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Chris Mendes

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Founder at FractalEV
📍 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Chris is a serial entrepreneur in the electric vehicle sector, currently leading FractalEV as its Founder. He previously co-founded FleetCarma, an EV telematics firm acquired by Geotab, where he then served as VP. Educated at the University of Waterloo, colleagues describe him as a "highly skilled, " "dedicated, " and "hard working" leader who thrives at the intersection of technology and commerce.

His passion for sustainable transportation began early, notably as Co-Captain and Technical Director for the University of Waterloos Alternative Fuels Team. This foundational experience in developing advanced vehicle technology has been a consistent thread throughout his career, blending a deep personal interest with his professional pursuits in the EV space.

He co-founded the company that built the worlds first electric vehicle fleet telematics system and holds a patent for a vehicle energy use simulation system.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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EV Charger Reliability
In 2024, he emphasized that FractalEV's core mission is to solve charger unreliability by enabling remote diagnostics and fixing problems without costly service calls.
Scalable Infrastructure
He founded FractalEV with the clear mission to create a Canadian EV charger that was purpose-built to scale for large fleet, commercial, and multi-residential applications.
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Career

Work history

3-2023
Founder
FractalEV
5-2022 - 1-2023
VP Product Strategy
ChargeLab
6-2018 - 12-2020
VP, Electric Vehicles
GEOTAB
2-2007 - 6-2018
Chief Technology Officer (co-founder)
FleetCarma - acquired by Geotab
Co-Captain, Technical Director
University of Waterloo Alternative Fuels Team
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Education
2004 - 2007
MASc
University of Waterloo
1999 - 2004
BASc
University of Waterloo
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