Power Hero
Charge Your EV From Anywhere!
Company Information
Think about how much electricity surrounds you. Power lines, lights, signs, outlets — imagine how far you’d have to travel to get away from electricity completely.
But if power is all around us, why is it so difficult to find charging for electric vehicles (EVs)?
This question is what sparked a startup called Power Hero to wonder, “Why are we reinventing the gas station model for EVs? If power is everywhere, all we need are more intelligent solutions to share it.”
Power Hero’s innovative, patented technology intends to create a world where anyone can get up to 100 miles of charging range overnight on an existing 120V circuit. And this technology can be found in the company’s solution, PowerPac.
PowerPac offers fast, personalized charging specifically for those who live in apartments — unable to access traditional charging stations. Power Hero has created prototypes of its PowerPac and aims to launch the device in 2026.
Team Background
Esmond Goei - Co-Founder & CEO
Esmond is a serial entrepreneur who started Power Hero a year after selling his previous company, a solar-powered battery systems business.
Earlier in his career, he co-founded nHancement Technologies, a communications company. And before that, he was Chairman of Centigram, a telecommunications company that was eventually acquired.
Esmond served as Managing Director of Transtech Ventures, an international venture-capital firm, and began his career as Vice President of the Venture Capital Division with TD Ameritrade, a financial-services company.
He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Queen’s University and an MBA from Ivey Business School at Western University.
Rob Kent - Co-Founder & CMO
Rob joined Power Hero in August 2017 and was appointed as its Vice Chairman and Chief Marketing Officer in February 2018.
In addition to his role, he is a partner at First Wave Partners, a company helping startups get off the ground and scale their business.
Previously, he was a CEO in the medical-device sector, overseeing a manufacturer of portable home oxygen devices that had notable partnerships including Verizon. Before that, he was Vice President of Operations with Tridien Medical, another medical device company.
Earlier in his career, Rob held managerial roles with Covidien, a medical-device company that was acquired by Medtronic in 2015. Prior to that, he served six years in the U.S. Navy as a surface warfare officer.
He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA from the University of California, Irvine.