Best of British: Voly – powering the modern superyacht

Management26 Mar 2026

Sponsored by Voly Group

In an industry defined by precision, discretion and global mobility, British technology company Voly is quietly reshaping how the world’s most sophisticated vessels are run

Founded in 2016 by former professional tennis player Ian Flanagan, Voly began as a focused accounting platform for the superyacht sector. It has since evolved into a comprehensive operational ecosystem designed specifically for life at sea.

“After my tennis career ended, I wanted to build something that genuinely solved problems for an industry I knew well,” says Flanagan. “Superyacht management was still heavily reliant on spreadsheets and fragmented systems. Voly was created to bring transparency, efficiency and modern financial management to the sector.”

Today, Voly offers a fully integrated platform that helps owners, captains, crew, management offices and family offices manage every financial and operational aspect of a superyacht. The platform provides end-to-end visibility of a yacht’s accounts and operations, with tailored access levels for each stakeholder – from family offices and yacht management companies to captains and crew.

Originally developed as an accounting and payments platform, Voly has expanded significantly in recent years through a series of strategic acquisitions designed to bring key yacht management functions into one connected system.

In February 2023, Voly acquired Pinpoint Works, a widely used worklist and project management platform that enables captains, shipyards and project managers to track refits, maintenance and new builds in real time. In September 2024, the company acquired Voyonic, a provider of maritime payroll and crew employment services, extending Voly’s capabilities into global payroll and crew administration.

Most recently, in December 2024, Voly added Workrest to its ecosystem, bringing advanced crew management tools that track working hours, rest periods, leave and compliance for vessels and management companies.

Together, these technologies now form a comprehensive platform covering accounting, foreign exchange, APA approvals, crew payroll, crew management and operational workflows. Voly also offers a prepaid Mastercard solution, allowing crew and management teams to manage onboard spending while maintaining real-time financial oversight.

“The vision has always been to create a truly end-to-end platform for superyachts,” Flanagan explains. “By bringing together financial management, project workflows and crew services under one roof, we’re giving owners and their teams a level of visibility and control that simply didn’t exist before.”

What sets the company apart is its close connection to the sector it serves. With decades of combined yachting experience across the team, Voly has deep roots in the industry and works closely with captains, management companies and family offices to continually refine and expand the platform.

“Our philosophy is simple,” says Flanagan. “We build technology with the people who actually use it. Voly is built for superyachts, by people who understand superyachts.”

As yacht operations become increasingly complex and global, digital platforms are becoming essential to maintaining efficiency and accountability. By combining financial technology with operational tools tailored to life at sea, Voly is positioning itself at the forefront of a new generation of maritime software – one designed to keep the world’s most remarkable vessels running smoothly

For more information, visit volygroup.com