
Investments
3Portfolio Exits
8Partners & Customers
10About DHL
DHL provides courier, package delivery and express mail services. It specializes in international express, air and ocean freight, road and rail transportation, contract logistics, and international mail services. The company was founded in 1969 and is based in Bonn, Germany.

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Latest DHL News
Dec 27, 2022
(marketscreener.com) EQS Post-admission Duties announcement: Deutsche Post AG / Announcement pursuant to section 5 para 3 of Regulation No. 596/2014 in conjunction with section 2 para 2 and 3 of the delegated regulation 2016/1052 of the commission Deutsche Post AG: Release of a capital market information 27.12.2022 / 11:58...https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/DEUTSCHE-POST-AG-435996/news/CMS-Deutsche-Post-AG-Release-of-a-capital-market-information-42621459/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20221227
DHL Investments
3 Investments
DHL has made 3 investments. Their latest investment was in FarEye as part of their Series C on February 2, 2018.

DHL Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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2/6/2018 | Series C | FarEye | $9.57M | Yes | 3 | |
12/21/2004 | Corporate Minority | |||||
6/8/2000 | Unattributed VC - IV |
Date | 2/6/2018 | 12/21/2004 | 6/8/2000 |
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Round | Series C | Corporate Minority | Unattributed VC - IV |
Company | FarEye | ||
Amount | $9.57M | ||
New? | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||
Sources | 3 |
DHL Portfolio Exits
8 Portfolio Exits
DHL has 8 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was StreetScooter on November 11, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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11/11/2021 | Acquired - II | 1 | |||
Date | 11/11/2021 | ||||
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Exit | Acquired - II | ||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 |
DHL Acquisitions
12 Acquisitions
DHL acquired 12 companies. Their latest acquisition was Red je Pakketje on November 22, 2022.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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11/22/2022 | Other | $15.29M | Asset Sale | 2 | ||
11/22/2022 | Convertible Note | $326.93M | Asset Sale | 2 | ||
9/26/2022 | Corporate Majority | 2 | ||||
9/9/2022 | ||||||
1/16/2018 |
Date | 11/22/2022 | 11/22/2022 | 9/26/2022 | 9/9/2022 | 1/16/2018 |
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Investment Stage | Other | Convertible Note | |||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | $15.29M | $326.93M | |||
Note | Asset Sale | Asset Sale | Corporate Majority | ||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 2 |
DHL Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
DHL has 10 strategic partners and customers. DHL recently partnered with Ford Motor Company on December 12, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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12/5/2022 | Vendor | United States | Ford To Supply Over 2,000 E-Transit Vans To Deutsche Post DHL Group `` Ford and Deutsche Post DHL Group share the vision of greater sustainability and a commitment to electrified solutions , and this agreement is a major step towards millions of deliveries being completed by electrified vehicles around the world . | 4 | |
12/5/2022 | Vendor | United States | Deutsche Post DHL to buy 2,000 Ford E-Transit electric vans Hans Schep , general manager , Ford , Europe , said : `` Ford and Deutsche Post DHL Group share the vision of greater sustainability and a commitment to electrified solutions , and this agreement is a major step towards millions of deliveries being completed by electrified vehicles around the world . | 2 | |
12/5/2022 | Vendor | United States | GM’s BrightDrop signs first customer in Canada, unveils country’s first large EV factory BrightDrop 's relationship with GM gives it manufacturing and financial heft that several of its rival EV startups lack , experts said . | 3 | |
11/29/2022 | Partner | ||||
11/28/2022 | Client |
Date | 12/5/2022 | 12/5/2022 | 12/5/2022 | 11/29/2022 | 11/28/2022 |
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Type | Vendor | Vendor | Vendor | Partner | Client |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United States | United States | United States | ||
News Snippet | Ford To Supply Over 2,000 E-Transit Vans To Deutsche Post DHL Group `` Ford and Deutsche Post DHL Group share the vision of greater sustainability and a commitment to electrified solutions , and this agreement is a major step towards millions of deliveries being completed by electrified vehicles around the world . | Deutsche Post DHL to buy 2,000 Ford E-Transit electric vans Hans Schep , general manager , Ford , Europe , said : `` Ford and Deutsche Post DHL Group share the vision of greater sustainability and a commitment to electrified solutions , and this agreement is a major step towards millions of deliveries being completed by electrified vehicles around the world . | GM’s BrightDrop signs first customer in Canada, unveils country’s first large EV factory BrightDrop 's relationship with GM gives it manufacturing and financial heft that several of its rival EV startups lack , experts said . | ||
Sources | 4 | 2 | 3 |
DHL Team
69 Team Members
DHL has 69 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Frank Appel.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Frank Appel | Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Name | Frank Appel | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Status | Current |
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