Who Owns Jackery?

Sun Zhongwei founded Shenzhen Hello Tech Energy in 2011 in Shenzhen, initially as an original design manufacturer producing battery accessories for mobile devices. The company's early business built power banks and battery packs for other brands, accumulating the lithium battery engineering and manufacturing expertise that would define the pivot to come.

In 2012, the company established the Jackery brand, and in 2016 it introduced what it identifies as the first lithium portable power station, the Explorer series, effectively creating the portable power station product category. The concept addressed two growing needs simultaneously: clean portable power for outdoor recreation and emergency backup power for homes facing outages.

International expansion ran through e-commerce and retail partnerships rather than traditional electronics distribution. Jackery products reached Costco, Home Depot, Target, Best Buy, Walmart, and Japan's Bic Camera, supported by Amazon storefronts and the brand's own websites across more than 60 official domains. North America and Japan became the strongest markets, with Japan's disaster-preparedness culture making portable power a mainstream category.

Product evolution expanded from the original Explorer power stations to Solar Generator kits pairing panels with storage, the larger Explorer Pro and Plus lines, balcony solar systems, and XBC solar roof products aimed at home energy rather than outdoor use. The company also operates the Geneverse brand for home energy systems. By the mid-2020s Hello Tech reported more than 7 million users across more than 50 countries.

Hello Tech's September 19, 2022 listing on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange made it the first portable energy storage company to go public in China. FY2025 revenue was 4.14 billion yuan, up 15 percent, though net income fell sharply to 17.15 million yuan from 239.5 million the prior year as competition and costs compressed margins.