Piston, on one page.
Company facts, ready-to-quote descriptions, founders and brand assets: everything you need to write about Piston, without having to ask.
Category
Agentic ERP, AI-native
Founded
2025, Paris
Founders
Eric Lacaille
Florian Bachelot
Eugène Nélou
Funding
€3M seed round, July 2025
Led by Daphni, with OVNI Capital, Drysdale Ventures, Motier Ventures and Kima Ventures
Go-live
2 to 6 weeks
Hosting
Europe or United States, GDPR-compliant
Languages
English and French
Online
pistonhq.app
LinkedIn: pistonhq
YouTube: @Piston-ERP
Piston in one sentence
Piston is the agentic ERP for manufacturers, food producers and distributors: AI agents run purchasing, inventory, production and orders inside one AI-native ERP.
Short version
Piston is an AI-native ERP for companies that buy, stock, make and sell physical goods. It brings procurement, inventory, production, orders, traceability and finance into one platform, and adds AI agents that do the repetitive work for each team: matching invoices, planning replenishment, following up orders. Teams keep control and approve the decisions.
Long version
Piston is the agentic ERP for small and mid-sized manufacturers, food & beverage producers and distributors. The platform covers the full operations chain in 11 modules, from procurement and quotation to production, traceability, logistics and finance, and reads incoming emails to enter orders, delivery notes and invoices without re-entry.
Eight AI agents, one per team, monitor the data, flag issues and prepare the next action; people approve. Teams can also ask questions in plain language with Ask. Piston goes live in 2 to 6 weeks and is hosted in Europe or the United States.
Founded in 2025 in Paris by Eric Lacaille, Florian Bachelot and Eugène Nélou, Piston raised €3M in seed funding in July 2025, led by Daphni, with OVNI Capital, Drysdale Ventures, Motier Ventures and Kima Ventures.
Who Piston is for
Small and mid-sized companies that buy, stock, make and sell physical goods: manufacturers, food & beverage producers, distributors and trading companies.
Writing our name
Piston is written as one word with a capital P. In running text, avoid “PISTON”, “PistonHQ” or “Piston AI”: pistonhq.app is the domain and pistonhq the social handle.
Do not distort or recolor the logo: dark version on light backgrounds, white version on dark backgrounds.
Piston in numbers
11
modules, from quote to cash
8
AI agents, one per operations team
2–6
weeks to go live, depending on scope
€3
M
seed round led by Daphni, July 2025
8 AI agents, one per operations team
Who is behind Piston
Investors
Daphni (lead), OVNI Capital, Drysdale Ventures, Motier Ventures, Kima Ventures and business angels.
Logos and colors
Logo files
SVG and PNG versions, dark and white. Available on request from the team.
Piston Red · #FA4059
Accent color, for highlights and calls to action.
Ink · #0E1013
Main text and dark backgrounds.
Light grey · #F6F7F8
Card and section backgrounds.
Press FAQ
What is Piston?
Piston is an agentic ERP: an AI-native ERP for manufacturers, food & beverage producers and distributors, where AI agents handle the repetitive work of each team, from procurement and inventory to production, orders and finance.
Who founded Piston?
Piston was founded in 2025 in Paris by Eric Lacaille, Florian Bachelot and Eugène Nélou.
Who invested in Piston?
Piston raised €3M in seed funding in July 2025, led by Daphni, with OVNI Capital, Drysdale Ventures, Motier Ventures and Kima Ventures.
How is Piston different from a traditional ERP?
A traditional ERP records operations and people do the work. In Piston, AI agents read emails, enter documents, monitor stock and orders and prepare the next action; teams approve.
Where is customer data hosted?
In Europe or the United States, at the customer’s choice. Piston is GDPR-compliant and customer data is never used to train AI models.
Can I use the Piston logo in an article?
Yes. Piston’s logos can be used to write about Piston, without modification. For any other use, contact us.
Learn more about Piston: security and data protection, customer case studies, and the blog.