cloud A white-label device backend for EV charger manufacturers that provides engineering and maintenance tools for deployed charger fleets. Includes Charger Device Cloud (CDC) for development environments with unified development/testing and CI/CD integration, and Charger Maintenance Cloud (CMC) for live fleets with OTA updates, deep diagnostics beneath the OCPP layer, and dynamic configuration. Runs in parallel with CPMS as a complementary manufacturer-owned channel.
• Virtual Charger Park (VCP) A cloud-native digital twin platform that enables charge point operators and CPMS vendors to spin up thousands of virtual EVerest-powered chargers for load testing, CI/CD automation, and real-world scenario validation without physical hardware. Allows simulation of diverse charger types running production-grade EVerest code.
• Engineering Services Professional services for custom EV charging solutions based on the EVerest open-source stack, including design and architecture review, EVerest integration and customization, consulting/training/requirements analysis, certification safeguarding and support, hardware development and customization, updates and security support across the product lifecycle, cloud-based maintenance and monitoring, and digital twins for CPMS testing. Targeted at charger manufacturers and OEMs.
• Reference Designs Pre-certified reference designs and components for EV charger development including the CB-SAT-AC reference design with validated hardware combinations to accelerate product development and certification for charger manufacturers and embedded system providers.
• Pionix BaseCamp A commercially supported operating system for EV charging stations built on the open-source EVerest project. Includes ready-to-use hardware drivers, OTA updates, security features, support for industry standards (OCPP, ISO 15118, IEC 61851), and compatibility with calibration law (Eichrecht). Sold with integration support, updates, maintenance, and services.

Quantifiable outcome

• EVerest-powered stations grew from 10,000 to 400,000+ in 2025 alone
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• TritiumflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2026Strategic partnership to bring EVerest to Tritium's entire DC fast charger portfolio (20,000+ units deployed globally). First EVerest-based Tritium chargers targeted for summer 2026 delivery. Enables modular software architecture, native OCPP, and Plug & Charge on Tritium hardware.
• Lumissil MicrosystemsflagshipTechnology or Integration · 9 March 2026Deepened collaboration to develop and distribute ChargeBridge, a pre-certified plug-and-play SoM combining Lumissil's IS32CG5317 Green PHY chip with EVerest software. ChargeBridge enables manufacturers to reduce development cycles and achieve interoperability across CCS, CHAdeMO, MCS, and GB/T. EVerest deployments grew from 10,000 to 400,000+ units in 2025.
• U.S. Joint Office of Energy and TransportationflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 January 2024The Joint Office partnered with LF Energy to use EVerest as an open-source reference implementation for U.S. EV charging infrastructure, improving reliability and interoperability nationally. Dr. K. Shankari appointed to EVerest Technical Steering Committee. NEVI Standards require OCPP 2.0.1 conformance.
• Linux Foundation Energy (LFE)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEVerest was contributed to LF Energy in January 2022 and operates as an official project of the foundation. LF Energy provides neutral governance, security scanning via OSTIF, and community infrastructure. EVerest is the most active project within LF Energy.
• ZaptecflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerZaptec retrofitted their entire Zaptec Pro fleet (CC, MID, M&E, T2S versions) with EVerest-based firmware via OTA rollout, adding native OCPP support. Pionix supported as technical partner throughout the integration and validation process.
• HubjectcoreTechnology or IntegrationHubject, the global leader in Plug&Charge technology, partnered strategically with Pionix to provide pre-certification of EVerest as a Plug&Charge stack through Hubject's EVSE Check program.
• Open Charge Alliance (OCA)coreTechnology or IntegrationPionix serves a two-year term as a member of the OCA board. EVerest is the Golden SUT (System Under Test) for OCPP compliance testing.
• QwellominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQwello, an innovative full-service public charging operator, partners with Pionix as a Charge Point Operator using EVerest-based solutions.
• PLUONminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPLUON pairs durable, repairable hardware with EVerest firmware and Pionix Cloud to build Software-Defined EV chargers for Europe, targeting a 10-year hardware repair promise.
• Trusted Computing Group (TCG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTCG joined the EVerest ecosystem to create an end-to-end security reference architecture for the EV charging ecosystem, enhancing security beyond standard requirements.
• IEA Task 53minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLF Energy EVerest Project partnered with IEA HEV TCP Task 53 to improve interoperability of bidirectional (V2G) charging through joint testing and specification work.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• ChargePoint: ChargePoint operates one of the largest EV charging networks and sells CPMS software plus networked chargers globally. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities — hardware-software-bundled charging solutions — competing for the same OEM and CPO customers as Pionix, though Pionix is software-only and open-source.
• Wallbox: Wallbox is a global EV charging OEM with its own proprietary Pulsar Plus / Commander 2 / Supernova stacks plus the Wallbox Energy Management software. Comparable as a charger OEM that also develops its own software and CPMS-like platforms, overlapping with Pionix customers and partners.
• EVBox: EVBox is a European EV charging hardware OEM with proprietary software and a CPMS platform (EVBox Everon / Octopus by EVBox). Comparable as a charger manufacturer with software stack competing for similar OEM-style partnerships and CPO customers, though vertically integrated versus Pionix's software-only focus.
• ABB E-mobility: ABB E-mobility is one of the largest global DC fast charging hardware OEMs with its own software/CPMS stack and OCPP/ISO 15118 implementations. Broad incumbent — operates in the same EV charging space with overlapping capabilities and competes for the same DC fast charging OEM relationships where Pionix is partnering with Tritium.
• Greenlots (Shell Recharge Solutions): Greenlots, now part of Shell, provides a CPMS platform and charging management software for utilities, OEMs, and fleets globally. Broad incumbent in the same CPMS software category, with overlapping CPO/OEM buyer base and managed-services posture comparable to Pionix Cloud.

Direct peers

• Driivz: Driivz is a CPMS/charging management platform serving charge point operators, OEMs, and fleets worldwide. It is a direct competitor to Pionix Cloud for the CPO backend layer and targets the same Charge Point Operator buyers with similar cloud-based management, billing, and smart-charging functionality.
• Monta: Monta provides a CPMS and EV charging platform that connects chargers, drivers, and energy systems. It is a direct peer — software-only charging platform selling into OEMs, CPOs, and installers, with overlapping value proposition around management, billing, and smart charging features that Pionix Cloud also delivers.
• Ampcontrol: Ampcontrol is a software-only EV charging management platform focused on depots, fleets, and smart charging. Direct peer — software-first, comparable target buyers (fleets, depot operators), and overlapping value proposition with Pionix Cloud around real-time charger control, smart charging, and energy management.

Emerging players

• Nuvve: Nuvve is a V2G-focused software platform that manages bidirectional charging across EV fleets. Emerging player with meaningful overlap on the V2G/ISO 15118-20 protocol stack that EVerest supports — comparable technology layer and fleet-customer segment, though narrower focus on vehicle-to-grid versus Pionix's broader stack.
• Last Mile Solutions: Last Mile Solutions is a European CPMS and EV charging platform provider serving CPOs, OEMs, and installers. Emerging regional player with comparable CPMS offering to Pionix Cloud, particularly strong in Benelux and Northern Europe, competing for similar charge point operator customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/EVerest
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• Facebookfacebook.com/Pionix_GmbH

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors10 records

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M&A

Investments

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