EV charging network to power a new generation
Volta’s (NYSE: VLTA) unique network of charging stations powers vehicles and drives business growth while accelerating a clean energy future. Volta delivers value to site partners, brands, and consumers by installing charging stations that feature large-format digital advertising screens located steps away from the entrances of popular commercial locations. Retailers can attract and influence foot traffic, advertisers can precisely target audiences, and EV drivers can charge their vehicles seamlessly as they go about their daily routines.
Electric vehicle penetration is near an inflection point and will require massive investment in charging infrastructure. Volta’s unique approach to deploying charging infrastructure increases charging accessability while creating valuable customer engagement opportunities for brand partners, enabling higher charger utilization rates and Volta’s dominant position as a charging network operator.
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Anup Jacob
Managing Partner
Anup has been investing for over 20 years in energy, water, and industrial technology businesses.
Prior to co-founding Activate, Anup was a founder and partner at Mubadala Capital, an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund; a Managing Partner at Masdar, a subsidiary of Mubadala focused on sustainable investments; a Co-founder and Partner at Virgin Green Fund, the green investment vehicle for Richard Branson’s Virgin Group; and a Partner at TPG-Aqua where he focused on investments in the water sector.
Anup is on the non-profit board of Grid Alternatives, which aims to bring renewable energy to low-income homeowners, and is a Founding Member of the Advisory Board of the Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) at the University of Chicago.
Anup holds a degree in Economics, with honors, from the University of Chicago.
Paul Jordan
Partner
Paul leads the firm’s investment strategy around transportation & logistics, also focusing on AI, data, and the space economy.
Prior to Activate, Paul was an investor at Element Partners, a private equity firm with $850m of AUM focused on renewable energy and other sustainable industrial technologies.
Paul began his career at Piper Jaffray (PIPR), where he advised diversified industrial and applied technology companies on M&A.
Paul holds degrees in Public Policy and Economics from Duke University.
Highlights
miles of free charging provided to date - enough for 30,000 round trips across the US
gallons of gas saved through operations
