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BMW i Ventures

North America, California, United States, Mountain View

Description

BMW i Ventures focuses on BMW’s current and future business in the technology and service space.

Investor Profile

BMW i Ventures has made 124 investments, with 13 in the past 12 months and 33% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series B (28%)
  • Series A (19%)
  • Series C (15%)
  • Series Unknown (15%)
  • Seed (9%)
  • Series D (7%)
  • Series E (3%)
  • Corporate Round (1%)
  • Debt Financing (1%)
  • Pre Seed (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (74%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • Canada (5%)
  • United Kingdom (5%)
  • Israel (4%)
  • Switzerland (2%)
  • Bulgaria (2%)
  • Sweden (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Automotive
  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Manufacturing
  • Information Technology
  • Electric Vehicle
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • Industrial
  • Machine Learning
  • Transportation
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does BMW i Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Sequoia Capital
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 6
Next47
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 5
Toyota Ventures
North America, California, United States, Los Altos
Co-Investments: 11
Bosch Ventures
Europe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Stuttgart
Co-Investments: 6
GE Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 5
Millennium Technology Value Partners
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 5
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris
Co-Investments: 8
Foundry Group
North America, Colorado, United States, Boulder
Co-Investments: 5
Highland Capital Partners
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Lexington
Co-Investments: 6
Porsche Ventures
Europe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Stuttgart
Co-Investments: 5

Which angels does BMW i Ventures often collaborate with?

FG
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
David Shaw
North America, Maine, United States, Portland
Shared Deals: 1
SR
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 2
CL
North America, Tennessee, United States, Nashville
Shared Deals: 1
F(
North America, Connecticut, United States, Stamford
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
GK
North America, Nevada, United States, Crystal Bay
Shared Deals: 1
RS
Europe, Germany
Shared Deals: 1
CK
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1
SP
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by BMW i Ventures?

VIA

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

VIA helps energy companies realize the value of their data through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BlockchainMachine LearningPredictive Analytics
Series BMar 18, 2025
Amount Raised: $28,000,000
Skylo

Mountain View, California, United States

Skylo is a global non-terrestrial service provider that allows smartphone and IoT cellular devices to connect directly over satellites.

Information TechnologyInternet of ThingsSatellite CommunicationTelecommunicationsWireless
Series UnknownFeb 27, 2025
Amount Raised: $30,000,000
Athenic AI

San Francisco, California, United States

Athenic AI is a data analytics platform that helps resolve analytical business problems.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)DatabaseSaaS
SeedJan 30, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,300,000
Mangrove Lithium

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Develops a platform for the most cost-effective production of battery grade lithium hydroxide from diverse input streams and assets.

BatteryElectric VehicleRenewable Energy
Series UnknownJan 28, 2025
Amount Raised: $35,000,000
Phoenix Tailings

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

Founded to bring a new level of sustainability and efficiency to the mining industry by enabling new sources of primary metals.

Advanced MaterialsCleanTechIndustrialManufacturingMiningNatural ResourcesSustainabilityWaste Management
Series BDec 20, 2024
Amount Raised: $43,000,000
Embotech

Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

Embotech is an IT consulting firm that provides autonomous driving solutions for industrial logistics applications.

Autonomous VehiclesIndustrial AutomationInformation TechnologySoftware
Series BDec 12, 2024
Amount Raised: $26,344,110
AMPECO

Sofia, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria

AMPECO offers an EV charging management platform to manage a network of electric vehicle charging stations.

AutomotiveElectric VehicleEnergyEnterprise Software
Series BNov 26, 2024
Amount Raised: $26,000,000
Cyclic Materials

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Cyclic Materials recycles rare earth elements from magnet-containing products for sustainability.

CleanTechIndustrialRecycling
Series BSep 25, 2024
Amount Raised: $52,655,233
DeepDrive

München, Bayern, Germany

DeepDrive provides revolutionary and ultra efficient drive units for electric vehicles

AutomotiveElectric VehicleRobotics
Series BSep 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $33,478,406
RunSafe Security

Mclean, Virginia, United States

RunSafe Security immunizes software without developer friction to enable continous delivery.

Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySecuritySoftware
Series BSep 17, 2024
Amount Raised: $12,000,000