Founded in Changzhou, Jiangsu by Shao Danwei as Wanbang New Energy; bets early on the private-residential L2 market that State Grid was largely ignoring

Hits 100,000 chargers operated; becomes #2 China public charging operator behind TELD - Star Charge dominates private/residential market while TELD owns highway corridors

BP Ventures and Standard Chartered lead $230M strategic round; valuation passes $2B - first oil-major investment in a Chinese charging operator and Star Charge's pre-IPO capital

Begins international expansion; launches charging operations in Germany and Vietnam under StarCharge Europe brand based out of Singapore APAC HQ

Signs MoU with Schneider Electric to form European JV for prosumer EV chargers, PV inverters and storage; first Chinese charging operator to access Schneider's industrial-channel sales force

Launches 720 kW Magic-Speed liquid-cooled HPC; targets 5C-rated battery charging on emerging Chinese OEM 1000V platforms - one of China's most powerful commercial chargers

Surpasses 700,000 chargers operated; expands integrated solar-storage-charging stations across 90%+ of China's private installation market