BMW i Ventures
Corporate VC Venture Capital Est. 2011
Also known as BMW.
USD 800M
Estimated FUM
- Type
- Corporate Investor
- HQ
- Mountain View, California, United States
- Founded
- 2011
- Focus
- AI & Data · Climate & Energy Transition · Cybersecurity · Industrial Tech & Automation · Energy & Natural Resources · Industrials & Manufacturing · Technology
About
BMW i Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of BMW, investing in early-stage companies across North America and Europe in automotive and mobility technologies.
Strategies
Venture Capital
Sources
Profile sources
- bmwiventures.com — AI & Data, Climate & Energy Transition, Cybersecurity, Industrial Tech & Automation, Industrials & Manufacturing, Technology, Energy & Natural Resources
Locations & investment markets
Headquarters · Mountain View, United States
Office · Mountain View, United States
Office · San Francisco, United States
Office · Munich, Germany
Capital and location details checked 2026-10-12.
Investment Criteria
Investment Stages
Stages
Seed Series A Series B
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States
Coverage
Country-focused Regions
North America
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Office Presence
1 country
United States
1 known office
Mountain View, California, United States (HQ)
Deals & Activity
Tracked Deals
25
Most common deal types
Unknown (25)
Deals by domain
Saas 5
Consumer 3
Recent tracked deals
Dspconcepts
Saas
Deepdrive
Cyclicmaterials
Consumer
Claroty
Cellinktechnologies
Carbon3d
Bus
Brightmachines
Saas
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