Fallbrook Technologies

Fallbrook Technologies is a Cedar Park, Texas-based engineering firm that develops, manufactures, and licenses NuVinci continuously variable planetary transmission technology for bicycles, e-bikes, automotive vehicles, marine applications, and industrial equipment. The organization operates a collective development model, allowing partners to integrate its proprietary geared systems to improve mechanical performance. To scale its operations, the enterprise has secured $173.1 million in total funding while building an intellectual property portfolio of over 800 patents and applications worldwide. Following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring process in 2018, the firm reorganized to focus primarily on its core licensing and bicycle divisions. The company's commercial expansion efforts have been financially backed by notable institutional investors, including Robeco, NGEN Partners, and Macquarie. Fallbrook Technologies was founded in 1998 by Rob Smithson, who built the company around the original mechanical inventions of Don Miller.