Volta Global

Name

Volta Global

Legal name

Volta Global LLC

Website

https://voltaglobal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Investment

NAICS

Offices of Other Holding Companies (551112), Other Financial Vehicles (52599), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Strategy & Portfolio Consulting (Corporate/Institutional) (BPAJANAB)

Keywords

• Value-add real estate
• Self-storage investment
• Commercial real estate
• Real estate development
• Real estate asset management

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Investment Returns: Returns generated through property appreciation, rental income, and asset management from self-storage, retail, and opportunistic commercial real estate investments across the US and Europe.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Volta Global is a vertically integrated real estate investment and operating firm that acquires, develops, repositions, and manages value-add real estate across three core strategies: self-storage facilities, essential retail, and opportunistic commercial real estate. The firm deploys permanent capital through direct limited-partner vehicles, with in-house capabilities spanning development, leasing, construction, property management, and asset management across the US and Europe (Netherlands and France).

Product overview

Volta Global is a vertically integrated real estate investment and development firm operating a multi-product platform across three core strategies: Self Storage (via the 1Box European brand and US Extra Space partnerships), Retail Repositioning, and Opportunistic Investments (spanning hotels, multifamily, and office). The company functions as an owner, developer, and operator with in-house capabilities across development, leasing, construction, property management, and asset management. The 1Box platform represents Volta's European self-storage brand with properties across the Netherlands and France, while US operations leverage partnerships with Extra Space Storage for property management. The opportunistic strategy encompasses hospitality assets (Courtyard by Marriott, Explorers Hotels, LaGuardia Marriott), multifamily (Patrick's Pointe), and commercial properties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 1Box: Pan-European self-storage platform operated by Volta Global, with properties across the Netherlands and France. Grown from 2 sites in 2019 to over 1 million net rentable square feet and 40+ employees.

Products and services

• Self Storage (US Operations) Acquisition, conversion, and ground-up development of self-storage facilities across the US, partnering with Extra Space Storage for property management across facilities in NC, SC, VA, AL, TX, OH, and FL.
• 1Box Group (European Self-Storage Platform) Volta Global's European self-storage sub-brand operating acquisition, conversion, and ground-up development of self-storage facilities across the Netherlands and France; wholly owned subsidiary platform.
• Retail Repositioning Repositioning of underutilized or neglected essential retail properties in US metro areas with strong employment and population growth drivers, delivering returns through active renovation, asset management, and leasing.
• Opportunistic Investments

Quantifiable outcome

• 28% IRR delivered on realized projects since inception
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Extra Space StoragecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExtra Space Storage serves as the operating partner and property manager for Volta Global's US self-storage portfolio. Volta Global develops and acquires properties while Extra Space manages day-to-day operations under their branded facilities. This relationship spans multiple facilities across the US including properties in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Texas, Ohio, and Florida.
• 1Box Group (Netherlands and France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner1Box Group is Volta Global's European self-storage platform, growing from a 2-site portfolio in 2019 to over 40 properties with 1M+ NSF and 40+ employees across the Netherlands and France. Jeff Evans serves as President of 1Box Group alongside his Volta Global role. Jan Bikker, founder of 1BOX, leads as Managing Director for Netherlands, and Fabien Moireaud leads the French platform.
• Best-in-Class Third-Party ManagersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeep partnerships with best-in-class third-party managers supporting operations across the portfolio, including property management, leasing, and facility operations for self-storage, retail, and hospitality assets.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• W. P. Carey: Diversified net-lease REIT with permanent-capital investment style across commercial real estate. Comparable as a permanent-capital, multi-strategy commercial real estate investor with similar LP-aligned orientation.
• Extra Space Storage: Largest US self-storage REIT and Volta Global's operating partner for the US portfolio. Comparable as a self-storage incumbent where Volta's strategy intersects with Extra Space's platform through third-party management and acquisition relationships.
• CubeSmart: US self-storage REIT with owned and third-party-managed facilities nationwide. Comparable as a self-storage incumbent competing for the same acquisition and development opportunities that Volta Global targets.
• Westbrook Partners: Global real estate investment firm focused on value-add and opportunistic strategies with development and operating capabilities. Comparable as a value-add real estate sponsor with similar mixed-equity/debt capability and operating orientation.
• Public Storage: Largest publicly traded self-storage REIT with a national footprint. Comparable as the dominant incumbent in the asset class where Volta Global concentrates the majority of its strategy.
• Stockbridge Capital Group: Boutique real estate investment manager investing across value-add, opportunistic, and debt strategies on behalf of institutional investors. Comparable as a permanent-capital, multi-strategy real estate investment firm.
• Blackstone Real Estate: Global real estate private equity platform with opportunistic, core+, and debt strategies. Comparable as a multi-strategy, permanent-capital CRE investor that competes for institutional capital and large repositioning opportunities.

Direct peers

• SmartStop Self Storage: Vertically integrated self-storage operator, developer, and REIT with acquisition, conversion, and ground-up development activity across the US and Canada. Comparable as a self-storage-led sponsor with developer-operator capabilities similar to Volta Global's 1Box platform.
• National Storage Affiliates Trust: Self-storage REIT owning and operating facilities across the US through participating regional operators. Comparable as a self-storage-focused sponsor with operator-partner model that mirrors Volta Global's Extra Space Storage partnership structure.

Emerging players

• Safeguard Self Storage: Privately held self-storage acquisition, development, and management platform. Comparable as a self-storage operator-developer competing in similar mid-market acquisition and conversion opportunities that Volta Global targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments7 records

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