BMW i Ventures Overview
- Investor Type
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Venture Capital
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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13

- Investments
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141
- Portfolio
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56
- Exits
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33

BMW i Ventures General Information
Company Description
Founded in 2011, BMW i Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of BMW Group based in Mountain View, California. The firm seeks to invest in commercial transportation, energy, information technology, mobile, e-commerce, financial technology, infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, nanotechnology, ridesharing, SaaS, supply chain technology, augmented reality, mobility technology, and oil & gas sectors across North America, Europe, and Israel.
Business Details
Website
www.bmwiventures.comYear Founded
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- 2606 Bayshore Parkway
- Mountain View, CA 94043
- United States
BMW i Ventures Investments (141)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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GreenSpark Software | 07-Feb-2025 | Early Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
Athenic AI | 30-Jan-2025 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Mangrove Lithium | 28-Jan-2025 | Other Metals, Minerals and Mining | Generating Revenue | |||
embotech | 12-Dec-2024 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
AMPECO | 26-Nov-2024 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Cyclic Materials | 24-Oct-2024 | Environmental Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | |||
DeepDrive | 19-Sep-2024 | Electrical Equipment | Generating Revenue | |||
RunSafe Security | 05-Aug-2024 | Network Management Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Simr | 21-May-2024 | Later Stage VC | Software Development Applications | Generating Revenue | ||
RLP. | 08-May-2024 | Later Stage VC | Printing Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue |
BMW i Ventures Exits (33)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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Parkopedia | 13-Feb-2025 | Buyout/LBO | |
Graphcore | 11-Jul-2024 | ||
Scoop Commute | 09-Jul-2024 | ||
Eyefactive | 01-Apr-2024 | ||
GaN Systems | 24-Oct-2023 | ||
Urgent.ly | 19-Oct-2023 | ||
Riven | 25-Oct-2022 | ||
Fair | 14-Mar-2022 | ||
Trifacta | 07-Feb-2022 | Merger/Acquisition | |
Solid Power | 07-Dec-2021 | Reverse Merger |
BMW i Ventures Fund Performance
Fund Name | Vintage | Size | Dry Powder | DPI | RVPI | TVPI | IRR |
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BMW i Ventures Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
BMW i Ventures Co-Investors (362)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Breakthrough Energy | 5 |
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BDC Capital |
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Mitsubishi |
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T. Rowe Price Group |
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Temasek Holdings |
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BMW i Ventures FAQs
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What is BMW i Ventures?
Founded in 2011, BMW i Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of BMW Group based in Mountain View, California.
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When was BMW i Ventures founded?
BMW i Ventures was founded in 2011.
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Where is BMW i Ventures headquartered?
BMW i Ventures is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.
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What is BMW i Ventures's total asset value?
BMW i Ventures has around
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How many investments has BMW i Ventures made?
BMW i Ventures has made 141 investments.
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What has BMW i Ventures invested in?
BMW i Ventures has made numerous investments in companies like GreenSpark Software, Athenic AI, and Mangrove Lithium within the Business/Productivity Software and Metals, Minerals and Mining industries.
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What has BMW i Ventures invested in recently?
BMW i Ventures's latest investment was on 07-Feb-2025 in GreenSpark Software, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.
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