Decade Energy, a Paris-based startup founded by a team of former operators from Swedish electric van manufacturer Volta Trucks, has raised a €3.6m equity seed round to create a software platform that manages truck operators’ transitions to electric fleets.
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June 4, 2024
Volta Trucks founder raises €3.6m for new e-truck startup Decade Energy
The new company will provide a software platform to help businesses electrify their truck fleets
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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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