# Christopher Burghardt

> Christopher Burghardt is a angel investor at ChargePoint backing Software and Transportation. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ChargePoint](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chargepoint)
- Location: Brussels, Belgium
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherburghardt/
- Website: https://www.chargepoint.com/

Christopher Burghardt is a angel investor at ChargePoint in Brussels focused on Software and Transportation. Christopher Burghardt is ChargePoint's Managing Director for Europe, responsible for leading all aspects of the company's European business and policy efforts in the region. Most recently the head of policy and communications, EMEA, for ride-sharing app Uber, Christopher previously led global and emerging market expansion at First Solar,a provider of solar panels and utility-scale PV power plants. Prior to joining First Solar, Christopher was Vice President for Corporate Affairs for Western Europe at Anheuser-Busch InBev and a Vice President for Business Development and Marketing EMEA at Hill & Knowlton. A dual German-Belgian national, he earned an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an MA from the College of Europe and a BA from the University of Sussex and the Institut d'Etudes Politiques of Aix-en-Provence.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Transportation | 1 | 100% |
| Fleet Management | 1 | 100% |
| Energy Management | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IO-Dynamics | IO-Dynamics develops smart charging solutions for e-fleets that integrate live vehicle data and manage and optimize charging processes to guarantee a cost-efficient, sustainable and smooth operation. |  | Angel | Nov 17, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About ChargePoint

VC Fund · Campbell, United States

ChargePoint brings electric vehicle (EV) charging to more people and places than ever before as the world’s leading EV charging network. These stations are available as public charging stations, consumer subscription plans, and utility grid management technology for electric utility companies to smooth electric demands on the grid.ChargePoint wasincorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

5 contacts available at ChargePoint.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Hughes | Chief Commercial and Revenue Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-hughes-3 |
| Bill Loewenthal | Senior Vice President, Product | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-loewenthal |
| Christopher Burghardt | Managing Director, Europe | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-burghardt |
| Colleen Jansen | Chief Marketing Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colleen-jansen |
| Dave Baxter | Co-Founder and Vice President of Hardware Engineering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-baxter |

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## FAQ

### What does Christopher Burghardt invest in?

Christopher Burghardt invests primarily in Software, Transportation and Fleet Management startups, most often at Angel stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Christopher Burghardt last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Christopher Burghardt closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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