AirFuel Alliance

Name

AirFuel Alliance

Legal name

AirFuel Alliance

Website

https://airfuel.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wireless Charging Standards

NAICS

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (3353)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

RF & Wireless Components/Modules (RF front-end, antennas, industrial wireless modules) (IMAGAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Demonstration Pilots, Testbeds & Standards Development (Prototype Validation, Certification, Field Trials) (EUAMAOAL)

Keywords

• Wireless charging standards
• RF wireless power
• Magnetic resonance charging
• Wireless power certification
• Wireless charging membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Beaverton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees at multiple tiers (Board, Full, Start-Up, Research, Adopter) providing access to standards specifications, development tools, certification programs, and member community. Higher tiers include board participation and leadership opportunities.
2. ACE Training Program: AirFuel Certified Engineer (ACE) training program providing technical deep-dive courses on wireless charging integration. Non-member fee of $1,250 per participant with discounted rates for members. Includes reference designs and working prototypes.
3. Developer Kits and Evaluation Hardware: Sale of RF wireless power evaluation kits and developer tools. Kits include Wirelessly Powered Sensor Evaluation Kit ($500) and Wireless Energy Harvesting Evaluation Kit ($600).
4. Technical Specifications Access: Sale of technical specifications for AirFuel Resonant standard for limited use. Full access and technical licensing available to members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

AirFuel Alliance develops and maintains global wireless charging standards — AirFuel RF (long-range, radio frequency-based) and AirFuel Resonant (magnetic resonance surface charging) — and sells access to those standards via tiered memberships, certification programs (administered by TTA), ACE training, technical specifications, and developer evaluation kits, targeting semiconductor firms, device manufacturers, OEMs, and infrastructure providers.

Product overview

AirFuel Alliance is a global standards organization that develops and promotes wireless charging technologies. The portfolio centers on two core wireless power standards: AirFuel RF (radio frequency-based long-range charging for IoT, wearables, and low-power devices) and AirFuel Resonant (magnetic resonance charging for multi-device surface-based charging at wired speeds). Supporting the standards are developer tools including the RF Wireless Power Evaluation Kit (in partnership with Energous and Atmosic), the Coil Design Tool, H-Field Scanner, and Automated Testing System. The organization offers training through the AirFuel Certified Engineer (ACE) Program for both Resonant and RF technologies. Additional services include technical specifications, certification programs, a podcast series ('Our World Without Wires'), webinars, and tiered membership access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AirFuel RF Wireless power specification using radio frequencies (RF) to enable charging of multiple devices simultaneously within a three-dimensional range from a few centimeters to several meters, designed for low-power devices such as wearables and IoT sensors, with transmitters specified up to +30dBm. Sold to member companies via the AirFuel Alliance Membership Program.
• AirFuel Resonant Magnetic resonance charging technology operating at 6.78 MHz that powers multiple devices simultaneously at wired-equivalent speeds without requiring precise alignment on the charging surface, enabling spatial freedom up to 50mm in height. Sold to member companies via the AirFuel Alliance Membership Program.
• AirFuel Alliance Membership Program Multi-tier annual membership (Board, Full, Start-Up, Research, Adopter) granting access to AirFuel RF and AirFuel Resonant technical specifications, certification guidelines, development tools, training programs, and working committee participation for semiconductor companies, device manufacturers, OEMs, infrastructure providers, universities, and startups.
• AirFuel RF Certification Program ISO 17065- and ISO/IEC 17025-based certification program administered by TTA providing independent third-party testing of AirFuel RF transmitters and receivers, granting multi-vendor interoperability certification for IoT sensors, retail applications, and other RF wireless power products.
• ACE Program (AirFuel Certified Engineer Training) Virtual and on-demand training program providing a technical deep dive into building with AirFuel Resonant and RF technologies, including reference designs and working prototypes for engineers integrating AirFuel wireless charging. Non-member fee is $1,250 per participant with discounted rates for members; optional development kit purchase available.
• RF Wireless Power Evaluation Kit (Wirelessly Powered Sensor Evaluation Kit) Hardware evaluation kit priced at $500 including Energous 1W WattUp PowerBridge Transmitter and 2 Atmosic Battery-Free IoT Sensors with a mobile app for testing long-range RF wireless power in battery-free IoT sensor applications.
• Wireless Energy Harvesting Evaluation Kit Higher-power version of the AirFuel RF evaluation kit priced at $600 for developers testing energy-harvesting wireless power implementations.
• AirFuel Resonant Technical Specifications Technical specifications for the AirFuel Resonant standard available for purchase on a limited-use basis, with full access and technical licensing available to members of AirFuel Alliance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multi-vendor interoperability certified through third-party testing by Authorized Test Labs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• EnergouscoreTechnology or IntegrationEnergous provides RF wireless power network technology and developer kits for AirFuel RF standard. Their WattUp technology is used in evaluation kits. Energous is a Board member and key contributor to RF standards development.
• Atmosic TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationAtmosic provides RF Energy Harvesting Bluetooth LE system-on-a-chip for battery-free IoT sensors in AirFuel RF evaluation kits. Their Lowest-Power Wireless Technologies enable battery-free or extended battery life devices.
• Samsung ElectronicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSamsung Electronics serves on the Board of Directors and contributes to wireless charging standards development and market adoption efforts.
• WiTricity CorpcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWiTricity serves on the Board of Directors. Senior Principal Engineer Ky Sealy chairs the Magnetic Resonance Working Committee and provides expertise in magnetic resonance technology.
• Yank TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYank Technologies serves on the Board of Directors. CEO Josh Yank leads development of wireless charging solutions for challenging environments including factory floor applications.
• EPC (Efficient Power Conversion)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPC serves on the Board of Directors. CEO Dr. Alex Lidow contributes expertise in GaN-based power semiconductors for wireless charging applications.
• ComarchsupportingTechnology or IntegrationProvides the Automated Testing System (ATS) component of the AirFuel Resonant testing and certification system.
• GearWurxsupportingTechnology or IntegrationProvides the magnetic field scanner (H-field scanner) for AirFuel Resonant testing. Also sells H-field scanners to developers for independent testing.
• VPI TechnologysupportingTechnology or IntegrationDevelops testing software for the AirFuel Resonant testing system that runs the scanner and analyzes magnetic field compliance.
• GPHYsupportingTechnology or IntegrationGPHY provides AirFuel Resonant firmware and communication protocol expertise. CTO Hubert Audet has presented on the AirFuel Resonant Communication Protocol Suite in webinars.
• Kyoto UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessor Naoki Shinohara from Kyoto University, a prolific researcher in wireless power transfer, participates in AirFuel podcasts and panels discussing RF wireless power technology.
• Imperial College LondonsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Paul Mitcheson from Imperial College London, an expert in energy harvesting and wireless power transfer, participates in AirFuel podcasts and sits on relevant working committees.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Ossia: Developer of Cota RF-based real-wireless power technology at distance. Competes in the same over-the-air RF charging category as AirFuel RF but operates independently rather than through a standards alliance.
• Atmosic Technologies: Developer of low-power Bluetooth LE SoCs with RF energy harvesting for battery-free IoT applications. Joint partner with Energous on AirFuel RF evaluation kits and aligned with AirFuel RF standard roadmap.
• Powercast Corporation: Developer of RF-based wireless power solutions for low-power consumer and IoT devices. Operates in the same RF wireless charging category as AirFuel RF and Energous, providing alternative reference designs and IP.
• ConvenientPower: Hong Kong-based wireless charging solutions provider focused on resonant and inductive technologies for consumer and automotive applications. Regional peer overlapping with AirFuel Resonant use cases in the Greater China market.

Direct peers

• Energous Corporation: Developer of WattUp RF-based long-range wireless charging technology. Energous is both a board member of AirFuel Alliance and an independent product company selling transmitter/receiver solutions — overlapping on RF wireless power IP and reference designs.
• WiTricity: Developer of magnetic resonance wireless power technology for consumer electronics, automotive, and industrial applications. WiTricity is both a strategic board member of AirFuel Alliance and an independent technology licensor, creating a partly aligned/partly competitive dynamic.
• Wireless Power Consortium: Global standards organization that develops the Qi standard for inductive wireless charging. Most direct competitor to AirFuel Alliance, with broader OEM adoption across consumer smartphones and earbuds. Competes head-to-head for OEM mindshare and standards-body leadership.
• Yank Technologies: Developer of wireless charging solutions targeting challenging environments including factory floors, medical, and industrial robotics. Board member of AirFuel Alliance while also operating as an independent product company in the same category.

Regional players

• Powermat (PMA heritage): Original PMA (Power Matters Alliance) standard proponent that merged into AirFuel in 2015. Operates primarily in point-of-sale and public infrastructure wireless charging deployments, particularly in retail and hospitality verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Renesas Electronics (formerly IDT): Major semiconductor supplier offering wireless charging transmitter/receiver ICs supporting multiple standards including Qi and proprietary modes. Broad incumbent whose silicon choices influence which standards gain OEM traction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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