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BMW i Ventures

Silicon Valley corporate venture firm of BMW investing in manufacturing, mobility and sustainability technology

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TrustList summary

BMW i Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley that operates as the venture arm of BMW. It combines the pace of a venture investor with a strategic partner from the car industry, and it backs purpose-driven entrepreneurs.

What BMW i Ventures offers

Venture investment: capital in hardware, software and services businesses.
Specialist ecosystem: access to experts in hardware, software and sustainability.
Strategic partnership: the added support of a large automotive company.

Who it serves

Companies in manufacturing, transportation and sustainability. Portfolio examples include Fox Robotics (automated forklifts), Mangrove Lithium, Xometry (on-demand manufacturing), Solid Power (solid-state batteries) and an independent electric vehicle charging network.

Key facts

Based in: Silicon Valley
Started: 2011
Parent: BMW

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Rankings

BMW i Ventures is ranked on 4 TrustList rankings: #6 on 1, #17 on 1, #22 on 1 and #32 on 1.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. BMW i Ventures has no reviews yet and 3 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Investor · 4 rankings

#6of 17
Washington dc
It is the only one of the 17 here listing deep tech.
Of the 17 here, 6 also cover partners and 5 also cover series; 8 also work in New York City and 8 also work in San Francisco.
Behind Anzu Partners, ahead of Boathouse Capital.
#17of 30
Munich
It is one of 2 here listing deep tech.
Of the 30 here, 7 also cover series a and 5 also cover venture capital; 13 also work in London and 10 also work in Paris.
Behind BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures, ahead of Coparion.
#22of 58
Deep tech investors
Of the top 57 here, 26 also cover artificial intelligence and 23 also cover seed stage; 12 also work in Silicon Valley and 5 also work in Boston.
Behind BLOC Ventures, ahead of C2 Ventures Capital Partners.
#32of 135
Silicon valley
It is one of 9 here listing deep tech.
Its profile: “BMW i Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley that operates as the venture arm of BMW.”
Of the top 71 here, 13 also cover fintech and 12 also cover early stage; 5 also work in Tel Aviv and 5 also work in Hong Kong.
Behind Blitzscaling Ventures, ahead of Boathouse Capital.