The Dutch Operator Fund is investing in Voltico, a new greentech startup that unlocks hidden value in the rapidly growing electric charging market. Voltico helps companies with charging stations earn money automatically from their charging infrastructure by smartly and reliably monetising emission reduction units (ERUs). Voltico was founded by Maarten and Edward Poot, entrepreneurs with a strong track record. Maarten was a co-founder of felyx, Edward worked at Adyen and previously established the payment app Cino. With Voltico, they combine deep operational entrepreneurship with fintech technology in a market that is maturing quickly but is still remarkably inefficiently set up.

An untapped market, now made scalable

Companies with charging stations are entitled to ERUs: digital CO₂ credits that fuel suppliers are legally required to purchase to comply with European climate legislation. In practice, this value often remains untapped due to complexity, manual processes, and a lack of scalable tooling. Voltico addresses this with fully automated software that takes care of the booking, verification, and auditing of charging credits. This makes a complex and error-prone market accessible to companies with ten charging stations or more — without Excel, without expensive audits.

Why Dutch Operator Fund is investing

We are investing in Voltico because this is exactly what we believe in:

·        a clear operational problem in a growing market

·        founders who have built and scaled themselves

·        software that removes complexity and enables scalability

·        and a business model that combines return and sustainability

Sjoerd van Berkel, partner at Dutch Operator Fund:

“Voltico is tackling a market that is large, growing quickly, and surprisingly inefficiently organised at the same time. Maarten and Edward combine entrepreneurial experience with strong operational execution and build software that removes real complexity. That aligns perfectly with how we at Dutch Operator Fund create value: building scalable, profitable companies together with founders.”

Flying start

Voltico is already working for clients such as Crisp, Colruyt Group, Fleet Charge Services, and Best Trucks. With an investment of €1 million, sourced from Dutch Operator Fund, Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland, Graduate Ventures, and several experienced angels, the team can accelerate product development and market rollout in the coming period.

We look forward to actively supporting Maarten, Edward, and the Voltico team in the next phase of growth.

More about Voltico: https://voltico.nl/