2motion

What 2motion does

2MOTION GmbH is a privately held German engineering services company founded in 2008 and headquartered in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, with a secondary office in Herdecke. The firm operates a "Network of Competence" model delivering project-based engineering, consulting, and personnel services to industrial clients across five named verticals: automotive, electrical industry, machinery and plant engineering, railway, and renewable energy. The company is organized around three core service lines — Mechanical Engineering (development, construction, simulation), Electrical Engineering (hardware, PCB design, HF/EMC consulting, embedded software), and Digital Solutions (business advisory, organizational transformation, software engineering, enterprise management, data management/AI, IT-security, smart industry/Industry 4.0, and mobile computing). Technical delivery relies on industry-standard CAD/CAE toolchains (SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo, NX, ANSYS, Abaqus, LS-DYNA) and a broad software stack (C#, Java, Python, Spring Boot, Angular, Docker, Azure, AWS), supplemented by professor-led expertise in specialized domains.

The business model is B2B professional services revenue with no publicly disclosed pricing. The company offers three engagement models to clients: Werkvertrag (fixed-price project contracts), Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (staff leasing, permitted by Regionaldirektion Nordrhein-Westfalen since 2009), and structured collaboration with freelance professionals. This flexibility allows 2MOTION to serve both as a project outsourcer and a temporary engineering capacity provider. Distribution is direct, primarily regional within DACH and concentrated in NRW, with go-to-market executed through the corporate website, direct phone/email contact, and a dedicated careers portal used both for recruitment and for inbound client signaling. The company is founder-controlled, organized as a GmbH with no disclosed institutional investment, no parent company, and no public listing. Leadership includes Tim Tembrink (CEO), Bahram Azadi (Managing Director), Melanie Risse (Head of Human Resources), and a roster of full professors heading the Digital Solutions and Electrical Engineering divisions, which is an unusual talent structure for a sub-50-person firm and signals the strategic priority of scaling into higher-value digital and advisory services.

Name

2motion

Legal name

2MOTION GmbH

Website

https://2motion.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

2MOTION GmbH is a Dortmund-based engineering services firm founded in 2008, delivering mechanical, electrical, and digital solutions — including AI and Industry 4.0 — to industrial clients in automotive, electrical, machinery, rail, and renewable energy across the DACH region via project contracts, staff leasing, and freelancer partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dortmund

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Engineering Services: Project-based engineering services including development, construction, and simulation across mechanical, electrical, and digital domains. Revenue generated through fixed-price contracts (Werkvertrag) and project engagements.
2. Staff Leasing / Personnel Services: Temporary worker deployment (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) with permission obtained from Regionaldirektion Nordrhein-Westfalen in 2009. Workers placed at client companies for limited periods (maximum 18 months legal limit).
3. Freelancer Collaboration: Collaboration with freelance professionals for specialized skills and resources for specific projects. Long-term professional relationships with freelance partners.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

2MOTION provides customised engineering services across mechanical, electrical, and digital disciplines, covering development, construction, simulation, hardware/PCB design, embedded software, and IT/digital solutions. The company delivers these services to industrial clients in automotive, electrical, machinery, railway, and renewable energy sectors through three engagement models: fixed-price contracts (Werkvertrag), staff leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), and collaboration with freelance professionals.

Product overview

2MOTION is an engineering services company offering three core service lines: Mechanical Engineering (development, construction, simulation), Electrical Engineering (hardware, PCB-design, EMC consulting, embedded software), and Digital Solutions (business advisory, organizational transformation, software engineering, enterprise management, data management/AI, IT-security, smart industry, mobile computing). The company operates as a network of competence model, providing specialized project and personnel services across industries including automotive, electrical, machinery, rail, and renewable energy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Engineering Engineering services covering development, construction, and simulation of components, machines, and systems with a focus on geometric, mechanical, and mechatronic functions; delivered to industrial clients in automotive, machinery, rail, and related sectors.
• Electrical Engineering Electronic systems development services including hardware engineering, PCB design/layout, HF/EMC consulting, and embedded software development across the entire product development process; delivered to industrial clients.
• Digital Solutions Comprehensive IT services covering business advisory, organisational transformation, software engineering, enterprise management, data management/AI, IT-security, smart industry/Industry 4.0, and mobile computing; delivered to industrial clients undergoing digital transformation.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Renommierte Beratungshäuser (Consulting Firms)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network of partnerships with renowned consulting firms that provide additional synergies and knowledge potential, complementing internal resources with specialized expertise that can be integrated into customer projects as needed.
• Spezialisierte Engineering-Dienstleister (Specialized Engineering Service Providers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with specialized engineering service providers that expand the company's capacity and expertise to deliver comprehensive solutions to clients across different technical domains.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EDAG Engineering GmbH: One of Germany's largest independent engineering services providers, serving automotive, industrial, and mobility OEMs with development, simulation, and production engineering. Overlaps directly with 2MOTION's mechanical engineering, simulation, and cross-industry verticals, but at vastly greater scale.
• Akkodis (formerly AKKA Technologies): European engineering and digital services group with strong presence in Germany, offering product development, embedded systems, and Industry 4.0 / digital transformation services. Direct overlap with 2MOTION's three-pillar (mechanical, electrical, digital) service portfolio.
• FEV Group GmbH: International engineering services provider headquartered in Aachen, focused on powertrain, vehicle, and software/electronics development. Comparable to 2MOTION's mechanical-electrical-digital service stack, particularly for automotive and mobility customers.
• Segula Technologies: International engineering consultancy with significant German operations across automotive, rail, energy, and industrial sectors. Comparable to 2MOTION in cross-industry engineering services delivery and project-based engagement models.
• ALTEN Group: Global engineering and IT consulting group with a major German footprint serving automotive, rail, and industrial clients. Closely mirrors 2MOTION's combination of mechanical, embedded, and digital consulting engagements across verticals including Bahnindustrie and Erneuerbare Energien.
• IAV GmbH: Leading German automotive and powertrain engineering services provider covering electronics/embedded, software, and vehicle integration. Highly comparable to 2MOTION's electrical engineering and embedded software offerings, especially in the automotive and rail verticals.
• Bertrandt AG: Public German engineering services firm providing development services across automotive, aerospace, and mechanical engineering. Directly competes with 2MOTION in development, construction, and simulation services for industrial customers.
• Capgemini Engineering: Global digital engineering and R&D services arm of Capgemini (incorporating the former Altran). Competes with 2MOTION for Industry 4.0, smart factory, embedded, and software engineering mandates, especially among large enterprise customers.
• Assystem S.A. European engineering and project management consultancy active in energy, transport, and industrial infrastructure. Overlaps with 2MOTION's renewable energy and rail industry exposure as well as its project-based engineering service delivery.

Direct peers

• ITK Engineering GmbH: Bosch-owned German engineering services firm specializing in embedded systems, software, and controls for automotive, medical, and industrial customers. Closest scale-and-scope analog to 2MOTION's electrical engineering division and embedded software offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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