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Volta Charging Raises $350 million SPAC

Company profile · Mobility & Transportation · Updated February 1, 2021

Volta Charging raised $350M in SPAC financing led by Various. Free EV charging powered by advertising revenue. The new capital is framed around Scale ad-supported charging to 10,000 locations at grocery and retail.

SPAC$350 millionTotal tracked $350 millionSan Francisco, CA

What it does

Free EV charging powered by advertising revenue. The business sits in Mobility & Transportation, where funded companies are using fresh capital to deepen product coverage, distribution, or operating capacity.

Traction

AI matches advertising to shopping behavior while drivers charge for free. Management framed the new capital around Scale ad-supported charging to 10,000 locations at grocery and retail.

Trend impact

EV charging competing with ChargePoint using media revenue model. The capital raise matters because it gives the company more room to compete for customers, talent, and mindshare while incumbents and adjacent startups respond with clearer product depth or distribution.

Funding history

  • February 1, 2021 · SPAC · $350 million · Various

Products & services

  • Mobility & Transportation workflow monitoring tied to the funding announcement
  • Customer-facing product described on the company website
  • Operational tooling for mobility & transportation teams
  • Data capture and reporting across core business processes
  • Team expansion support funded by the latest round
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