Our Mission
VoltView facilitates the transition to an electrified economy by giving businesses visibility into their energy use and procurement.
Our Team
Pierre Tabet
CEO & Founder
Pierre is a software engineer and formerly CTO at izaac.fr, a French energy management company.
Cal Mitchell
Database Architect
Cal is a Database Architect and the CEO & Founder of SQLpipe. His software has been downloaded thousands of times and is used by Fortune 500 companies.
Samuel Imoisili
Software Engineer
Samuel is an experienced Software Engineer with a strong background in developing advanced demand forecasting systems.
Dr Jeffrey Hardy
Academic Advisor
Jeff is a Senior Research Fellow at Imperial College's Grantham Institute, specialising in sustainable energy policy. With 20+ years in academia, policy, and business, he was formerly Head of Sustainable Energy Futures at Ofgem.
Paul Hallas
Board Adviser
Paul is a Non-Executive Director at Retail Energy Code Company and former Director of Energy Trading at Centrica, with extensive experience in energy markets.
Naji Boutros
Board Adviser
Naji is the Managing Partner at Tavis Capital AG with extensive experience in venture capital and private equity.
The Path to Energy Transparency
1986
1986
The UK government starts privatising the energy market, signalling the end of state-controlled energy.
1989
1989
The Electricity Act is passed, giving businesses the choice on energy suppliers and the ability to look for deals that best fit their needs.
2001
2001
Ofgem, the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, is formed to protect the interests of consumers.
2010
2010
The UK initiates the rollout of smart meters, providing businesses with real-time energy usage data, enabling better energy management and cost-efficiency.
2010s
2010s
The energy market diversifies with an increase in suppliers, and energy brokers emerge offering comparison websites but often with opaque fee structures.
2022
2022
A global surge in natural gas prices, supply shortages, and rampant inflation lead to the collapse of numerous energy suppliers. UK businesses grapple with energy bills 2–3 times higher than in 2019.
2023
2023
Allegations of hidden commissions being paid to energy brokers by energy companies surface. Law firms are preparing class actions on behalf of SMEs who may have been mis-sold energy contracts.
2023
2023
VoltView is launched. The VoltView team engages in consultations with SMEs and conducts further market research to explore how SMEs could benefit from using their energy data.
March 2024
March 2024
VoltView is a finalist in the Smart Data Innovation Challenge by the Department for Business and Trade, Challenge Works, ODI, and Smart Data Foundry.
April 2024
April 2024
VoltView becomes part of the Project Perseus initiative by Bankers for Net Zero, aiming to automate SME emissions reporting and unlock green finance.
July 2024
July 2024
VoltView begins developing Open Energy solutions inspired by Open Banking to improve data transparency and accessibility.