VoltaBack
Entrepreneur First '24Paris, FR · Founded 2024 · 1 known investors
VoltaBack is a software service that calculates and reimburses the cost of electric-vehicle home charging for company fleet drivers, connecting directly to the vehicle without requiring a charging station or hardware. It generates URSSAF-compliant monthly reimbursement statements per vehicle and works with any EV or plug-in hybrid, any type of housing, and with or without a Linky meter, targeting French companies managing employee fleets.
Also known as Voltaback · VOLTABACK
Founders & leadership
VoltaBack was founded in 2024 by Arnaud Tran and Adrien Guenard.


Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026VoltaBack is a French software company that automates the reimbursement of home electric-vehicle charging costs incurred by employees driving company fleet vehicles. The product is purely software: the driver connects their vehicle to the VoltaBack app (stated as taking under two minutes and three clicks) and uploads an electricity bill, from which the platform configures the home address, tariffs and actual consumption. Each month the system generates a receipt for every home charging session showing date, duration, kWh and cost, which can be transmitted directly to payroll or downloaded. The company positions this against alternatives that require a dedicated connected chargepoint, a smart cable or a telematics box, and against flat-rate allowances that it describes as not compliant with French URSSAF social-contribution rules.
The platform states compatibility with all electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles on the market, passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, with over 40 manufacturers connected, and with apartments, houses and underground car parks, and with or without a smart meter (Linky), legacy meters or sub-meters. VoltaBack says it cross-references meter data with vehicle data to account for energy losses between the meter and the battery (cables, inverter). On security and compliance, the company states ISO 27001 (2022) certification, end-to-end encryption between app, vehicle and platform, GDPR compliance with data minimisation (the employer sees only the reimbursement receipt, not location or journey data), and data hosting in France and Belgium. A third-party trust center lists 91 controls and one published document.
The company describes its charging reimbursement product as the foundation for building what it calls a European EV charging management platform.
Founding story
Co-founders Arnaud Tran (CEO) and Adrien Guenard (CTO) met in 2017 in scientific preparatory classes at Ginette and wanted to build projects together. Tran went on to École Polytechnique and Guenard to CentraleSupélec, after which both moved to the United States to deepen their expertise before reuniting to start a company; Tran was a research assistant working on EV battery degradation at Stanford University. VoltaBack was founded in December 2024.
Business model
B2B SaaS sold to enterprise fleet operators and employers, replacing hardware-based home charging measurement and manual expense processing. Directory listings classify the activity as a mobile app and web platform on a B2B model. The website offers a free trial and a demo request funnel.
Sources do not state pricing. An accelerator page refers to a target of one million euros in annual recurring revenue, indicating a recurring-revenue software model.
Traction
Customer testimonials from Sodexo (3,000 vehicles, 300 EVs), ENGIE Home Service (3,900 vehicles, 300 EVs, 75% light commercial vehicles), SANEF Group (130 vehicles, 100 EVs) and Dimotrans. Press reports several CAC 40 groups as clients within the first year of activity. An accelerator page states the near-term objective is to reach one million euros of annual recurring revenue.
Latest developments
As of the 2026 accelerator listing, VoltaBack is working toward one million euros in annual recurring revenue and is using the 21st by CentraleSupélec programme to recruit and to structure a fundraising round. A Le Figaro profile published on 9 April 2026 covered the company's first year and its hardware-free home charging tracking technology.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Positions itself as an alternative to connected home chargepoints and smart cables for measuring employee home charging, and as an emerging European platform for EV charging management. A French press article states that within just over a year of activity the company had won the trust of several CAC 40 groups. A directory rates sector competition at 7 versus a French average of 4.8.
No hardware installation at the employee's home; deployment stated at under two minutes per employee; per-cent-accurate reimbursement described as URSSAF-compliant rather than flat-rate; detailed per-session receipts tied to a specific vehicle to limit fraud; compatibility across housing types, meter types and vehicle brands; ISO 27001 certification and France/Belgium data hosting.
Technology
Hardware-free approach that combines data already collected by the vehicle manufacturer (via a direct vehicle connection covering more than 40 brands) with the employee's electricity contract and meter data to compute the exact cost of each home charging session. An algorithm adapts the calculation to smart meters (Linky), legacy meters or sub-meters, and factors in energy losses between the meter and the battery. The stack reported by a directory listing includes Webflow for the site, AWS/CloudFront/Lambda hosting components, and Microsoft 365 email.
Go-to-market
Direct enterprise sales with free trial and personalised demo requests handled by the team within 24 hours; the contact form also lists partnership and driver-enrolment paths, and tracks acquisition channels including LinkedIn, press/podcast/TV, search, partners, word of mouth, trade shows and webinars. The company is enrolled in the 21st by CentraleSupélec acceleration programme for recruiting and to structure a fundraise.
Companies operating electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle fleets whose employees charge at home, including large corporates. Named reference customers span logistics (Dimotrans), food services (Sodexo), energy services (ENGIE Home Service) and infrastructure (SANEF Group), with fleets cited between 130 and 3,900 vehicles. Buyer personas cited include fleet managers, HR managers, indirect procurement and compensation & benefits directors.
Geography
Headquartered in the Paris region; a directory lists the address as 120 rue Jean Jaurès, 92300 Levallois-Perret, Île-de-France. The service is stated as available in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, with additional markets added on request. Data hosting is in France and Belgium.
History
Founded in December 2024 by two engineers. Within roughly a year of activity the company had signed several CAC 40 groups and accumulated enterprise references including Sodexo, ENGIE Home Service, SANEF Group and Dimotrans. It obtained ISO 27001:2022 certification and publishes a third-party trust center. It joined the 21st by CentraleSupélec acceleration programme to support hiring and prepare a fundraising round, and was profiled by Le Figaro in April 2026.
Risks & controversies
No funding amounts or financial results are disclosed in the sources; a French startup directory lists total funds raised as unavailable and headcount as 2 to 10, and lists only one founder despite other sources naming two co-founders. The business depends on access to vehicle manufacturer data and on national tax/social-contribution rules such as URSSAF treatment of reimbursements. A reader comment on the Le Figaro article names Casawatt as offering a comparable service. Compliance and certification claims come from the company's own site and its trust center.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through VoltaBack went on to found or lead other companies.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsLe Figaro published an article on VoltaBack's hardware-free home charging reimbursement technology, reporting that it had won several CAC 40 groups as clients in just over a year of activity.
VoltaBack is listed in the acceleration track of 21st by CentraleSupélec, which supports the company on recruiting and structuring a fundraising round.
VoltaBack states ISO 27001 certification for information security; its Bastion-hosted trust center lists compliance with ISO 27001:2022 and 91 tracked controls.
Le Figaro reports the company was founded in December 2024 by Arnaud Tran (CEO) and Adrien Guenard (CTO), who met in preparatory classes in 2017.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- VoltaBackvolta-back.com · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does VoltaBack do?
- French software platform that calculates and reimburses employees' at-home EV charging for company fleets, without hardware.
- Who founded VoltaBack?
- VoltaBack was founded by Arnaud Tran, Adrien Guenard in 2024.
- Who are VoltaBack's investors?
- VoltaBack's investors include Entrepreneur First.
- Where is VoltaBack headquartered?
- VoltaBack is headquartered in Paris, FR.