Volta, new 5 million investment round

Less than 12 months after entering the market, Volta - the start-up founded by Mario Parteli and Paul Guillemin to automate wholesale processes with artificial intelligence - finalises a new EUR 5 million investment round, bringing its total funding to EUR 11 million.

Lead investor of the operation is the American VC fund RTP Global, among the first investors of SumUp, Qonto, Datadog, and Delivery Hero. The operation also sees the confirmation of the support of the first international funds that accompanied Volta to enter the market - Emblem, Robin Capital and Founders Future - as well as the entry of Pascal Houillon, former CEO of Cegid and always committed in all his roles to accompanying the digitalisation of enterprises.

«Dopo soli pochi mesi di operatività, quando ancora non pensavamo a raccogliere altri fondi, abbiamo registrato un forte interesse verso il nostro progetto e per l’enorme mercato del commercio B2B che stiamo trasformando, caratterizzato da una forte frammentazione e ancora troppo da un’elevata manualità e sistemi informatici datati» ha commentato Mario Parteli, co-ceo e co-founder di Volta. «Determinante per la nuova operazione - ha aggiunto - è stato essere riusciti a focalizzare, molto prima del previsto grazie al dialogo con migliaia di aziende, le tante esigenze dei clienti e il percorso per restituire loro le soluzioni di cui hanno bisogno. L’attenzione che ci ha riservato RTP Global, tra i più rispettati VC internazionali anche per l’approccio imprenditoriale e di lungo periodo che li caratterizza, è per noi un onore. Ci permetterà di portare rapidamente, a distributori e aziende manifatturiere, i più avanzati strumenti per ottimizzare le vendite, supportandoli anche nella relazione co

Thomas Cuvelier, Partner at RTP Global, comments: "We choose to accompany companies that truly change the rules of the game. This is exactly what Volta does: in less than a year, Paul, Mario and their team have demonstrated the ability to transform B2B commerce, thanks to an ambitious vision, rapid execution and already impressive growth. Volta is not just digitising existing processes, but is building a new standard that we believe is destined to become internationally established. We follow the Italian tech scene very closely and believe it is well positioned to develop - as has happened in France - a mature innovation ecosystem, capable of generating much positive impact for markets and to increase through digitisation the competitiveness of more traditional companies.

Finally, according to Pascal Houillon, "Volta responds to a strategic objective: to digitise operations that are still too manual and fragmented. Thanks to its modular approach and its expertise in artificial intelligence, the solution is perfectly aligned with the modernisation challenges of distribution players. I am convinced of the team's potential and the relevance of their platform. Their ambitious vision and its rapid implementation make Volta a player to watch closely.