Mercedes-Benz Group AG (formerly Daimler AG) is a German multinational automotive corporation that operates a corporate venture capital arm investing in startups and innovative technologies. The firm invests in mobility, autonomous driving, AI, IoT, and sustainable energy startups, with notable portfolio companies including Via, ChargePoint, Blacklane, and Starship Technologies.
47% of their portfolio is in Mobility & Transportation. Average disclosed round size is $277.8M (across 12 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
16
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Growth
Last 12 Mo
2
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
19 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Apptronik | Series A | $935M | Feb 2026 |
 Wayve | Series D | $1.2B | Jan 2026 |
 IONITY | Growth | — | May 2025 |
 SILA | Series A | — | Jan 2024 |
 Platform Science | Series C | $115M | Feb 2022 |
 Factorial Energy | Series D | $200M | Jan 2022 |
| Factorial Energy | Unknown | — | Nov 2021 |
 CarDash | Series B | $42M | Aug 2021 |
 Blacklane | Series B | $26M | Mar 2021 |
 Momenta | Growth | — | Mar 2021 |
 Volocopter | Series D | $241M | Mar 2021 |
 Proterra | Growth | $75M | Aug 2019 |
| SILA | Growth | $170M | Apr 2019 |
| Proterra | Growth | $155M | Sep 2018 |
 Turo | Series D | $92M | Sep 2017 |
 Via Transportation | Ipo | — | Sep 2017 |
 Careem | Series E | — | Jun 2017 |
 ChargePoint | Series C | $82M | Mar 2017 |
| Mmytaxi | Series C | — | Jan 2014 |
Top Co-Investors
Stellantis Ventures3 shared
GV2 shared
SoftBank Vision Fund2 shared
Porsche AG2 shared
b2venture2 shared
8VC2 shared
Sutter Hill Ventures2 shared
Matrix Partners2 shared
Bessemer Venture Partners2 shared
BMW i Ventures2 shared
Tao Capital Partners2 shared
B Capital1 shared
M121 shared
NVentures1 shared
Balderton Capital1 shared
Uber Investments1 shared
Eclipse1 shared
Spring Mountain Capital1 shared
YETI Capital1 shared
Last updated: 8 September 2026