Valeo

About

Valeo is a group focused on the design, production and sale of components, integrated systems and modules for the automotive industry.

Créteil,Ile-de-France,France
10001 - max
http://www.valeo.com/en/

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt
Last Funding Money Raised: €600M
Industries: Automotive,Lighting,Manufacturing
Founded date: Jan 1, 1923
Number Of Employee: 10001 - max
Operating Status: Active
Stock Symbol: epa:FR
Legal Name: Valeo SA

Valeo is an independent industrial Group fully focused on the design, production and sale of components, integrated systems and modules for the automotive industry, mainly for CO2 emissions reduction, Valeo ranks among the world's top automotive suppliers.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

2

€600M

Valeo has raised a total of €600M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Feb 10, 2021 from a Post-IPO Debt round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Feb 10, 2021	Post-IPO Debt	€600M	1	European Investment Bank	—	Detail
Apr 1, 1999	IPO	—	—	—	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

5

1

Valeo has made 5 investments. Their most recent investment was on Nov 2, 2022, when Arta Finance raised $90M.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Nov 2, 2022 Arta Finance	Series A	$90M	Finance	—
Jan 9, 2019 Benewake	Series B	—	Automotive	Yes
Nov 10, 2016 CloudMade	Funding Round	—	Artificial Intelligence	—
Oct 10, 2016 NAVYA	Series B	€30M	Autonomous Vehicles	—
Jun 18, 2015 Aledia	Series B	$31M	Hardware	—

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

1

Valeo is funded by 1 investors. European Investment Bank are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
European Investment Bank	Yes	Post-IPO Debt

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

11

Valeo has 11 current employee profiles, including Executive Guillaume Devauchelle

Guillaume Devauchelle

Executive

Board member

Executive

Executive

Board member

Exits

Valeo has had 2 exits. Valeo most notable exits include NAVYA , CloudMade

Date	Company Name	Exit Type	Industry
Jul 24, 2018	NAVYA	M&A	Autonomous Vehicles	Detail
Nov 15, 2016	CloudMade	M&A	Artificial Intelligence	Detail

Acquisition

Valeo has acquired 12 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Sylea on Nov 9, 2001. They acquired Sylea for 0.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Nov 9, 2001 Sylea	Automotive	acquisition	—	Detail
Oct 21, 2004 Valeo Climatizacion	Automotive	acquisition	—	Detail
Feb 23, 2011 Niles Co.	Automotive	acquisition	$ 320M	Detail
Oct 3, 2013 Eltek Electric Vehicles	Automotive	acquisition	—	Detail
Jan 21, 2014 Valeo Sylvania	Automotive	acquisition	—	Detail