Amsterdam’s Fastned raises €34.7M in second bond issue of 2025; total retail investor funding tops €71M this year

Amsterdam-based Fastned, Europe’s leading fast-charging company for electric vehicles, has successfully raised more than €34.7M in its second bond issuance of 2025, bringing total funds raised this year to over €71 million from retail investors.

The latest round, which closed on Saturday, June 21, marks the 18th tranche in Fastned’s retail bond programme.

Of the €34.7M secured in this round, approximately €28.8M came from new investors, while over €5.9M was reinvested by existing supporters rolling over their earlier bonds.

With this tranche, the total outstanding amount in retail bonds now exceeds €256M.

The announcement comes four months after raising €36.5M raised in the company’s first tranche of 2025.

Fastned’s most recent quarterly report showed a 48 per cent year-over-year increase in quarterly revenue.

The company continues to invest in expanding its network and providing reliable, fast charging to millions of electric vehicle drivers across Europe.

Fastned: Developing fast-charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) 

Founded in 2012 by Michiel Langezaal and Bart Lubbers, Fastned claims to be a major player in the development of fast-charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) across Europe.

The company enables EV users to charge their vehicles with up to 300 km of range in just 15 minutes. 

The Amsterdam-based company ensures the future viability of its charging stations by equipping them with both the physical and electrical capacity to charge hundreds of cars daily.

”Fastned has grown into a leading European fast-charging company, and the loyal support from our retail investors has been an essential element of this. I express my gratitude to everyone trusting in Fastned to keep expanding our network and delivering the fast and reliable charging that Europe’s electric drivers deserve. Our market-leading concept and commitment to customer experience gives us optimism that our rapid scaling will continue, and I’m extremely proud that so many retail investors are with us on this journey,” says Michiel Langezaal, co-Founder and CEO of Fastned.