BMW i Ventures is the independent venture capital arm of BMW Group, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Mountain View, California. It invests in cutting-edge technologies across transportation, manufacturing, supply chain, sustainability, and AI applied to the physical world, from early-stage through Series B.
Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deal in the last 12 months vs 10 prior). Average disclosed round size is $56.9M (across 92 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
78
Fund Size
$300M
Top Stage
Series B
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
115 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 KredosAI | Series A | $7M | Jul 2026 |
| KredosAI | Series A | — | Jan 2026 |
 CodeRabbit | Series C | — | Jan 2026 |
| EEstes Energy Solutions, Inc. | Seed | $11M | Jul 2025 |
| EEstes Energy | Seed | $11M | Jul 2025 |
 Qualytics | Series A | $10M | Jun 2025 |
 Via Science | Series B | $28M | Mar 2025 |
 Athenic AI | Seed | $4.3M | Jan 2025 |
 Mangrove | Unknown | $35M | Jan 2025 |
 Mangrove Lithium | Unknown | $35M | Jan 2025 |
 Qualytics | Series A | $10M | Jan 2025 |
| EEstes Energy | Seed | $11M | Jan 2025 |
| Via Science | Series B | $28M | Jan 2025 |
 Embotech | Series B | — | Dec 2024 |
 Ampeco | Series B | $26M | Nov 2024 |
 Cyclic | Series B | $75M | Sep 2024 |
 DeepDrive | Series B | — | Sep 2024 |
 RunSafe Security | Series B | $12M | Sep 2024 |
 Recogni | Series C | $102M | Feb 2024 |
 Graphcore | Series E | $600M | Jan 2024 |
| Embotech | Series B | $26M | Jan 2024 |
 Cyclic Materials | Series B | $53M | Jan 2024 |
| Ampeco | Seed | $26M | Jan 2024 |
 May Mobility | Series D | $105M | Nov 2023 |
| DeepDrive | Series A | — | Mar 2023 |
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Last updated: 7 October 2026