While B2C e-commerce has experienced its digital revolution for more than fifteen years, business-to-business commerce remains largely dependent on manual processes. In 2024, only 10% of French companies with more than ten employees declared using artificial intelligence according to INSEE. This gap, which the COVID-19 pandemic has further accentuated, reveals the scale of the project.
In a world still largely dominated by Excel files, PDF orders and manual processes, Volta Software is developing an artificial intelligence platform intended to automate the commercial operations of B2B distributors and manufacturers. The Volta platform centralizes the management of catalogs, orders and customer relations in a unified environment. It integrates directly with systems already in place in companies (ERP, CRM, PIM, WMS) and eliminates up to 90% of manual tasks related to ordering or updating prices.
The system is based on three pillars: unify, automate and amplify. On the one hand, Volta aggregates all order channels (emails, PDF, WhatsApp or portals) to converge them into a single flow. On the other hand, it uses the data generated to produce commercial recommendations and opportunity alerts.
Volta Software has just raised 5 million euros, one year after a first round of 6 million, bringing its total funding to 11 million euros. The funding round is led by the American fund RTP Global, already present in the capital of Qonto, SumUp and Datadog. Pascal Houillon, former CEO of Cegid and Sage, is also joining the adventure, alongside historic investors Emblem, Robin Capital and Founders Future.
The company was founded by Paul Guillemin and Mario Ciaccia. Today it has around thirty employees spread between France and Italy. This fundraising should allow it to accelerate the development of its artificial intelligence platform and its marketing on the European market, in a B2B sector estimated at 360 billion euros.
