BMW i Ventures focuses its investments on startups reimagining the future of automotive and mobility, encompassing areas like autonomous driving, electrification, connected vehicles, digital sales, manufacturing, and supply chain, with sustainability as a core theme. Their strategy involves providing both capital and strategic support to early to mid-stage companies, aiming for financial returns and strategic value for BMW and the broader automotive ecosystem.
32% of their portfolio is in Mobility & Transportation. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deals in the last 12 months vs 5 prior). Average disclosed round size is $72.3M (across 40 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
47
Fund Size
$900M
Top Stage
Series B
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Qualytics | Series A | $10M | Jun 2025 |
 Athenic AI | Seed | $4.3M | Jan 2025 |
 Embotech | Series B | $27M | Dec 2024 |
| AAMPECO | Series B | $26M | Nov 2024 |
 DeepDrive | Series B | $30M | Sep 2024 |
 RunSafe Security | Series B | $12M | Sep 2024 |
 Recogni | Series C | $102M | Feb 2024 |
 May Mobility | Series D | $105M | Nov 2023 |
 Our Next Energy | Series B | $300M | Feb 2023 |
| AAMPECO | Series A | $13M | Jan 2023 |
 MacroFab | Growth | $42M | Jan 2023 |
 Vendia | Series B | $30M | May 2022 |
 Autobrains | Series C | $19M | Mar 2022 |
| May Mobility | Series C | $83M | Jan 2022 |
 Motorway | Series C | $190M | Nov 2021 |
 Kodiak Robotics | Series B | $125M | Nov 2021 |
 Upstream Security | Series C | — | Nov 2021 |
 Turntide Technologies | Unknown | $80M | Oct 2021 |
| Our Next Energy | Series A | $25M | Oct 2021 |
| Kodiak Robotics | Series B | — | Jun 2021 |
| Motorway | Series B | $67.2M | Jun 2021 |
 Plus One Robotics | Series B | $33M | Apr 2021 |
| Recogni | Series B | $48.9M | Feb 2021 |
 Xometry | Growth | $75M | Sep 2020 |
 Graphcore | Series D | $150M | Feb 2020 |
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Last updated: 15 April 2026