E-mobility software company Virta has recently received a capital injection from energy company E.ON. The investment will accelerate Virta’s international growth and strengthen its position in the European market.

In 2018, Virta and E.ON signed a global operational agreement to make thousands of intelligent E.ON charging stations available to electric vehicle users across Europe in ten countries. The cooperation creates one of the largest and densest charging networks in Europe, where the E.ON electric vehicle charging infrastructure is powered by the Virta platform.

“With our investment into Virta we underline our belief that Virta‘s platform and energetic management team are set up to be the digital backbone for an increasingly integrated energy and mobility world,” said Andreas Pfeiffer, Global Domain Manager E-mobility at E.ON.

Virta, founded in 2013 in Finland, has become the innovation leader of intelligent electric vehicle charging technologies and one of the top players of the industry in Europe. Today, over 200 EV charging networks from 19 countries are operating their charging services on the Virta platform with over 30 different brands.

“Our mission is to bring electric vehicles into people’s everyday lives,” said Jussi Palola, CEO of Virta. “The capital investment and cooperation with E.ON is advancing substantially our mission realisation and shift to electric mobility in Europe.”