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Pirl Technology
Techstars '23Rockville, US · 2 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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Pirl manufactures EV charging stations designed for profitability and low maintenance, targeting commercial and residential property owners seeking to operate charging networks without software subscriptions or ongoing licensing costs.
Also known as Pirl · Pirl Technology, Inc.
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Pirl Technology, Inc. designs and manufactures electric vehicle charging stations intended to be owned and operated profitably by businesses and individuals. Its Level 2 stations deliver up to 48A and are positioned for both commercial and residential installations. The product uses a modular architecture in which individual modules can be swapped out to restore a station to service within minutes, and the company describes it as a field-upgradable charger whose modules can be exchanged for higher-performing ones. The company states its design is based on patented technology and uses high-grade electronic and non-electronic materials for extended operating life.
The company frames its offering against market conditions it identifies as the end of federal EV charging grants, a shortage of electricians (attributed in part to data center demand) that lengthens repair wait times, and a 40% rise in electricity costs that makes free charging unsustainable as a customer-acquisition loss leader. In response, Pirl claims a 70% lower cost to own, achieved by enabling owners to self-perform operations and maintenance, and offers free access to its enterprise software platform with no fixed recurring software subscription fees. Earlier third-party descriptions characterize the company as building IoT-connected charging stations aimed at increasing EV adoption rates.
Pirl is led by founder and CEO Kobby Osei-Kusi. The company is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland (Montgomery County); earlier listings place it at 219 Harpers Way in Frederick, Maryland. The name is pronounced like "pearl" and references oysters coating irritants with nacre, a metaphor the company applies to solving customer pain points.
Founding story
The company was founded by CEO Kobby Osei-Kusi. Its name, pronounced like "pearl," derives from oysters, which coat irritants entering their shells with nacre to form pearls — a reference to building products that resolve customers' most irritating problems.
Business model
Pirl sells EV charging hardware to the property owners and entrepreneurs who operate the stations, rather than operating a charging network itself. Buyers self-perform operations and maintenance using the modular design, and are given free access to Pirl's enterprise management platform without recurring software subscription or licensing fees, so the vendor relationship centers on hardware purchase and replacement modules and upgrades.
Revenue derives from the sale of charging station hardware and swappable modules; the company explicitly does not charge fixed recurring software subscription fees, providing platform access at no cost.
Traction
Before its EV charging product, the company built and shipped a 4-port USB charger to more than 1,700 customers across 15 countries. A third-party business directory listed the company in mid-2025 with 11-50 employees and annual revenue in the $100k-$1M range. In November 2024 it was one of two startups peer-selected for investment out of ten participants in the Dream Climate Tech Launchpad 2024 accelerator.
Latest developments
As of September 2026, the company was reported to be developing modular, reliable and repairable EV charging stations from its Rockville, Maryland headquarters and expanding its presence in the clean energy sector. Its website is recruiting a first cohort of 100 owners and a launch waitlist, and lists an open contract electrical engineer role (remote).
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Market position
Pirl positions itself as an alternative to charging models dependent on grants and subscription software, emphasizing per-station operating profit, repairability and low lifetime cost of ownership in a market it characterizes as shifting away from subsidized, loss-leader charging.
Differentiators claimed by the company include patented technology, a modular design enabling minutes-long module swaps and field upgrades, no software subscription with free enterprise platform access, roughly 70% lower cost of ownership through owner self-maintenance, and durable materials for long operating life.
Technology
Level 2 AC charging stations rated to a maximum of 48A, built on a modular architecture that allows faulty modules to be swapped and the unit returned to service in minutes. The company describes it as the first field-upgradable charger, with modules replaceable by higher-performing ones, and cites patented technology, durable high-grade electronic and non-electronic materials, and an accompanying enterprise software platform. Earlier descriptions reference Internet-of-Things connectivity in its stations.
Go-to-market
The company is recruiting early adopters through a "Join First 100 Owners" program and an email launch waitlist on its website, and lists partners on its site. It has also participated in accelerator programming and obtained sponsored local broadcast coverage in the Washington, DC region.
Commercial and residential property owners and "passive income entrepreneurs" who want to own and profit from EV charging stations, including businesses seeking to serve growing EV driver demand.
Geography
Headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, in Montgomery County, with an earlier listed corporate address in Frederick, Maryland. Its prior USB charger product shipped to customers in 15 countries.
History
The company previously developed and shipped a consumer 4-port USB charger to over 1,700 customers in 15 countries before moving into EV charging infrastructure. In 2024 it took part in the five-month Dream Climate Tech Launchpad accelerator run by Village Capital with Dream.Org, concluding with a four-day summit in Pittsburgh, and was one of two companies peer-selected for investment capital. By September 2026 it was reported as operating from Montgomery County, Maryland, continuing product development and preparing a launch with a waitlist and a "First 100 Owners" cohort.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsPirl Technology completed the five-month Village Capital / Dream.Org investment-readiness accelerator for Black and Latinx-led climate tech startups, which concluded with a four-day summit in Pittsburgh, PA, and was one of two companies ranked highest by peer entrepreneurs across eight investment criteria.
Village Capital announced that Pirl Technology and Airbuild were top-ranked by peer entrepreneurs at the close of the Dream Climate Tech Launchpad 2024 accelerator, run with Dream.Org and supported by Salesforce, and would each receive USD 25,000 in investment capital from Dream.Org. All ten participating startups also received USD 5,000 as a non-dilutive, equity-free grant.
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- Pirl Technologypirlcharger.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Pirl Technology do?
- Pirl Technology builds modular, field-upgradable Level 2 EV charging stations designed for owner-operated, profitable charging networks.
- Who are Pirl Technology's investors?
- Pirl Technology's investors include Techstars.
- Where is Pirl Technology headquartered?
- Pirl Technology is headquartered in Rockville, US.