What Empark does

Empark (Grupo Empark) is a Madrid-headquartered mobility infrastructure company and the fourth-largest parking operator in Europe. It operates more than 300 off-street parking facilities and manages regulated on-street parking across more than 150 cities in Spain, Portugal, and Andorra. The company's operations span three primary business lines: off-street parking facility operations, municipal on-street parking management, and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure with over 3,500 active chargers deployed across its network.

The primary consumer-facing technology is the Telpark mobile application, which has approximately 5 million users and a 4.5/5 user rating. The app functions as a unified digital access and payments layer for Empark-operated sites, municipal on-street zones, and partner parking operators, enabling cashless payment, reservation, and access across heterogeneous assets. Empark holds ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environmental), and ISO 45001 (occupational health and safety) certifications, and its payment and data systems comply with PCI DSS, Spain's National Security Framework (ENS), and the EU's NIS2 cybersecurity directive — indicating institutional-grade operational and security infrastructure suitable for regulated public-sector contracts.

Empark generates revenue through three channels: recurring usage and subscription fees at its parking facilities, multi-year municipal contracts for on-street parking enforcement and collection under managed-service agreements, and usage-based fees (per-kWh and session-based) from EV charging. Its customer base spans individual consumers (B2C, via Telpark), corporate fleet and parking clients (B2B), and municipal government clients (B2G) operating under public-sector contracts. The company is privately held with no public listing.

Name

Empark

Legal name

Grupo Empark

Website

https://empark.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Empark is a Madrid-headquartered mobility infrastructure company operating 300+ parking facilities, 3,500+ EV chargers, and on-street parking management across 150+ cities in Spain, Portugal, and Andorra, serving consumers via its 5M-user Telpark app and municipal/corporate clients through managed-service contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Parking Facility Operations: Management and operation of owned or leased parking facilities across Spain, Portugal, and Andorra
2. Street Parking (On-street regulated parking): Partnerships with municipalities to implement and manage regulated street parking with digital enforcement capabilities in 150+ cities
3. Electric Vehicle Charging: Operation of owned electric charging network with 3,500+ active chargers across parking facilities and urban locations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Empark (Grupo Empark) operates an integrated mobility infrastructure platform consisting of more than 300 owned and leased parking facilities across Spain, Portugal, and Andorra; regulated on-street parking services in more than 150 cities under municipal partnerships; and an owned network of more than 3,500 active electric vehicle chargers. Its proprietary telpark mobile application, with 5 million users and a 4.5/5 rating on major platforms, serves as the unified digital gateway for parking reservations, payments, and EV charging access across the portfolio.

Product overview

Empark offers a unified mobility platform consisting of four interconnected services: parking facility management (300+ locations), regulated street parking (150+ cities), electric vehicle charging infrastructure (3,500+ chargers), and the Telpark mobile app (5M users). The Telpark app serves as the digital gateway connecting users to all services, enabling parking reservations, EV charging access, and payment across the portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Telpark: Mobile application for parking management and electric vehicle charging, with 5 million users and 4.5/5 rating on major platforms

Products and services

• Telpark Mobile Application Proprietary mobile application enabling digital parking payments, EV charging access, and mobility services; serves 5 million users with a 4.5/5 rating on major app platforms across Spain and Portugal.
• Aparcamientos (Parking Facilities) Operation and management of more than 300 owned and leased parking facilities across Spain, Portugal, and Andorra, positioning Empark as a reference mobility infrastructure operator.
• Vía Pública (Regulated Street Parking) Regulated on-street parking services in more than 150 cities, delivered in partnership with city councils and leveraging digital enforcement and citizen-facing parking tools.
• Carga Eléctrica (Electric Vehicle Charging Network) Owned network of more than 3,500 active electric vehicle chargers deployed across cities and parking facilities in Spain and Portugal, supporting consumer and corporate EV charging demand.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.5+ out of 5 user satisfaction rating on app platforms
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Q-Park: Q-Park is one of Europe's largest off-street parking operators with hundreds of facilities and a strong presence in Western Europe. Its focus on premium urban parking, digital payment and EV charging rollouts is directly comparable to Empark's 300+ facility, 3,500+ charger model.
• APCOA Parking: APCOA is the third-largest European parking operator and a direct competitor, running owned and concession parking assets across multiple countries with a digital platform (APCOA Flow) covering parking, EV charging and mobility — the same integrated stack Empark is building around telpark.
• Cale Group (Cale Access / CWT): Cale is a Nordic-headquartered provider of on-street parking terminals, enforcement systems and digital back-office software to municipalities, directly comparable to the Vía Pública business unit that manages on-street regulated parking for Empark across 150+ cities.
• EasyPark Group: EasyPark operates one of Europe's leading parking apps across 25+ countries, with a similar mix of consumer-facing digital payments, municipal on-street contracts and EV charging integration. It competes head-to-head with telpark as a digital layer over Iberian parking supply.
• Indigo Group: Indigo is the largest parking operator in Europe and a direct competitor to Empark, operating thousands of parking facilities across multiple countries with both on-street and off-street services plus digital platforms — closely mirroring Empark's integrated parking + digital model at larger scale.

Emerging players

• ParkBee: ParkBee is a digital-first parking operator focused on underutilized urban garages across Europe, offering app-based reservation and payment — directly comparable to telpark's consumer proposition, though smaller and more app-led than Empark's owned-facility model.

Broad incumbents

• Iberdrola (Iberdrola Clientes / Publicidad Iberdrola): Iberdrola is a major Spanish energy utility building a large public EV charging network across Spain, directly overlapping with Empark's 3,500+ charger footprint in Iberia. As a deep-pocketed incumbent expanding into e-mobility infrastructure, it is a relevant competitor on the EV charging side of Empark's business.

Others

• EVBox (ENGIE EV Solutions): EVBox is a leading European EV charging hardware and software provider that supplies the infrastructure layer behind many operator networks. While not a direct parking competitor, it is a key enabler/competitor in the charging component of Empark's integrated mobility platform.

Market position

Strengths6 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/empark_parking

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A1 record

Investments

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

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