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    Mercedes-Benz Group

    Stuttgart, GermanyFounded 1926
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    Mobility & TransportationAIHardware & SemiconductorsClimate & Energy

    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.

    43% of their portfolio is in Mobility & Transportation. Average disclosed round size is $237.9M (across 32 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    29

    Fund Size

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    Top Stage

    Series C

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    44 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Apptronik logoApptronikSeries A$935MFeb 2026
    Wayve logoWayveSeries D$1.2BJan 2026
    Sila Nanotechnologies logoSila NanotechnologiesSeries E$300MJan 2026
    IONITY logoIONITYGrowth—May 2025
    Volocopter logoVolocopterSeries E$182MApr 2024
    Sila Nanotechnologies logoSila NanotechnologiesSeries A$375MJan 2024
    Starship Technologies logoStarship TechnologiesSeed$25MJan 2024
    H2 GREEN STEEL logoH2 GREEN STEELSeries B—Jan 2023
    Volocopter logoVolocopterSeries E$170MMar 2022
    Platform Science logoPlatform ScienceSeries C$115MFeb 2022
    Factorial logoFactorialSeries D$200MJan 2022
    Factorial logoFactorialUnknown—Nov 2021
    Momenta logoMomentaSeries C$500MNov 2021
    Momenta logoMomentaSeries C$500MNov 2021
    RRepairSmithSeries B$42MAug 2021
    Blacklane logoBlacklaneSeries B$26MMar 2021
    Momenta logoMomentaSeries C$500MMar 2021
    Momenta logoMomentaSeries C$500MMar 2021
    Momenta logoMomentaGrowth—Mar 2021
    Volocopter logoVolocopterSeries D$241MMar 2021
    Starship Technologies logoStarship TechnologiesSeries A$17MJan 2021
    Volocopter logoVolocopterSeries C$243MJan 2021
    RRepairSmithUnknown$42MJan 2021
    Proterra logoProterraGrowth$75MAug 2019
    Sila Nanotechnologies logoSila NanotechnologiesGrowth$170MApr 2019
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    Top Co-Investors

    BlackRock Private Equity Partners6 shared
    Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited6 shared
    Matrix Partners5 shared
    GGV Capital5 shared
    Tencent Investment5 shared
    Sinovation Ventures5 shared
    Shunwei Capital5 shared
    b2venture4 shared
    Intel Capital4 shared
    Yunfeng Capital4 shared
    IDG Capital4 shared
    Toyota4 shared
    Stellantis Ventures3 shared
    Shasta Ventures3 shared
    8VC3 shared
    Sutter Hill Ventures3 shared
    Bessemer Venture Partners3 shared
    Coatue Management LLC3 shared
    GV2 shared
    SoftBank Vision Fund2 shared

    Last updated: 20 October 2026