# ZF Group

> ZF Group is a VC fund backing Software and Autonomous Vehicles. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zf-group/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/zf_group
- Website: http://zf.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zfgroup.global/

ZF Group is a technology company supplying systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and industrial technology enabling mobility.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 50% |
| Autonomous Vehicles | 4 | 40% |
| Automotive | 3 | 30% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 30% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 30% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 3 | 30% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 30% |
| Series A | 2 | 20% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2 | 20% |
| China | 1 | 10% |
| Austria | 1 | 10% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 10% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 10% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arantxa Cabaleiro | Global Commodity Buyer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arantxa-cabaleiro |
| Christian Brenneke | Senior Vice President Engineering | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-brenneke |
| Gahl Berkooz | Vice President of Data, Analytics and Monetization | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gahl-berkooz |
| Hessam Habibian | Advanced Analytics and Machine Learning Lead in Product Innovation Global @ Innovation Lab CVS | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hessam-habibian |
| Jane Mcleod | Communications Director-Commercial Vehicle Control Sustems | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jane-mcleod |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tset | Tset is a software company that develops a SaaS enterprise solution for product cost and CO2 emission estimation. | $14.3M |  | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| Tset | Tset is a software company that develops a SaaS enterprise solution for product cost and CO2 emission estimation. | $14.2M | Series A | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| CarPay-Diem | CarPay-Diem is a service platform allowing any mobile app or connected car to activate any fuel pump. The user experience is very simple. When the car arrives at the fuel station, the smartphone (or car display) automatically switches on and asks for the nearest pump number. The driver is then invited to take fuel. When he places the nozzle back,the transaction receipt appears on the screen. CarPay-diem has managed the payment and the loyalty. In the meantime, the fuel station has send a targeted commercial offer to the driver to motivate him to enter in the shop and buy something on top of fuel. |  | Corporate Round | Mar 28, 2023 |  |
| Oxa | Oxa develops autonomous vehicle software and hardware solutions for industrial mobility automation. The company provides self-driving software that can be configured for various industrial vehicles, paired with modular hardware systems that allow existing fleets to be upgraded. Oxa also offers fleet management software that can integrate withthird-party logistics systems to support coordinated operations. Its solutions focus on improving efficiency, productivity, and safety in environments such as ports, airports, and industrial yards. Oxa incorporates safety and monitoring measures throughout its development and deployment processes, ensuring controlled and explainable vehicle autonomy. The company collaborates with organizations to implement and optimize automation strategies while supporting the adoption and operation of autonomous fleets. | $139.8M | Series C | Jan 10, 2023 |  |
| StradVision | StradVision offers an embedded perception algorithm designed for advanced driver assistance systems and applications in autonomous vehicles. Utilizing its production-ready ADAS software IP platform, which employs camera-based perception AI or LiDAR, StradVision is committed to its roadmap towards achieving autonomous driving. The machine learningalgorithm developed by StradVision has attained the top performance in prestigious technological evaluations, including scene text detection in both English and Chinese, as well as pedestrian detection. StradVision's computer vision algorithm is both precise and rapid, operating seamlessly on embedded and IoT devices. | $38.2M | Series C | Aug 09, 2022 |  |
| StradVision | StradVision offers an embedded perception algorithm designed for advanced driver assistance systems and applications in autonomous vehicles. Utilizing its production-ready ADAS software IP platform, which employs camera-based perception AI or LiDAR, StradVision is committed to its roadmap towards achieving autonomous driving. The machine learningalgorithm developed by StradVision has attained the top performance in prestigious technological evaluations, including scene text detection in both English and Chinese, as well as pedestrian detection. StradVision's computer vision algorithm is both precise and rapid, operating seamlessly on embedded and IoT devices. | $14.9M | Series C | Feb 25, 2022 |  |
| Embotech | Embotech develops autonomous driving software for industrial and logistics applications. Its platform combines AI, computer vision, and motion planning to enable self-driving vehicles for ports, logistics yards, and automotive operations. The company also provides automated vehicle marshalling, fleet management, and safety-certified autonomysolutions for commercial deployments. | $10.8M | Series A | Dec 17, 2021 |  |
| CalmCar Vision System | CalmCar Vehicle Vision is a Chinese intelligent driving vision system provider. They are specialized in developing intelligent vision system for ADAS, autopilot and autonomous driving with functions of Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Front Collision Warning (FCW), Pedestrian Collision Warning(PCW), Blind Spot Detection (BSD) and Traffic SignRecognition (TSR). | $150M | Series C | Jul 22, 2021 |  |
| ASAP | At ASAP, they have focused their vision from the beginning on the future - in terms of the automotive technology of tomorrow as well as the long-term security of their company. That is why we focus on the challenges of the future in their range of services: autonomous driving, e-mobility and connectivity. |  |  | Oct 19, 2018 |  |
| Astyx Communication & Sensors | ASTYX develop and manufacture high and ultra-high frequency sensors for automotive, aerospace, and industrial applications as well as modules for satellite communications. |  |  | Mar 30, 2017 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brose Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brose-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aptiv](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aptiv) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BGF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bgf-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bp-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bystronic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bystronic) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CICC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cicc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ZF Group invest in?

ZF Group invests primarily in Software, Autonomous Vehicles and Automotive startups, most often at Series C and Funding Round stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact ZF Group?

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### Who are the partners at ZF Group?

The team at ZF Group includes Arantxa Cabaleiro (Global Commodity Buyer), Christian Brenneke (Senior Vice President Engineering) and Gahl Berkooz (Vice President of Data, Analytics and Monetization), among 17 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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