# Alex Xiao

> Alex Xiao is the Los Angeles-based founder and CEO of Evotrex, a power-generating RV startup. After joining Anker as its first product manager and spending more than a decade helping the charging brand scale, he spent seven months traveling by RV across the United States to study how people camp. He founded Evotrex in 2024, brought its PG5 trailer out of stealth in 2025, debuted it at CES 2026, and raised a $30 million Series A in June 2026, taking total disclosed funding to $46 million.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Evotrex
- **Organizations:** Evotrex, Anker Innovations
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree, Nanhua University (China)
- **Known for:** Served as Anker's first product manager and spent more than a decade helping develop products used by tens of millions of customers., Founded Evotrex in 2024 after seven months of hands-on RV market research across the United States., Led Evotrex from stealth through a CES 2026 product debut and $46 million in total disclosed funding.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Joined Anker as its first product manager after an internship, beginning a career there that lasted more than a decade.
- **2011-2021** — Advanced through product management roles at Anker, later serving as Product Director and Product Line General Manager.
- **2024** — Founded Evotrex after spending seven months traveling by RV across the United States and researching the market.
- **2025-11** — Brought Evotrex out of stealth with $16 million in Pre-A funding.
- **2026-01** — Debuted the Evotrex-PG5 at CES in Las Vegas.
- **2026-06** — Announced a $30 million Series A, bringing Evotrex's total disclosed funding to $46 million and funding testing and production preparation for planned 2027 deliveries.

## Achievements

- Served as Anker's first product manager and spent more than a decade helping develop products used by tens of millions of customers.
- Founded Evotrex in 2024 after seven months of hands-on RV market research across the United States.
- Led Evotrex from stealth through a CES 2026 product debut and $46 million in total disclosed funding.
- Built a cross-border plan with manufacturing in China and final assembly planned in California.
- Is a licensed race car driver.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Evotrex closed a $30 million Series A, bringing total disclosed funding to $46 million.
- **2026-06** — The company said the new capital would fund final development, automotive-standard testing, validation and production preparation ahead of planned 2027 deliveries.
- **2026-01** — Xiao and the Evotrex team publicly debuted the PG5 at CES in Las Vegas.

## Links

- Website: https://www.evotrex.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-xiao-69329751
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EvotrexNow

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Last updated: 2026-09-26