IPO Edge hosted a fireside chat on July 29 at Nasdaq MarketSite with Hooman Shahidi, Co-Founder & CEO of EVPassport. The in-person interview was joined by Editor-in-Chief John Jannarone and they discussed the company’s $200 million equity raise to expand its EV charging network across North America, new industry challenges, Infrastructure-as-a-Service as as key differentiator, and more.
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About Hooman Shahidi
Mr. Shahidi is a serial entrepreneur, technology executive, energy transition expert, and the co-founder and CEO of EVPassport, one of North America’s leading EV charging networks, where he was the architect of its $200 million capital raise and the visionary behind its Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) program.
Hooman is a recognized climate technology leader with a passion for innovating around the built world. He is widely considered an innovator and evangelist in the EV charging industry, helping to pioneer the first truly interoperable EV charging network. Mr. Shahidi has unique expertise surrounding the future of EV charging infrastructure, AI for infrastructure, and energy transition.
Mr. Shahidi currently serves on the boards of EVPassport and Intersection Strategies, a global government affairs firm. He is also Executive Chairman of Pricelake AI, AI-driven energy price optimization software. In addition, Hooman serves as a partner at Mendoza Ventures and host of Between Two Plugs, an Apple podcast.
Hooman has been named one of the top voices in electrification and is a sought-after industry speaker, advisor, TV guest, and contributing writer. He is a member of the Forbes Business Council and has been featured in CNBC, Yahoo Finance, TechCrunch, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and MarketWatch. Mr. Shahidi hails from Massachusetts and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
About EVPassport
EVPassport LLC is the Nation’s most reliable EV Charging Network. The company was founded by a team of leaders across technologies, enterprise software, and financial services. Together, the founding team represents experience from companies like Twitter, Oracle, Salesforce, Booz Allen, and the White House. EVPassport is the technological evolution of EV charging software and hardware for forward-thinking companies worldwide that place a high value on the satisfaction of their customers. EVPassport is based in Santa Monica, California, and is backed by a $25-billion-dollar private equity firm. Some of EVPassport’s customers include Fairfield Residential, Ace Parking, Brookfield, MJW Investments, Nuveen, and National Development. To learn more, please visit www.evpassport.com.
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