Seed-round Funding to Revolutionize Family Road Travel
Bringing Comfort, Convenience, and Sustainability to the Heart of America’s Highways
Atlanta, GA — June 13, 2025 — SwitchYard, a visionary startup redefining the American road trip experience, is proud to announce the launch of its seed-round equity raise to fund the development of its first family-centric travel plaza. Built with families in mind, SwitchYard is setting a new standard for road trips with kids by combining comfort, convenience, and clean energy in one accessible, beautifully designed stop along major U.S. highways.
Each SwitchYard location will be a full-service travel plaza designed to meet the needs of families on the road, featuring safe outdoor playgrounds designed for independent play for all ages, premium food and beverage options, clean and spacious restrooms, mother’s rooms, pet zones, relevant retail, and ultra-fast 350+ kW EV charging stations—all in one beautifully designed, accessible destination.
Addressing an Underserved Market
“There’s a critical gap in today’s roadside infrastructure,” said Audrey Cechinel, Founder and CEO of SwitchYard. “Families deserve better than gas stations and convenience stores when they’re traveling. We’re creating spaces that truly cater to the needs of modern road trippers—where kids can play, parents can recharge, and electric vehicles can power up in minutes. Offering EV charging as our on-site fueling option positions us for the future of road travel and allows us to offer several amenitites that traditional gasoline-based travel plazas cannot, but we recognize that the majority of American families currently travel in ICE vehicles, so our locations will always be convenient to at least one gas station.”
Investment Opportunity
With the EV market still experiencing double-digit growth despite recent cuts to DCFC infrastructure buildout programs, and U.S. domestic family travel on the rise, SwitchYard is inviting mission-aligned investors to join its seed round, supporting development, land acquisition, and the build-out of its flagship location strategically placed along a key highway corridor serving travelers from Atlanta, Nashville, and Birmingham to Gulf beaches from Destin to Gulf Shores and beyond.
Highlights:
- A family-first travel plaza model designed for the realities of road trips with kids and traveling with a baby.
- Unique amenities such as nursing mother’s rooms, crawling corrals, and baby wash stations, combined with proximity to gas stations, make this innovative concept attractive to families in all vehicle types, whether ICE or EV.
- EV-forward design, with cutting-edge 350+ kW charging infrastructure, covered charging bays, pull-through lanes and care-care amenities such as windshield cleaning stations and air vac machines.
- Family-first features unmatched by current travel center operators.
- Proven demand among road-traveling families and growing EV driver base.
The Future of Road Travel
SwitchYard is not just building travel stops—it’s reimagining what’s possible between point A and point B. As EV adoption accelerates and the American family reclaims the road trip, SwitchYard is positioned to become a category-defining leader in roadside hospitality. Whether you’re traveling with a baby, wrangling toddlers, or planning your next cross-country road trip with kids, SwitchYard offers a new kind of rest stop designed with your needs in mind.
For inquiries regarding investment and partnership opportunities, please contact:
Audrey Cechinel
audrey@goswitchyard.com
Office: 770-573-9619
https://goswitchyard.com