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Marc Lubke

Global Venture & Technology Scouting at ZF Group

Zurich, Zurich

Overview 

Marc Lubke is the Head of Global Venture & Technology Scouting at ZF Group, with a background in venture capital and corporate finance at companies like UBS and Redalpine. He holds a Master of Science from UCL and SOAS University of London, and has expertise in policy analysis and strategic planning. Highlights of Marc's career include leading global venture and technology scouting at a prestigious company like ZF Group, and having a strong investment background in venture capital and corporate finance with notable firms like UBS and Redalpine.

Work Experience 

  • Head of Global Venturing

    2024 - Current

    Lead a global team across Europe, North America, China, and India to execute strategic M&A, investments, and technology partnerships for ZF Group - the world-leading automotive supplier (USD 46bn revenue, 170.000 employees). Drive inorganic growth for ZF Commercial Vehicle Systems by sourcing and implementing high-impact collaborations in automation, autonomous driving, connectivity, energy efficiency, and electrification — delivering up to $1.3B in business value per engagement. Shaping an emission- & an accident-free future of mobility.

  • Head of Venture & Technology Scouting

    2022 - 2024

    Responsible for startup scouting at ZF Commercial Vehicle Systems, the world's leading commercial vehicle supplier. Focus areas include automation, autonomous driving, connectivity & data, efficiency, and electrification.

  • Private Investor

    2017

    Angel tickets in technology startups (incl. Circular Economy, Logistics, IoT, and Medtech)

Self Employed is a contracting company that provides independent contracting services.

  • Investment Associate - Venture Capital

    2021 - 2021

    Redalpine provides venture capital to highly scalable start-ups, with the mission to help talented entrepreneurs turn an ambitious vision into reality by providing money, experience, coaching and door opening. Redalpine invests in disruptive business models with a moderate total capital need in the fields of information technology (ICT) and life sciences in seed and early stage. EUR 1-10m tickets, EUR >1 bn AuM. Companies include: N26, Robinhood, SpaceX, Sennder, Ethos Life, Taxfix, Zenjob, Inkitt, Magaloop, Carvolution, Razor Group, Sanity Group and more.

  • Investment Analyst - Corporate Finance

    2018 - 2020

    Deal sourcing, due diligence, and fundraising for fast-growing start-ups and SMEs with a scalable business model that are active in an attractive, growing market. Details on requirements: - Sales of more than CHF 1 million and a diversified customer base - Capital requirements: at least CHF 3 million growth financing (equity / hybrid capital) - Convincing and sufficiently documented business case Companies include: On Running, Anybotics, Ava, Cutiss, Farmy, InSphero and VIU Ventures.

UBS Realty Investors is an institutional investment advisor that managed real estate equity assets on behalf of its clients.

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