Einride gets $500mn to accelerate sustainable freight mobility

Financing includes debt facility of $300 million and equity contribution of $200 million

Einride gets $500mn to accelerate sustainable freight mobility
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Freight mobility technology company Einride has secured $500 million in financing including both a Series C equity round and a debt facility.

"The debt financing, which is the largest asset-backed facility to date for heavy-duty electric vehicles, will provide transformative funding for Einride's fleet of electric vehicles across the world. The Series C provides a next step in the funding of new developments and deployments across Einride's autonomous and digital offerings as well as expanding Einride's offerings to new markets and clients," says an official release.

The $300 million in debt financing, which includes an initial facility roll out of $150 million starting in January 2023, signed with Barclays Europe, ensures long-term funding for Einride's current and future electric, heavy-duty vehicle fleets, the release added.

"This landmark debt facility represents a key milestone in the financing of heavy-duty electric vehicles," says Gordon Beck, Director of Securitised Products Solutions, Barclays. "The innovative asset-backed structure complements Einride's unique ecosystem offering and is a continued demonstration of how Barclays is using our financial and capital markets expertise to support clients in driving the transition to net-zero."

Einride has secured $200 million in equity contribution, led by a consortium of new investors as well as strong continued support from existing shareholders. Investors include leading Swedish pension fund AMF, EQT Ventures, Northzone, Polar Structure, Norrsken VC and Temasek. The equity contribution includes a $90 million convertible note raised earlier this year, the release said.

Robert Falck, Founder and CEO, Einride

Robert Falck, Founder and CEO, Einride says: "The time is now to act on not only developing but accelerating the implementation of technology that will create a cleaner, safer and more efficient way to move goods. We've created the Einride ecosystem to provide the most resilient and future-proof approach to electrifying freight today. With the support from our investors and shared belief in this mission, we'll continue to drive disruptive change to global freight at scale."

The company announced expansions into several European countries — Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Norway — as well as deployed operations for numerous new clients including Electrolux, GE Appliances and Bridgestone in the past 12 months. "In October of 2022, Einride successfully completed a pilot on a U.S. public road with its autonomous vehicle — the first company to receive approval to do so for a vehicle without a safety driver on board."

Founded in 2016, Einride became the first company in the world to deploy an autonomous, electric vehicle on a public road in 2019, the release added.

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