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BMW i Ventures

VC
Mountain View, CAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$500K – $2.5M

AUM

$900M

Portfolio

10+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

BMW i Ventures invests in cutting-edge AI and data-driven technologies reshaping mobility, urban areas, and smart cities.

How BMW i Ventures invests

BMW i Ventures is a vc firm based in Mountain View, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on AI / ML, Other, Deep Tech.

BMW i Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.5M per investment, backed by approximately $900M in assets under management.

BMW i Ventures has backed 10 companies in our records, including Proterra, Ridecell, Xometry.

Meet the Team

IG

Inga Grieger

Managing Director

TM

Thomas Molleker

Senior Associate

MB

Marcus Behrendt

Managing Partner

Mobility
Smart Cities
BG

Baris Guzel

Partner

AA

Aneta Auberger

Executive Assistant

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
Other
Deep Tech

Portfolio Companies (10)

Other

PR

Proterra

Smart Cities
RI

Ridecell

Mobility SaaS
XO

Xometry

Manufacturing

Xometry provides an on-demand platform for custom manufacturing solutions, such as 3D printing, CNC machining, and casting.

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Solid Power

Car Development

Solid Power has demonstrated its ability to produce and scale next-generation all solid-state batteries that are designed to power longer range, lower cost and safer electric vehicles.

CH

ChargePoint

Car Development

ChargePoint is an open electric vehicle charging network that designs, builds, and supports the technology that powers its EV charging networks.

GA

GaN Systems

Car Development

GaN Systems offers a range of Gallium Nitride (GAN) high power switching diodes and transistors for cleantech power conversion applications.

DE

Desktop Metal

Manufacturing

Desktop Metal is reinventing the way design and manufacturing teams produce and 3D print metal parts, from prototyping through mass production.

OU

Our Next Energy Inc. (ONE)

Car Development

Our Next Energy Inc. (ONE) is a Michigan-based energy storage solutions company working to develop longer range, lower cost batteries for electric vehicles.

TE

Tekion

Digital Sales

Tekion has built a cutting-edge solution that seamlessly connects dealers, consumers and OEMs.

CH

Chargemaster

Car Development

Chargemaster provides a comprehensive range of electric vehicle charging solutions that have been developed to accommodate new technological advances.

How to pitch BMW i Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Other, Deep Tech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Inga Grieger, Managing Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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