Allison Transmission to transform Innovation with Allison Ventures
Allison Transmission, a leading designer and manufacturer of conventional and electrified vehicle propulsion solutions and the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions for commercial and defence vehicles, today announced it is launching Allison Ventures.
Allison Ventures will strategically invest in, and partner with, start-up and growth-stage companies to foster advancements in commercial-duty mobility and work solutions.
The team is focused on advancing Allison’s global strategy in the ever-evolving mobility market. Allison Ventures is not a separate investment fund but embedded within Allison’s corporate team.
“Allison Ventures will allow us to increase our innovation pipeline in support of industry technology advancement across commercial-duty mobility and work solutions to further our mission to Improve the Way the World Works,” said Todd Bradford, Vice President, Strategy, Business and Corporate Development, Allison Transmission.
The Ventures team will focus on technologies that will shape the future of commercial-duty mobility and work solutions.
Initial areas of interest to include new technologies and business model innovations related to connectivity, digitization, automation, sustainability, electrification, manufacturing and operations.