Volta Ventures

With an ever-growing population, climate change, and growing compliance obligations globally, real estate is eager for better solutions. Spotr.ai monitors and inspects over 250.000 buildings in the Netherlands and recently launched in the UK with 10 prominent UK housing corporations that will start inspecting their real estate portfolios with Spotr’s software solution. Spotr.ai offers a platform for banks, insurance companies, large real-estate owners, and the government to monitor building characteristics in a fast, precise, and easily accessible platform. This contributes to optimizing their client’s portfolios and activities. “It’s about knowing and understanding your portfolio.” Says Dirk Huibers, CEO at Spotr.ai. “Think of the dimensions, quantities, and conditions of buildings and their specific components. This information is crucial to make smart decisions when achieving sustainability goals. But it’s also about asking yourself the basic questions. On which buildings can you place external wall insulation? How many floors does a building have? Can you still reach that high floor with a fire truck? Are there trees close to the gutters that could cause water damage? You need accurate data to make the right decisions for your portfolio and wallet. And that data simply doesn’t exist today.” With only 8% of buildings currently being inspected every year due to budget and time constraints of building owners and facility managers, there’s much to gain. “It’s our ambition to inspect every building in the world every year,” says Huibers. “In the largest global sector in the world, a small deviation can have a major impact on maintenance costs and valuations. Our smart software can make better, faster, and cheaper budget estimations than humans alone, which makes us a reliable and trustworthy partner.”

Propellant.digital is a Netherlands-based FinTech company, established in 2021, that specializes in integrating public and private data to enhance business decision-making at a low cost. The company aims to organize financial markets information, making it transparent, accessible, affordable, and useful for all stakeholders in the ecosystem. Propellant.digital develops market data analysis software that consolidates publicly available financial data alongside clients' proprietary information. Its platform offers various features, including data management, dashboards, graphing, and visualization tools, equipping clients with essential insights for informed decision-making. Founded by industry professionals Vincent Grandjean and Allan Horgan, Propellant.digital seeks to leverage their extensive experience in financial market technology to deliver effective solutions that drive efficiency and transparency in the financial sector.

EcoChain Technologies is a developer of environmental and sustainability management software focused on product life cycle assessments. Its online platform provides activity-based footprinting and environmental impact calculations for products and production processes, supports the creation of Life Cycle Assessments and Environmental Product Declarations, and helps meet regulatory requirements while safeguarding data. The solution covers industries such as packaging, construction, apparel, food and beverage, and consumer electronics, enabling companies to access product footprints and insights to drive sustainability improvements across value chains. Founded circa 2011–2012, the company is based in Amsterdam with operations in the United Kingdom and Germany.

Blanco Services B.V., founded in 2015 and based in Amsterdam, specializes in developing innovative software solutions for client onboarding and Know Your Customer (KYC) processes tailored for asset managers. The company focuses on streamlining asset management procedures, making them faster, more efficient, and cost-effective. Blanco's flagship offerings include a rapid 60-minute client onboarding solution and a fully automated KYC tool that assesses clients' risk appetites through a straightforward online interface. In addition to its technological products, Blanco provides essential compliance services to help wealth and asset managers adhere to regulations, including the Financial Supervision Act and the Money Laundering and Terrorist Prevention Act, as well as upcoming requirements under MiFID II. Through its expertise in the e-brokerage and banking sectors, Blanco aims to enhance operational efficiency and regulatory compliance for its clients.

With an ever-growing population, climate change, and growing compliance obligations globally, real estate is eager for better solutions. Spotr.ai monitors and inspects over 250.000 buildings in the Netherlands and recently launched in the UK with 10 prominent UK housing corporations that will start inspecting their real estate portfolios with Spotr’s software solution. Spotr.ai offers a platform for banks, insurance companies, large real-estate owners, and the government to monitor building characteristics in a fast, precise, and easily accessible platform. This contributes to optimizing their client’s portfolios and activities. “It’s about knowing and understanding your portfolio.” Says Dirk Huibers, CEO at Spotr.ai. “Think of the dimensions, quantities, and conditions of buildings and their specific components. This information is crucial to make smart decisions when achieving sustainability goals. But it’s also about asking yourself the basic questions. On which buildings can you place external wall insulation? How many floors does a building have? Can you still reach that high floor with a fire truck? Are there trees close to the gutters that could cause water damage? You need accurate data to make the right decisions for your portfolio and wallet. And that data simply doesn’t exist today.” With only 8% of buildings currently being inspected every year due to budget and time constraints of building owners and facility managers, there’s much to gain. “It’s our ambition to inspect every building in the world every year,” says Huibers. “In the largest global sector in the world, a small deviation can have a major impact on maintenance costs and valuations. Our smart software can make better, faster, and cheaper budget estimations than humans alone, which makes us a reliable and trustworthy partner.”

Founded in Amsterdam in 2017, AxonIQ specializes in event-driven architecture solutions. Their platform offers extensive tooling, professional support, and education to build distributed, dynamic applications.

EcoChain Technologies is a developer of environmental and sustainability management software focused on product life cycle assessments. Its online platform provides activity-based footprinting and environmental impact calculations for products and production processes, supports the creation of Life Cycle Assessments and Environmental Product Declarations, and helps meet regulatory requirements while safeguarding data. The solution covers industries such as packaging, construction, apparel, food and beverage, and consumer electronics, enabling companies to access product footprints and insights to drive sustainability improvements across value chains. Founded circa 2011–2012, the company is based in Amsterdam with operations in the United Kingdom and Germany.

Blanco Services B.V., founded in 2015 and based in Amsterdam, specializes in developing innovative software solutions for client onboarding and Know Your Customer (KYC) processes tailored for asset managers. The company focuses on streamlining asset management procedures, making them faster, more efficient, and cost-effective. Blanco's flagship offerings include a rapid 60-minute client onboarding solution and a fully automated KYC tool that assesses clients' risk appetites through a straightforward online interface. In addition to its technological products, Blanco provides essential compliance services to help wealth and asset managers adhere to regulations, including the Financial Supervision Act and the Money Laundering and Terrorist Prevention Act, as well as upcoming requirements under MiFID II. Through its expertise in the e-brokerage and banking sectors, Blanco aims to enhance operational efficiency and regulatory compliance for its clients.

Widget Brain B.V., founded in 2015 and headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands, specializes in developing software that facilitates autonomous decision-making for various industries, including quick service restaurants, hotels, retail, and facility services. The company offers workforce optimization and predictive maintenance management solutions, utilizing artificial intelligence to enhance operational efficiency. Its software enables clients to make optimized decisions in areas such as capacity planning, logistics, service planning, root cause analysis, and fault diagnosis. By streamlining planning processes, Widget Brain aims to improve business performance and save time for its clients. In addition to its headquarters, the company maintains offices in Canberra, Australia, and Burlington, Vermont, United States. As of October 2020, Widget Brain operates as a subsidiary of Quinyx AB.

Founded in Amsterdam in 2017, AxonIQ specializes in event-driven architecture solutions. Their platform offers extensive tooling, professional support, and education to build distributed, dynamic applications.

Vamp.io is a company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that specializes in designing and developing open-source, container-based software solutions. Founded in 2014, the company offers a platform that enhances the deployment and management of software through features such as A-B testing, canary releases, and auto-scaling. Vamp.io's technology allows for the seamless integration with popular container orchestration systems like Kubernetes, Docker, and Mesosphere DC/OS. By enabling DevOps and business teams to deploy new software versions to a small percentage of users initially, the platform facilitates performance measurement and optimization before scaling up to full deployment. This approach ensures stable, risk-free releases without downtime, ultimately improving software quality and accelerating delivery times.

Blanco Services B.V., founded in 2015 and based in Amsterdam, specializes in developing innovative software solutions for client onboarding and Know Your Customer (KYC) processes tailored for asset managers. The company focuses on streamlining asset management procedures, making them faster, more efficient, and cost-effective. Blanco's flagship offerings include a rapid 60-minute client onboarding solution and a fully automated KYC tool that assesses clients' risk appetites through a straightforward online interface. In addition to its technological products, Blanco provides essential compliance services to help wealth and asset managers adhere to regulations, including the Financial Supervision Act and the Money Laundering and Terrorist Prevention Act, as well as upcoming requirements under MiFID II. Through its expertise in the e-brokerage and banking sectors, Blanco aims to enhance operational efficiency and regulatory compliance for its clients.

Blanco Services B.V., founded in 2015 and based in Amsterdam, specializes in developing innovative software solutions for client onboarding and Know Your Customer (KYC) processes tailored for asset managers. The company focuses on streamlining asset management procedures, making them faster, more efficient, and cost-effective. Blanco's flagship offerings include a rapid 60-minute client onboarding solution and a fully automated KYC tool that assesses clients' risk appetites through a straightforward online interface. In addition to its technological products, Blanco provides essential compliance services to help wealth and asset managers adhere to regulations, including the Financial Supervision Act and the Money Laundering and Terrorist Prevention Act, as well as upcoming requirements under MiFID II. Through its expertise in the e-brokerage and banking sectors, Blanco aims to enhance operational efficiency and regulatory compliance for its clients.

EcoChain Technologies is a developer of environmental and sustainability management software focused on product life cycle assessments. Its online platform provides activity-based footprinting and environmental impact calculations for products and production processes, supports the creation of Life Cycle Assessments and Environmental Product Declarations, and helps meet regulatory requirements while safeguarding data. The solution covers industries such as packaging, construction, apparel, food and beverage, and consumer electronics, enabling companies to access product footprints and insights to drive sustainability improvements across value chains. Founded circa 2011–2012, the company is based in Amsterdam with operations in the United Kingdom and Germany.

Founded in Amsterdam in 2017, AxonIQ specializes in event-driven architecture solutions. Their platform offers extensive tooling, professional support, and education to build distributed, dynamic applications.

BitSensor B.V., founded in 2015 and headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, specializes in cybersecurity solutions that protect web applications from security vulnerabilities. The company offers both cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) and on-premise solutions, employing real-time blocking and visual insights to enhance security. BitSensor's technology focuses on big data correlation and attack detection, enabling applications to defend themselves against threats. Their network security platform not only blocks attacks in real-time but also provides clients with detailed visual data analytics to identify anomalies and locate data leakages with precision. Through these capabilities, BitSensor empowers organizations to safeguard their data and applications effectively.

Vamp.io is a company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that specializes in designing and developing open-source, container-based software solutions. Founded in 2014, the company offers a platform that enhances the deployment and management of software through features such as A-B testing, canary releases, and auto-scaling. Vamp.io's technology allows for the seamless integration with popular container orchestration systems like Kubernetes, Docker, and Mesosphere DC/OS. By enabling DevOps and business teams to deploy new software versions to a small percentage of users initially, the platform facilitates performance measurement and optimization before scaling up to full deployment. This approach ensures stable, risk-free releases without downtime, ultimately improving software quality and accelerating delivery times.