BMW i Ventures

Corporate VC Venture Capital Est. 2011

Also known as BMW.

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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

  1. bmwiventures.com — AI & Data, Climate & Energy Transition, Cybersecurity, Industrial Tech & Automation, Industrials & Manufacturing, Technology, Energy & Natural Resources

Locations & investment markets

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

Headquarters
Mountain View, California, United States
More investors with offices in Silicon Valley
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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