DockHive is a ready-to-run phone-charging network: the stations, the payments, the software and the know-how. We're looking for operators to launch it in new cities and countries. You bring the local venues — we bring everything else.
Proven hardware · Direct payouts · Your own dashboard
A power bank rental business is simple to explain, simple to run and easy to grow. Venues want it, customers need it, and the stations do the selling for you.
Every time someone rents a power bank, your station earns. Revenue builds station by station, venue by venue — an asset-backed business you can grow at your own pace.
Customers tap their card or phone, take a power bank and return it to any station. No cashier, no venue staff involvement, no shop to open each morning.
Venues get a free amenity their guests actually use — and a share of rentals if you choose. That makes placing stations in bars, hotels, cafés and gyms a short conversation.
Phones die everywhere, every day. Power bank sharing is already established across Asia and growing fast in Europe — many markets still have no local operator.
People feel anxious when their phone battery runs low
LG Electronics survey, US, 2016
Battery level at which the average person starts to panic
Talker Research, 2025
Cost for a venue to host a station — so they say yes
DockHive host model
Building a charging network from scratch means sourcing hardware, writing software, wiring up payments and learning everything the hard way. With DockHive it's all done — and proven in real venues.
LED-lit multi-slot stations with a large touchscreen and a built-in contactless card reader. The same units running in Irish pubs and hotels today.
Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay and Google Pay at the station. Deposits are handled as a card hold and released automatically on return.
Rental income settles directly to your own Stripe account — not ours. You see every transaction as it happens.
Venues, stations, rentals and revenue for your business only. Set your own prices and deposit for your market.
See which stations are online, how full they are and what needs attention — and push software updates over the air.
Change the rates, artwork and promotions shown on your station screens from the dashboard, for one venue or all of them.
Give each venue its own login to see its station and rentals — fewer phone calls for you, more trust for them.
Our setup tool connects new stations to your account over Wi-Fi. Stations can run on venue Wi-Fi or a mobile SIM.
Fill in the short form below — your country, your background and the venues you have in mind.
We walk you through the stations, the platform and the commercial terms for your country, and answer every question.
We set up your dashboard and payouts, and you order your first stations — start with a small pilot if you like.
Place stations in busy venues and start earning. We keep the platform running and support you as you grow.
Running a venue in Ireland instead? Host a free DockHive station.
It's an operator partnership rather than a traditional franchise. You own and run the business in your area, and DockHive provides the stations, the payment flow and the software platform behind it. Commercial terms depend on your country and how many stations you plan to run — we go through them openly on the intro call.
We're open to enquiries from anywhere. The main requirement is that card payouts through Stripe are available in your country, which covers most of Europe, North America, Australia and many other markets. Tell us where you are and we'll confirm.
Your main cost is the stations themselves, so it scales with how many you start with. Many operators begin with a small pilot of a few stations to prove their local market before growing. Send us your plans and we'll give you real numbers for your country.
No. Stations are self-service, so there's no one to employ at each venue. Your job is finding good venues, placing the stations and keeping them topped up and tidy — the dashboard tells you when something needs attention.
Venues get a free, useful amenity for their guests, and you decide whether to share part of the rental income with them. In Ireland we offer our host venues a revenue share, which makes it an easy yes.
Anywhere people stay a while and use their phones: bars and pubs, hotels, cafés, restaurants, gyms, shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals and event venues.
The first operator in a market gets the pick of the best venues. Tell us where you are and we'll be in touch to talk it through — no obligation.
We reply within two business days and set up a call with the team that built and runs DockHive.
Station pricing and commercial terms for your country, laid out clearly — no pressure.
Prove your local market with a pilot of a few stations before you scale.