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6Partners & Customers
10Service Providers
1About ZF Friedrichshafen
ZF Friedrichshafen is an automotive supplier that makes automatic and manual transmissions for commercial vehicles, cars, aircraft, and marine vessels. It also makes rail transmissions and industrial drives such as servo gearboxes.
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May 5, 2023
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ZF Friedrichshafen Investments
16 Investments
ZF Friedrichshafen has made 16 investments. Their latest investment was in Tset as part of their Series A on April 4, 2023.
ZF Friedrichshafen Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/6/2023 | Series A | Tset | $14.24M | Yes | Alois Flatz, Brose Ventures, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and ZF Friedrichshafen | 1 |
3/28/2023 | Corporate Minority | CarPay-Diem | Yes | 1 | ||
1/11/2023 | Series C | Oxbotica | $140M | Yes | 35 | |
3/29/2022 | Series C - II | |||||
2/14/2022 | Corporate Minority |
Date | 4/6/2023 | 3/28/2023 | 1/11/2023 | 3/29/2022 | 2/14/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A | Corporate Minority | Series C | Series C - II | Corporate Minority |
Company | Tset | CarPay-Diem | Oxbotica | ||
Amount | $14.24M | $140M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Alois Flatz, Brose Ventures, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and ZF Friedrichshafen | ||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 35 |
ZF Friedrichshafen Portfolio Exits
6 Portfolio Exits
ZF Friedrichshafen has 6 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Ibeo Automotive Systems on December 09, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/9/2022 | Asset Sale | 1 | |||
Date | 12/9/2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Asset Sale | ||||
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Valuation | |||||
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Sources | 1 |
ZF Friedrichshafen Acquisitions
11 Acquisitions
ZF Friedrichshafen acquired 11 companies. Their latest acquisition was Intellic on January 11, 2023.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/11/2023 | Acquired | 7 | ||||
11/5/2021 | Debt | $33.5M | Acquired | 1 | ||
10/2/2021 | Other | Corporate Majority | 1 | |||
8/11/2020 | ||||||
5/13/2019 |
Date | 1/11/2023 | 11/5/2021 | 10/2/2021 | 8/11/2020 | 5/13/2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | Debt | Other | |||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | $33.5M | ||||
Note | Acquired | Acquired | Corporate Majority | ||
Sources | 7 | 1 | 1 |
ZF Friedrichshafen Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
ZF Friedrichshafen has 10 strategic partners and customers. ZF Friedrichshafen recently partnered with STMicroelectronics on April 4, 2023.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/13/2023 | Vendor | Switzerland | ZF signs long-term supply contract for SiC devices with STMicroelectronics With the ST agreement , ZF Friedrichshafen has gained another leading global supplier for SiC technology , in addition to the partnership agreement for SiC technology with Wolfspeed announced in February . | 7 | |
3/16/2023 | Partner | Estonia | Clevon collaborates with ZF to orchestrate driverless last-mile delivery fleets The integration of ZF will allow Clevon to focus on its core competence and the development of autonomous driving functionality and , at the same time , build courier fleets to test its technology and scale its worldwide operations . | 1 | |
3/9/2023 | Vendor | India | Infosys Collaborates with Mobility Specialist ZF to Revamp Supply Chain Operations Rainer Scheuring , Vice President IT AC Market and Materials Management , ZF Friedrichshafen AG said , `` Based on the holistic IBP planning approach and the guidance of our implementation partner Infosys , we built the foundation for improved availabilities and reduced inventories within our multi-echelon supply chain . '' | 11 | |
2/2/2023 | Partner | ||||
2/1/2023 | Vendor |
Date | 4/13/2023 | 3/16/2023 | 3/9/2023 | 2/2/2023 | 2/1/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Vendor | Partner | Vendor | Partner | Vendor |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | Switzerland | Estonia | India | ||
News Snippet | ZF signs long-term supply contract for SiC devices with STMicroelectronics With the ST agreement , ZF Friedrichshafen has gained another leading global supplier for SiC technology , in addition to the partnership agreement for SiC technology with Wolfspeed announced in February . | Clevon collaborates with ZF to orchestrate driverless last-mile delivery fleets The integration of ZF will allow Clevon to focus on its core competence and the development of autonomous driving functionality and , at the same time , build courier fleets to test its technology and scale its worldwide operations . | Infosys Collaborates with Mobility Specialist ZF to Revamp Supply Chain Operations Rainer Scheuring , Vice President IT AC Market and Materials Management , ZF Friedrichshafen AG said , `` Based on the holistic IBP planning approach and the guidance of our implementation partner Infosys , we built the foundation for improved availabilities and reduced inventories within our multi-echelon supply chain . '' | ||
Sources | 7 | 1 | 11 |
ZF Friedrichshafen Service Providers
1 Service Provider
ZF Friedrichshafen has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Acquired | Investment Bank | Financial Advisor |
Service Provider | |
|---|---|
Associated Rounds | Acquired |
Provider Type | Investment Bank |
Service Type | Financial Advisor |
Partnership data by VentureSource
ZF Friedrichshafen Team
36 Team Members
ZF Friedrichshafen has 36 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Wolf-Henning Scheider.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Wolf-Henning Scheider | Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Name | Wolf-Henning Scheider | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Status | Current |
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