BMW i Ventures

HQ · California

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BMW i Ventures is an independently managed corporate venture fund backing Seed through Series B companies across the automotive ecosystem. It invests up to $10 million initially in advanced manufacturing, mobility, supply-chain technology, circularity and advanced materials, industrial and developer software, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and other physical-world technologies.

Primary stage

SeedSeries ASeries B

Lead / follow

Mostly Follow

Initial check size

$3M - $10M

Specialization

Industrial / ManufacturingSupply Chain / Logistics / MobilityClimate / EnergyDeep TechInfrastructure / Developer ToolsCybersecurity

Generalist / Specialist

Specialist

Latest fund size

$300M Fund III; $1.1B+ AUM

Latest fund vintage

2026

Investing team

Baris GuzelPartner
Cedric CharPrincipal
Kasper SageManaging Partner
Leon SpringerAnalyst
Marcus BehrendtManaging Partner
Samantha HuangPrincipal
Scott WalbrunPrincipal
Thomas MollekerPrincipal

Notable investments

ChargePoint, Xometry, Life360, Desktop Metal, Proterra, Solid Power, Moovit, Mapillary, GaN Systems, Fox Robotics

Sources

bmwiventures.com/about-us ↗bmwiventures.com/news/bmw-i-ventures-closes-300m-fund-iii-to-back-ai-across-the-automotive-ecosystem ↗bmwiventures.com/team ↗

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