Allison Transmission to Drive Innovation with New Venture Capital Arm
Allison Ventures to invest in early and growth stage companies to drive technology advancement across commercial-duty mobility and work solutions.
INDIANAPOLIS, January 30, 2024 – 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 defense 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 is 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, of Strategy, Business, and Corporate Development, Allison Transmission. The Allison 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.
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