BMW i Ventures

BMW i Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of BMW Group, established in 2011 and headquartered in Mountain View, California. The firm focuses on investing in innovative companies that enhance BMW's current and future business, particularly in technology and customer service sectors. It targets a diverse range of industries, including commercial transportation, energy, information technology, mobile, e-commerce, financial technology, infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, nanotechnology, ridesharing, software as a service, supply chain technology, augmented reality, and mobility technology. BMW i Ventures aims to support high-performance companies by facilitating their swift execution and ensuring tangible impacts on hardware, software, and sustainability across various domains, including manufacturing and transportation. The firm primarily invests in regions such as the United States, Canada, Europe, and Israel.

Marcus Behrendt

Managing Director

Cedric Char

Associate

Allen Chen

Senior Associate

Margret Dupslaff

Associate

Michael Hammer

CFO

Uwe Higgen

Managing Director and Managing Partner

Thomas Molleker

Associate

Thao Nguyen

Senior Associate

Sohaila Ouffata

Director of Platform

Kasper Sage

Managing Partner

Greg Smithies

Partner

Tom Springer

Analyst

Scott Walbrun

Principal

Bradley Welch

Principal

Past deals in Aluminum

Phoenix Tailings

Series B in 2024
Phoenix Tailings, is building technology to enable the recycling and re-mining of Bauxite Residue (“Red Mud”) - a hazardous by-product in the aluminum industry - to extract strategic materials which are critical to the Defense, Automotive, Electronics and Biotech industries. The company was founded with the mission to revolutionize the mining industry by enabling new sources of strategic materials, sustainably and economically.
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