BMW i Ventures

BMW i Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of BMW Group, based in Mountain View, California, with offices in San Francisco and Germany. It makes Series A and B investments in automotive technology and related areas worldwide, focusing on transportation, energy, information technology, mobility, SaaS, manufacturing, and sustainability. The firm seeks opportunities that can influence BMW's current and future businesses across manufacturing, services, and mobility, including hardware, software, and digital platforms. Investments span the United States, Canada, Europe, and Israel.

Marcus Behrendt

Managing Partner

Baris Guzel

Partner

Michael Hammer

CFO

Uwe Higgen

Managing Director and Managing Partner

Samantha Huang

Principal

Past deals in Vancouver

Mangrove Lithium

Venture Round in 2025
Mangrove Lithium is a Vancouver-based company that has developed a modular platform for producing battery-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate efficiently from diverse input streams. Its scalable solution can be co-located with upstream producers or manufacturers, enabling cost-effective conversion of waste brines to chemicals and desalinated water.

Jetti Resources

Venture Round in 2022
Founded in 2014, Jetti Resources specializes in hydrometallurgical technology for extracting metals from mineral ores. Its proprietary catalytic process is used to efficiently recover copper from low-grade primary sulfides like chalcopyrite, making it a cost-effective and environmentally responsible solution.

Mangrove Lithium

Series B in 2022
Mangrove Lithium is a Vancouver-based company that has developed a modular platform for producing battery-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate efficiently from diverse input streams. Its scalable solution can be co-located with upstream producers or manufacturers, enabling cost-effective conversion of waste brines to chemicals and desalinated water.
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