# About Scopt ## We got it wrong first. That's why we get it right now. About Scopt Two entrepreneurs, twenty years in the energy sector between us, and one lesson that cost us two years: smart charging only scales for CPOs when it's built for the people who run charging as a service. This is the story of how we got there. Lars Cappelle and Kristof Borgions, founders of Scopt, at a round railing Lars Cappelle & Kristof Borgions Co-founders ยท Leuven, Belgium ## The home charger is the biggest, most controllable load in the house. But nobody was building for the people who run it. Why we exist Roughly 80% of EV charging in Europe happens at home. Grid congestion is now the biggest brake on electrification. Smart charging is no longer a nice-to-have; it's becoming law. The only open question is who delivers it to the driver. We believe it should be the CPO, under their own brand. Everything we build serves that one belief. ~80% of EV charging in Europe happens at home 20 yrs combined experience in the energy sector 1 thing we do: smart home charging for CPOs Any charger brand, any CPMS, any energy supplier ## From an EMS for installers to a scalable solution for CPOs. The story Chronologically, including the part where we were wrong. ### Twenty years inside the energy sector. 2010s Before Scopt Before Scopt, we worked on energy systems at Siemens and Ingenium. We saw early that the next problem wouldn't be generating green energy. It would be using it at the right moment. ### An EMS for installers. 2021 The first idea Solar, batteries, heat pumps and chargers controlled via one box, sold through installers. The first prototypes worked, the first installers were keen, and we were convinced this was it. ### Scopt is founded in Leuven. The installer model starts to crack. 2022 Founded We set up in Leuven, home to KU Leuven and imec, one of Europe's strongest tech ecosystems. While we pushed the installer EMS to market, the cracks showed: every home a project, every brand its own configuration, support that grew with every install. Not a model a service provider, like a CPO, can scale on. ### The year everything changed. All-in on the home charger, all-in on CPOs. 2023 The pivot We stopped optimising the whole house and asked which load really matters. The charger: the biggest consumer in the home, the most flexible, and the one that speaks a standard protocol. Then the second insight: the driver doesn't buy smart charging, the company running the charging service does, across every charger brand in its fleet. That's the CPO. The CPMS platforms CPOs already run on became our partner and we went full focus on the same customer. What we learned A service EMS is a different animal from an installer EMS: light, software-led, white-label, and built to keep a CPO's operating costs flat as they scale. That is the category we chose to lead. ### Two major CPOs sign within months of the new proposition. 2024 First customers The new positioning and go-to-market landed immediately: two large operators went live with smart charging under their own brand, plugged into their existing back office. And proof that an existing fleet can be upgraded remotely, without a single site visit. ### Expansion across the Benelux. First VC fund on board. 2025 Benelux Leading CPOs in Belgium and the Netherlands joined, each on their own CPMS. JK Invest, a Belgian VC focused on B2B SaaS, backed us to scale the platform and the team. ### Growth, and taking the operational load off CPOs. 2026 Scale The market has matured: CPOs now expect systems that give insight for reliability and operational excellence, not just a smart app. That is where we double down: maximum operational relief for the CPO, and the ambition to become one of the largest smart charging players in Europe. Every charger should be connected to a back office in a standardised way. That is how CPOs can monetise services like smart charging at scale, with a great experience for their customers. Lars Cappelle Co-founder & CEO ## Two kinds of EMS. Only one is built for a CPO. The lesson, in one table We built the first kind. We now build the second. The EMS a CPO picks isn't a technical choice; it's strategic and decides which business they end up running. Criterion ### Installer EMS Where we started ### Service EMS Where we are Model Selling assets. Margin in hardware and installation. SaaS. Recurring revenue over the customer's lifetime. Footprint Heavy. Local configuration, hardware in every home. Light. A cloud layer on the charger, nothing in the home network. Opex Grows with every install. Multi-asset complexity you don't control. Flat as you scale. One process for every charger brand, remote everything. For a CPO A different animal. Pulls you back into the installer model. Built for it. Your brand on the customer relationship. ## Meet the founders The founders Lars Cappelle Co-founder & CEO I strongly believe in the power of focus and partnerships. When companies concentrate on their core strengths and work together, the combined product becomes far more powerful than any all-in-one solution. Our focus is clear: making home charging profitable for CPOs by being their smart charging plugin. Portrait of Lars Cappelle Lars Cappelle on LinkedIn Kristof Borgions Co-founder & Chief of Product This company was born from a deep interest in renewable energy and the belief that innovation fuels progress. As the energy transition accelerates, our goal is simple: create technology that helps everyone, especially those not interested in energy, embrace a cleaner future. Portrait of Kristof Borgions Kristof Borgions on LinkedIn ## One of the largest smart charging players in Europe. Without owning a single charger. Where we're going Every home charger in Europe will be connected to a back office. We want to be the standard layer that turns that connection into a service: smart charging, support and new revenue, for the CPO, under their brand. Built in Belgium. Made for every CPO in Europe. We are not a charger manufacturer we work on every brand We are not a CPMS we plug into yours We are not an energy supplier we work with any contract We are the smart charging layer for CPOs one thing, done properly ## Running a charging service? Let's talk. Thirty minutes, your charger brands, your CPMS. We'll show you the platform live and build the case together.