Deutsche Bahn

Deutsche Bahn AG, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, is a global mobility and logistics company operating in over 130 countries. It provides a wide range of services, including national and cross-border passenger and freight transport via rail and road, contract logistics, and infrastructure management. The company's segments comprise DB Long-Distance, DB Regional, DB Arriva, DB Cargo, DB Schenker, DB Netze Track, DB Netze Stations, DB Netze Energy, and other subsidiaries. Additionally, Deutsche Bahn offers engineering and consulting services, ticket sales, and supplies power to consumers. Founded in 1994, it is Germany's largest railway company and a leading mobility provider.

Boris Kühn

Head of M&A

Past deals in Public Transportation

Teralytics

Series D in 2019
Teralytics provides insights into mobility needs by applying big data and advanced machine learning to understand travel behavior and operational data. The company develops a data intelligence platform that helps transport operators, planners, and modelers optimize services, forecast demand, and make data-driven decisions. Its solutions enable transportation authorities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction while contributing to sustainable mobility by improving journey times, ensuring accessibility, and reducing environmental impact.

RideCell

Series B in 2018
RideCell provides fleet automation and management software for ride sharing and car sharing. Its platform automates onboarding, driver-rider matching, scheduling, routing, payment processing, dynamic pricing, and demand-supply balancing, and includes analytics and configurable settings. The Demand-Response product automates requests and dispatch, while Fixed Route offers real time tracking, delay alerts, and proactive notifications for buses and shuttles via phone, text, web, or mobile apps. The platform supports end-to-end operation of mobility services, including rider onboarding, ID checks, referrals, promotions, and online management of fleets. RideCell serves public and private transportation, universities and campuses, and maintenance and delivery fleets, helping operators launch and scale mobility services efficiently. By integrating fleet IoT data with digital vehicle control, it turns manual processes into automated workflows and improves efficiency and monetization. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Europe and Asia.

RideCell

Series B in 2018
RideCell provides fleet automation and management software for ride sharing and car sharing. Its platform automates onboarding, driver-rider matching, scheduling, routing, payment processing, dynamic pricing, and demand-supply balancing, and includes analytics and configurable settings. The Demand-Response product automates requests and dispatch, while Fixed Route offers real time tracking, delay alerts, and proactive notifications for buses and shuttles via phone, text, web, or mobile apps. The platform supports end-to-end operation of mobility services, including rider onboarding, ID checks, referrals, promotions, and online management of fleets. RideCell serves public and private transportation, universities and campuses, and maintenance and delivery fleets, helping operators launch and scale mobility services efficiently. By integrating fleet IoT data with digital vehicle control, it turns manual processes into automated workflows and improves efficiency and monetization. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Europe and Asia.

Flinc

Venture Round in 2015
Flinc develops a social mobility network application that matches drivers and passengers for ridesharing with real-time navigation technology. Founded in 2010, it operates as a subsidiary of moovel GmbH since 2017.

Flinc

Venture Round in 2014
Flinc develops a social mobility network application that matches drivers and passengers for ridesharing with real-time navigation technology. Founded in 2010, it operates as a subsidiary of moovel GmbH since 2017.

Arriva Group

Acquisition in 2010
Arriva Group is a public transport operator in European countries.
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