About Localiser
Localiser is a software company for the automated construction of charging infrastructure for electromobility. As a spin-off of the Reiner Lemoine Institute, which is committed to the conversion of the energy supply to 100% renewable energies, Localiser works with the knowledge gained from over 15 years of electromobility research.
15+
years of research
1.800+
projects
14
employees
Our History
Localiser RLI GmbH was founded in Berlin in 2018 by Kathrin Goldammer and Oliver Arnhold - our current management team. We are a spin-off from the Reiner Lemoine Institute, where we developed the idea of automated infrastructure planning. Our vision is a data-driven web platform for everyone who wants to plan the energy and transport transition quickly and easily.
After we had our first customer in 2019, we have developed Localiser into an established company in the electric mobility industry. We can now look back on a national and international customer portfolio. We are currently planning several thousand charging locations in Germany and abroad. And on our 4th birthday, we already recorded the 1000th project on our platform.
Our team currently consists of 14 employees who support us in the realization of the projects and contribute to our success.
09/2018
Localiser RLI GmbH is founded by Kathrin Goldammer and Oliver Arnhold as a spin-off from the Reiner Lemoine Institute in Berlin.
10/2018
Localiser has customers for the first time for automated charging infrastructure planning.
08/2020
“Our” DIN standard 91433 has been published.
This standardizes location analyses with Localiser and is accepted by banks as an external expert opinion.
04/2019
We sell our first SaaS license.
02/2021
Our first international clientele comes from Austria and Switzerland.
11/2020
Oliver Arnhold and his team win the Innovator Award (market launch) from DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.
04/2022
The first hydrogen marketplace for Berlin and Brandenburg is published.
09/2022
The 1000th project in our Localiser app has been launched.
11/2022
The team grows to 12 employees and Oliver Arnhold is moving from RLI to Localiser full-time.
05/2023
More than 20,000 location reviews in a week are recorded on the Localiser platform.
07/2023
Since its publication, 400 companies have registered in the hydrogen marketplace and companies from 11 countries can register.
07/2023
For the first time, we are analyzing real utilization data from several 10,000 charging locations and challenging the results with our forecast data.
06/2024
Customers can plan charging infrastructure in 10 countries, and we create individual market ramp-up scenarios for each country.
02/2025
In cooperation with Axpo Solutions AG, the MatcHâ‚‚ platform is published for hydrogen players from Switzerland. This means that our hydrogen marketplace is also available as a white label marketplace.
09/2023
Localiser celebrates 5th anniversary with big Party in Berlin-Tempelhof.
06/2024
The new webinar series starts and takes place regularly on topics related to the Localiser platform.
03/2025
The Localiser app is expanding to France and is now available in 11 countries.
06/2024
Each site assessment now provides ramp-up forecasts up to the year 2035. As usual for AC, DC and HPC charging capacities
04/2025
Localiser is moving! Our new office is located at Wagner-Régeny-Straße 14 in 12489 Berlin.
What drives us?
Kathrin Goldammer and Oliver Arnhold studied engineering and have been working for over 15 years on the goal of implementing the energy and transport revolution. They want electromobility to prevail! But where are charging points most urgently needed? And how can we help charging point operators and network operators to advance the development of charging infrastructure more quickly?
The "Mobility with Renewable Energies team" at the Reiner Lemoine Institute (RLI) in Berlin is working on this and other topics. Kathrin and Oliver met at the RLI and developed an idea for calculating the positioning of charging stations based on data and automating charging infrastructure planning.
In the fall of 2018, they founded Localiser RLI GmbH for this purpose. The Localiser algorithm makes it possible to automatically position charging points and adapt their performance to forecasts for the development of electromobility. The basis for this is good data: Traffic evolution, socio-demographics, e-car ramp-up, charging behavior in different locations, etc. The Localiser platform will then bring together all the data and network the stakeholders involved in the build-up process.
The start-up Localiser is run by Kathrin and Oliver together as managing partners.
Our Team
Our values and our Gender Equality Plan
Equality, acceptance and sustainability are just some of the values that shape Localiser as a company. For us, people come first. Acceptance and tolerance are two of the fundamental principles by which Localiser operates. Every person is respected regardless of gender, origin, sexual orientation, faith or appearance. No one is a lone wolf with us, but we are a team that supports each other constructively and loyally. What is important to us is written in our principles and in our Gender Equality Plan.