Ivm

Name

Ivm

Legal name

ivm GmbH (Integriertes Verkehrs- und Mobilitätsmanagement Region Frankfurt RheinMain)

Website

https://ivm-rheinmain.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Mobility Management

NAICS

Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700), Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) (7510)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Mobility & Ground Transport Management (THALANAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employee Commute Programs & Shuttle/Vanpool Management (TLABALAE), Corporate & Employee Fleet Programs (THADAKAC)

Keywords

• Regional mobility management
• Cycling infrastructure reporting
• Public transport coordination
• School mobility management
• Corporate mobility programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public sector mandates and consortium funding: ivm is funded by its shareholders — two federal states, 7 districts, 5 independent cities, 3 special-status cities, and the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV). Funding derives from public mandates to coordinate regional mobility management, traffic management, and cycling promotion across the Frankfurt RheinMain region.
2. Administrative fees for Regional Handwerkerparkausweis: ivm coordinates and administers the regional tradesperson parking permit scheme. Administrative fees are collected by issuing authorities; ivm operates the central database and coordination platform. Fee: €305 for first permit (up to 6 license plates), €161 per additional original, €25 per amendment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ivm GmbH operates as a cross-jurisdictional coordination body that delivers integrated traffic and mobility management for the Frankfurt RheinMain region in Hesse, Germany. It runs digital platforms (Radroutenplaner Hessen cycling route planner, Meldeplattform Radverkehr infrastructure reporting tool, regional Verkehrsmanagementzentrale traffic management center, Mobilitätspläne Hessen knowledge platform) and programs (Besser zur Arbeit occupational mobility management, Besser zur Schule school mobility management, Regionaler Handwerkerparkausweis parking permit scheme) funded by its public shareholders.

Product overview

IVM (Integriertes Verkehrs- und Mobilitätsmanagement Region Frankfurt RheinMain) operates a portfolio of mobility management platforms and programs, not a single unified product. The portfolio includes the Radroutenplaner Hessen for cycling route planning, Meldeplattform Radverkehr for infrastructure reporting, Regionaler Handwerkerparkausweis for craft parking permits, Besser zur Arbeit for business mobility management, Besser zur Schule for school mobility management including Schulradroutenplaner, Verkehrsmanagement for regional traffic management, and Mobilitätspläne Hessen as a knowledge platform. These products serve municipalities, businesses, schools, and citizens across Hesse and the Frankfurt RheinMain region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Besser zur Arbeit: Occupational mobility management program for the Frankfurt RheinMain region and all of Hessen, coordinated by ivm since 2010.
• Besser zur Schule
• Radroutenplaner Hessen
• Meldeplattform Radverkehr
• Regionaler Handwerkerparkausweis Frankfurt RheinMain
• Verkehrsmanagement Region Frankfurt RheinMain

Products and services

• Radroutenplaner Hessen

Quantifiable outcome

• 339,723 km cycled by 56 Frankfurt schools in Schulradeln 2026 — a record
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Land Hessen (State of Hesse)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLand Hessen is ivm's primary state-level partner, providing co-funding and policy alignment for mobility programs including Schulradeln, STADTRADELN, and the active2work Award. The Hessian Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transport and Housing (HMWVW) and the Ministry of Education (HMKB) collaborate with ivm on school mobility and cycling promotion.
• Hessen MobilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHessen Mobil is the Hessian state road and transport management authority. It partners with ivm on the Verkehrsmanagementzentrale RheinMain, connecting regional traffic data to the federal MDM/Mobilithek platform. Hessen Mobil officially received the traffic management center from ivm in February 2026.
• Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRMV is one of ivm's founding shareholders and the regional public transport association for the Frankfurt RheinMain area. It collaborates with ivm on intermodal mobility solutions and is a key partner in the region's integrated transport management.
• Municipal shareholders (2 states, 7 districts, 5 cities, 3 special-status cities)coreStrategic or Co-development Partnerivm's shareholders include the states of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, 7 districts, 5 independent cities, 3 special-status cities, and the RMV. These entities provide ivm's governance, funding, and implementation reach across the region.
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft Nahmobilität Hessen (AGNH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGNH is a working group of mobility stakeholders in Hesse. ivm participates in AGNH network meetings (held at EUROBIKE and other events) to share best practices and coordinate near-mobility promotion across Hessian municipalities.
• Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) Frankfurt am MainmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe IHK Frankfurt am Main co-awards the 'Vorbildlich Mobil' certification for corporate mobility management together with ivm. It also co-hosts the annual Besser zur Arbeit Konferenz at the IHK.
• Handwerkskammer Frankfurt-Rhein-MainmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe trades chamber supports communication about the Regionaler Handwerkerparkausweis to its member businesses and is an important multiplier for the parking permit scheme.
• Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) Offenbach am MainminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe IHK Offenbach co-awards the 'Vorbildlich Mobil' certification and recognizes companies for sustainable employee mobility management.
• Klima-Bündnis e.V. (Climate Alliance)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKlima-Bündnis Services co-organizes the Schulradeln competition in Hesse together with Land Hessen and ivm. It provides the STADTRADELN platform and cycling competition infrastructure.
• Technische Universität Dresden (Chair of Traffic Psychology)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTU Dresden, through Prof. Dr. Susann Richter, partners with ivm on the ERProBT project — a scientifically validated toolkit for selecting and implementing cycling projects for 10–14 year olds.
• Hochschule RheinMain (Professur für Verkehrswesen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProf. Dr. Volker Blees from Hochschule RheinMain co-developed the 'Deine Schule per Rad' project with ivm, contributing academic expertise to school cycling route planning and mobility education.
• Bundesamt für Logistik und Mobilität (BALM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBALM co-hosts the annual Fahrradkommunalkonferenz, at which ivm participates as a key regional stakeholder.
• Mobiätätsforum des Bundes (Federal Mobility Forum)minorStrategic or Co-development Partnerivm collaborates with the Federal Mobility Forum on projects ERProBT and Deine Schule per Rad, contributing content to the national knowledge pool for cycling promotion.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Nahverkehrsservicegesellschaft Thüringen (NVS): Thuringia's state-level mobility coordination body. Comparable in mandate and delivery model to ivm, organizing regional mobility planning and supporting municipal governments with mobility programs.
• Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV): Regional public transport authority and ivm shareholder. Although larger and transit-operating (rather than purely coordinating), RMV is the closest geographic peer and a partner in ivm's integrated mobility stack.
• Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg (NVBW): State-owned coordination and advisory GmbH for public transport and mobility in Baden-Württemberg. Closest structural peer to ivm — same GmbH form, same role coordinating across municipalities, with similar portfolio of programs and digital tools.

Emerging players

• MaaS Global (Whim): Commercial MaaS platform aggregating mobility services in a single app. Overlaps with ivm's intermodal mobility coordination agenda but competes from a private, venture-backed model rather than public-mandate delivery.
• Trafi: Mobility platform provider for intermodal journey planning and MaaS deployments with European public authorities. Comparable to ivm in serving public-sector mobility coordination needs, but via licensed software rather than in-house operation.

Broad incumbents

• Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (hvv): Metropolitan Hamburg transport association. Comparable regional-coordination role with adjacent mobility-management and digital-platform activities, but tied to a specific urban transit market rather than a polycentric metropolitan region.
• Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB): Larger regional transport authority covering Berlin and Brandenburg. Operates across overlapping coordination and digital-tooling domains but at much greater scale and with transit-operator responsibilities ivm does not bear.
• Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR): Largest German Verkehrsverbund, covering the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region. Relevant for benchmarking ivm against multi-municipality coordination at much larger scale and with broader transport-operator responsibilities.
• Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund (MVV): Munich metropolitan transport authority. Larger incumbent in a comparable role — regional coordination, ticketing, and mobility information — but operating a different geographic scale and governance structure.

Others

• Stadtwerke Frankfurt am Main: Local municipal utility and mobility-services provider in Frankfurt. Adjacent ecosystem participant — provides transit and mobility infrastructure in ivm's core region but does not perform the cross-jurisdictional coordination role.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ivm-region-frankfurt-rheinmain

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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