Localiser RLI

Name

Localiser RLI

Legal name

Localiser RLI GmbH

Website

https://localiser.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

EV Charging Infrastructure Planning Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Managed EV Charging Software (Residential, Fleet, Workplace) (EUAFAMAA), EV Fleet Charging & V2G Energy Management Platforms (EUAFAKAJ)

Keywords

• EV charging planning
• Location analytics
• Geospatial software
• Hydrogen marketplace
• Mobility infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription - Standard Packages: Subscription-based access to the Localiser platform for charging infrastructure planning with tiered packages based on features and usage scope
2. Pro Packages: Additional premium packages including Betriebsplanung (Operations Planning), E-LKW-Planung (E-Truck Planning), and Enterprise packages for more detailed infrastructure planning capabilities
3. Consulting and Professional Services: Advisory services for charging infrastructure planning, support with funding applications, and customized consulting engagements

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Localiser RLI GmbH operates a web-based SaaS platform that automates the planning and analysis of EV charging infrastructure, identifying optimal sites through proprietary algorithms, geoinformation systems, and demand forecasting models. The platform also includes a digital hydrogen marketplace connecting suppliers and demanders along the hydrogen value chain, with regional and white-label deployments across Europe.

Product overview

Localiser RLI offers a web-based platform for the automated planning and analysis of charging infrastructure for electric mobility, along with a digital hydrogen marketplace. The core Localiser platform includes the Digitalatlas (geoinformation system), Fast Finder (optimal location calculator), and Site-Manager (project documentation). The platform is available through multiple modules: Standortplanung (location planning), Umgebungsanalyse/Betriebsplanung (environmental and operational analysis), E-LKW Standortplanung (e-truck location planning), and Unternehmenslösung (enterprise solution). Complementing the charging infrastructure products is the Wasserstoffmarktplatz (Hydrogen Marketplace), a digital platform connecting hydrogen suppliers and demanders, available as a general platform, regional variants (Berlin-Brandenburg, Hamburg), and the whitelabel MatcH₂ solution for Switzerland. The company also offers Pro-packages that bundle specialized planning capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hydrogen Marketplace (H2-Marktplatz): A digital marketplace platform connecting hydrogen suppliers and demanders along the entire hydrogen value chain. Initially launched for Berlin-Brandenburg (April 2022), expanded nationally and internationally to 11+ countries, and offered as a white-label platform (e.g., MatcH2 with Axpo for Switzerland).
• Fast Finder
• Digital Atlas (Digitalatlas)
• Site Manager

Products and services

• Localiser Plattform (Charging Infrastructure Planning SaaS) Web-based SaaS platform for automated planning and analysis of EV charging infrastructure. Combines georeferenced data, proprietary algorithms (Fast Finder), a geoinformation system (Digital Atlas), and AI-driven demand forecasting to identify optimal charging station locations, predict future energy consumption, and optimize investment decisions for enterprise customers such as CPOs, municipal utilities, and investors.
• Wasserstoffmarktplatz (Hydrogen Marketplace) Digital marketplace platform connecting hydrogen suppliers and demanders along the entire hydrogen value chain (production, infrastructure, application). Available with regional variants for Berlin-Brandenburg, Hamburg, and Germany, plus international expansion to 11+ countries. Enables networking and matching of supply and demand across the hydrogen ecosystem.
• MatcH₂ (Swiss Hydrogen Marketplace White-Label) White-label hydrogen marketplace platform licensed to Axpo Solutions AG for the Swiss market. Provides the same hydrogen supply/demand matching functionalities as the core Wasserstoffmarktplatz but customized for Swiss hydrogen ecosystem participants.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,480,000+ locations evaluated on the platform
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Erneuerbare Energien Hamburg Clusteragentur GmbH (EEHH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Jointly developed and published a digital hydrogen marketplace for the Hamburg metropolitan region. The goal is to systematically bring together supply and demand along the entire hydrogen value chain from production to infrastructure to application.
• elvahcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Strategic partnership announced June 2025 combining Localiser's location analysis with elvah's real-time utilization data to provide planners, operators, and investors with digital tools for location selection and utilization analysis. The partnership addresses the next phase of public charging market development where location quality becomes the key differentiator as expansion continues with lower margins and increasing competition.
• ThügacoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2025Thüga, the largest German association of municipal energy and water suppliers with over 100 partner companies, recommends the Localiser App for charging infrastructure planning after an intensive selection process in recent months. Localiser will handle location evaluations for many partner companies going forward.
• Axpo Solutions AGcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 February 2025Collaboration to launch MatcH2 platform for hydrogen actors in Switzerland, making the Localiser hydrogen marketplace available as a white-label solution. This extends the hydrogen marketplace to the Swiss market with the same functionalities available in other countries.
• Reiner Lemoine Institut (RLI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocaliser is a spin-off from the Reiner Lemoine Institute, an independent non-profit research institute for renewable energy. The company was founded based on research developed at RLI in the field of electromobility and automated infrastructure planning.
• NOW GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the Deutschlandnetz initiative and hydrogen infrastructure planning. Localiser contributed to DIN SPEC 91433 consortium led by RLI which included NOW, eMO Berlin, and other sector participants.
• DBI Gas- und Umwelttechnik GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in hydrogen strategy development for model region Chemnitz and hydrogen marketplace development for Berlin-Brandenburg.
• HyTruck Project ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partner in the HyTruck project for hydrogen truck infrastructure in the Baltic Sea region. Localiser participates in project meetings and presentations across Europe including Riga, Rostock, Göteborg, Helsinki, and presents the hydrogen marketplace.
• e-mobil BWminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorState agency for mobility transformation in Baden-Württemberg uses Localiser platform to provide digital planning tools to municipal charging infrastructure managers across the federal state. Localiser was set up for the entire state with relevant data.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Driivz: Driivz is a software platform for EV charging network management covering billing, energy management, and operations across thousands of chargers. Both Localiser and Driivz sit in the EV charging infrastructure software stack, although Driivz focuses on operational management while Localiser focuses on planning and location intelligence.
• GreenFlux: GreenFlux provides a smart charging platform and charge point management software used by European CPOs and utilities. Like Localiser, it serves the European EV charging ecosystem with software for charge point operators and is a likely adjacent competitor in charge point network software services.
• EV.energy: EV.energy offers a smart charging SaaS platform for utilities, fleet operators, and charge point operators, using data and AI to optimize charging. It overlaps with Localiser's data-driven charging infrastructure value proposition, though EV.energy is more focused on operational optimization than location planning.
• Hubject: Hubject operates an EV charging roaming and interoperability platform connecting CPOs and e-mobility service providers across Europe. Like Localiser, it serves as a network- and software-layer intermediary in the European EV charging market with similar enterprise customers.

Broad incumbents

• Geotab: Geotab is a large telematics and fleet management platform that increasingly offers EV-specific fleet analytics and charging insights. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Localiser in addressing fleet electrification decision-making with data-driven software.
• ChargePoint: ChargePoint is the largest North American EV charging network operator with a broad software portfolio for charger management, billing, and station planning. While primarily operational rather than planning-focused, it overlaps with Localiser in serving enterprises planning large-scale charging deployments.

Emerging players

• ElaadNL: ElaadNL is the Dutch knowledge center for smart charging that runs test labs, publishes data, and develops smart charging software. It is an emerging/public-sector player in EV charging software and infrastructure analysis, overlapping with Localiser's data-driven charging research capabilities.
• Monta: Monta is an EV charging SaaS platform serving CPOs, fleets, and installers with charger management and billing software. Like Localiser, it targets European CPOs and fleets with software that supports charging infrastructure rollout, though at the operations layer.

Others

• P3 Group: P3 Group is a consulting and engineering firm with significant EV charging infrastructure advisory practices in Europe. It is comparable to Localiser as an adjacent services provider helping utilities, OEMs, and investors evaluate charging deployments.
• Reiner Lemoine Institut: Reiner Lemoine Institut is the non-profit research institute from which Localiser was spun off and continues to collaborate. It is an adjacent ecosystem participant that shares Localiser's research DNA in electromobility and energy systems modeling.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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