What is Relief?
Project-based manufacturing is critical for delivering tailored solutions but suffers from quoting inaccuracies that erode margins—often due to fragmented data, reliance on individual expertise, and outdated tools. Relief is an AI-powered quoting agent that connects to ERPs and existing files to centralize data, generate accurate, consistent quotes, and improve profitability. By learning from past projects and offering real-time insights, Relief helps industrial teams reduce risks, standardize pricing, and make smarter, faster quoting decisions.
Business and value proposition
Relief is an AI-powered quoting agent designed to improve accuracy, consistency, and profitability in project-based manufacturing. By generating intelligent recommendations, Relief helps technical sales teams and quote experts optimize their quotes and secure additional margin points.
Why we invested?
Mickael stands out for his hands-on, resilient approach and deep market understanding. He’s mission-driven, with strong references on leadership and execution. The problem is clearly validated, and AI offers a timely lever to simplify complex, data-rich challenges—especially in a context where many French industrial SMBs will change ownership by 2030.
On the downside, the initial target market is narrow, and the broader vision is still maturing. Product complexity and scalability are hard to assess at this stage, with limited early traction. The market remains largely non-digitalized, and no clear startup playbook exists yet to crack it.
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