Defiance Ventures, a Charlotte-based venture capital firm, announced an investment in BatteryXchange, a vertically integrated portable battery rental platform.

BatteryXchange is a cleantech B2B2C company whose mission is to increase connectivity between people, businesses and communities. BXE has developed a charging platform & kiosks machine that allows cell phone users to rent portable batteries from them on-demand to take on-the-go. Businesses and venues are able to provide this charging solution to their customers along with using the kiosk digital display to further communicate to customers the form of branding, advertisement, and sharing important information.