Founded as Coulomb Technologies in Campbell, California by Richard Lowenthal, Dave Baxter and Harjinder Bhade; pre-dates Tesla Roadster launch and is one of the earliest US AC networking startups - thesis is software-managed L2 chargers at workplaces

Wins $15M ARRA matched grant under "ChargePoint America" to deploy 4,600 networked charging stations across 9 US regions - the federal program that anchored Coulomb's early public footprint

Coulomb rebrands as ChargePoint, launching the named open-network charging platform; pivots from being a hardware vendor to a SaaS-style operator earning recurring fees from L2 station owners

Acquires GE's WattStation EV-charging assets, adding ~10,000 commercial L2 chargers to the network; consolidates the early-2010s US L2 vendor landscape

Acquires Kisensum to add fleet and energy-storage management software; positions ChargePoint to bid into commercial fleet RFPs where charging meets demand-response

Public listing on NYSE via SPAC merger with Switchback Energy Acquisition Corp at ~$2.4B valuation; raises ~$493M in PIPE+SPAC trust to fund European expansion - first US charging-network IPO of the SPAC wave

Acquires has-to-be GmbH for EUR 250M to deepen European e-mobility software presence; has-to-be runs 200,000+ ports under management for European utilities - largest CHPT acquisition to date

Network surpasses 200,000 ports including roaming partners; ChargePoint cements North America's largest L2 footprint by ports under management

Announces NACS support across all networked DC fast-charging hardware lines; existing Express 250/Express Plus models get NACS upgrade kits and new Omni Port concept teased

Launches Omni Port DC fast charger with native CCS and NACS plug support in one stall; user picks connector at the screen - first multi-standard dispenser shipping in volume

Releases Omni Port retrofit kit so older Express 250/Express Plus stations can be field-upgraded to dual-NACS+CCS at modular cost; preserves CHPT's 22,000+ legacy DCFC field assets

Network surpasses 320,000 ports across the platform; largest L2 network in North America with ~60% market share of public AC ports per company estimates

Eaton partnership announced to integrate xEV charging with grid services and microgrids; CHPT chargers will work with Eaton switchgear + MCC for behind-the-meter site optimization