Exhibit 99.1

Energous Wireless Power Solutions Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

SAN JOSE, Calif. – May 13, 2025 – Energous Corporation d/b/a Energous Wireless Power Solutions (NASDAQ: WATT) (the “Company,” “we,” or “our”), a pioneer in scalable, over-the-air (OTA) wireless power networks, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 and provided an update on recent events and Company highlights.

“As the Company enters the second quarter of 2025, we have continued to focus on executing the strategic initiatives established during 2024, including creating an efficient infrastructure and fortifying partner relationships ripe with expansion opportunities for deploying our scalable, RF-based wireless power network solutions that connect businesses with critical data, delivering operational efficiency with fewer batteries – for a smarter, more sustainable future,” said Mallorie Burak, CEO and CFO of Energous Wireless Power Solutions. “Reducing the Company’s cash burn remains a priority, with actions taken since last year resulting in annualized cost savings of approximately $7.3 million. We experienced revenue increases of over 430% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of the prior year, and we expect continued steady growth of revenue in the coming quarters, as we continue to strengthen relationships with key customers, secure new customers, and continue to introduce our innovative new products. A key strategic milestone for the Company was securing $13.8 million of net proceeds from our at-the-market offering program in the first quarter of 2025 to fund our growth as we pursue our strategic objectives.”

First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for additional information.

Company Highlights

“Additional PowerBridge PRO shipments to multinational retailers during the first quarter of 2025 demonstrates the traction that our wireless power technology is gaining in transforming and modernizing the operations of major retailers, setting new industry standards and best practices for automating asset tracking,” said Mallorie Burak, CEO and CFO, Energous Wireless Power Solutions. “We remain committed to driving the continued adoption of our innovative technology, staying laser focused on optimizing our operations to position the Company for growth, and remaining a leader in the wireless power technology space.”

About Energous Wireless Power Solutions

Energous Corporation d/b/a Energous Wireless Power Solutions (NASDAQ: WATT) is pioneering scalable, over-the-air (OTA) wireless power networks that enable unprecedented levels of visibility, control, and intelligent business automation. The Company’s wireless power transmitter and receiver technologies deliver continuous access to wireless power, helping drive a new generation of battery-free devices for asset and inventory tracking and management—from retail sensors, electronic shelf labels, and asset trackers, to air quality monitors, motion detectors, and more. For more information, visit http://www.energous.com/ or follow on LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may describe our future plans and expectations and are based on the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of Energous. These statements generally use terms such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seek,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “anticipate” or similar terms. Examples of forward-looking statements in this release include but are not limited to statements about our financial results and projections, our backlog, expected company growth, and potential cost savings. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from current expectations include: uncertain timing of necessary regulatory approvals; timing of customer product development and market success of customer products; our dependence on distribution partners; and intense industry competition. We urge you to consider those factors, and the other risks and uncertainties described in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), any subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as well as in other documents that may have been subsequently filed by Energous, from time to time, with the SEC, in evaluating our forward-looking statements. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Energous’ views only as of the date of this release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Energous does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements unless required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We have provided in this release financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). We use non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing our financial results and believe they are useful to investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating our ongoing operational performance. We believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends, and in comparing our financial results with other companies in our industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures below.

Our reported results include certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP net loss, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP sales, marketing, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) and non-GAAP research and development expenses (R&D). Non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP operating expenses exclude depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, severance expense, change in fair value of warrant liability, and expenses related to the abandonment of financing transactions. Non-GAAP operating expenses excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, expenses related to the abandonment of financing transactions, and severance expense. Non-GAAP SG&A excludes depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense, and expenses related to the abandonment of financing transactions. Non-GAAP R&D excludes depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense. A reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included below in this press release.

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