To the extent that historical press releases reference BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC as the manufacturer of certain X model vehicles, the referenced vehicles are manufactured in South Carolina with a combination of U.S. origin and imported parts and components.
Mountain View, CA – September 2, 2025… BMW i Ventures announced today an investment in Rive, the company redefining how teams design and ship user interfaces (UI). This investment underscores Rive’s growing role in how modern user interfaces are built. Teams are shifting away from static mockups and work-intensive reconstruction in code, toward unified workflows that allow them to design and ship fully interactive content across platforms.
Mountain View, CA – July 23, 2025… BMW i Ventures today announced a co-lead investment in Estes Energy Solutions, Inc., a California-based materials and manufacturing innovator. The $11 million seed round was co-led with Fortescue Ventures with participation from New Systems Ventures, and early investor DCVC. With $20 million raised to date, this latest capital will help Estes complete development of its chemistry-agnostic battery pack platform and ...
Mountain View, CA – June 23, 2025… BMW i Ventures announced today a lead investment in Qualytics, an enterprise platform for automated data quality. The $10M oversubscribed Series A funding round also included new investors Conductive Ventures and The Hill Fund by Firebrand Ventures, alongside existing investors Tech Square Ventures, Knoll Ventures, Inner Loop Capital, SaaS Venture Capital, and Rich Family Ventures.
Mountain View, CA – March 20, 2025… BMW i Ventures announced today an investment in Via Science, Inc. (VIA), a leading provider of Web3 data protection solutions which ensures that all transactions are verified, protected and auditable, no matter where data resides. The investment, which is part of an oversubscribed Series B funding round of $28 million, will help accelerate VIA’s mission of redefining data protection.
Mountain View, CA – February 7, 2025… BMW i Ventures announced today an investment in GreenSpark Software, a New York City-based company building modern operating software for the metal recycling industry. Existing investors Zero Infinity Partners and Third Prime also participated in the investment round. This investment positions GreenSpark to fast-track its product roadmap, expand into larger enterprise segments, and drive innovation in an industry that ...
Mountain View, CA, January 30, 2025 –BMW i Ventures announced today an investment in Athenic AI, a pioneer in the data analysis and business intelligence (BI) space. The $4.3 million round was led by BMW i Ventures, with participation from TenVC, Scrum Ventures, Stage 2 Capital, Beat Ventures, SpaceCadet, Boost VC and Abstraction Capital.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – December 30, 2024… BMW i Ventures announced today an investment in Phoenix Tailings, a pioneering metals production company dedicated to creating a zero-waste, zero-emission future. The Series B financing, which was led by Envisioning Partners and included additional participation from Yamaha Motor Ventures and Escape Velocity, will enable Phoenix Tailings to scale its rare earth processing operations to produce ~200 tons of rare earth ...
Woodcliff Lake, NJ. — September 17, 2024 – BMW i Ventures today announced its participation in a $12 million Series B funding round for RunSafe Security, a leading cybersecurity firm specializing in software immunization. The investment round was led by Critical Ventures and SineWave Venture Partners and also includes Working Lab Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, HyperLink Ventures, Iron Gate Ventures, Alsop Louie Partners, and NextGen Venture Partners.
Mountain View, Calif. – May 21, 2024 - BMW i Ventures announced today an investment in Simr, a cloud simulation company that gives engineers a single platform for using any compute resources with any leading simulation tool. The company’s newly launched Simulation Operations Automation (SimOps) platform has the potential to revolutionize how engineers design, verify, and test products by automating sophisticated simulations in the cloud. Simr secured $20M ...
Mountain View, Calif. – February 13, 2024… BMW i Ventures today announced an investment in Skylo Technologies, the leading direct-to-device satellite connectivity service provider. The $37 million financing round was co-led by Intel Capital and Innovation Endeavors and joined by BMW i Ventures, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Seraphim Space, and Next47.
Mountain View, Calif. / Stuttgart – November 15, 2023… BMW i Ventures announced today an investment in the innovative German software company Ascon Systems, which is enabling the transformation to the industrial metaverse with digital twins and low-code software solutions. With this commitment, BMW i Ventures is supporting the next stage of digital production, the potential for the industrial metaverse, and digital shopfloor management in the automotive ...
Mountain View, Calif. – October 11, 2023… BMW i Ventures today announced an investment in Formant, a leading robotics data and operations platform. The $21 million round was led by BMW i Ventures, with participation from new investors Intel Capital, GS Futures, and previous investors, including SignalFire, Hillsven, Goodyear Ventures, Pelion Ventures, Holman, Ericsson, PICUS Capital, and Thursday Ventures.
Mountain View, Calif. – April 25, 2023… BMW i Ventures announced today an investment in Cyclic Materials, a circular supply chain company focused on recycling rare earth elements (REE). The $27 million Series A funding was led by BMW i Ventures (BiV) and Energy Impact Partners (EIP), and included participation from Fifth Wall, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC), and existing investor Planetary Technologies. The financing will be used to establish a hub ...
Mountain View, Calif. – March 21, 2023… BMW i Ventures announced today a co-lead investment in the $16.1M Series A round for startup DeepDrive. DeepDrive has developed a cost and resource efficient dual-rotor motor, extending the range of electric vehicles. Other investors include UVC Partners, Bayern Kapital with Wachstumsfonds Bayern, and Continental’s Corporate Venture Capital Unit. The company is also backed by renowned automotive manager Dr. Peter ...
Mountain View, Calif. – January 25, 2023: BMW i Ventures announced today a lead investment in AMPECO, an electric vehicle charging management platform that enables large-scale public, business, fleet, and residential providers to manage EV chargers at scale. The funding will be used to drive further expansion into North America and Europe, while also growing AMPECO’s engineering and product innovation teams.
Mountain View, Calif. (November 9, 2021)… BMW i Ventures, the venture capital unit of the BMW Group, announced today a strategic investment in Upstream Security, which aims to accelerate the development of innovative automotive cybersecurity technologies and promote strategic connected vehicle cybersecurity projects.
Monterey, CA – August 3, 2021… On the occasion of the Monterey Car Week, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and Legends of The Autobahn, BMW will present several new production models spanning the range from ‘M’ to ‘i’. The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion marks the occasion for the North American Premiere of the BMW M Motorsports M4 GT3 top level customer race car on Friday, August 13th. The BMW M4 GT3 has already amassed over 14,000 km of testing ...
Mountain View, CA (June 30, 2021)… BMW i Ventures announced today the creation of a new $300 million venture capital fund with a strong focus on sustainability. The new fund will invest in early to mid-stage start-ups operating in the sustainability, transportation, manufacturing, and supply chain industries. This marks BMW i Ventures’ second dedicated investment fund, which is fully backed by BMW Group.
Mountain View, CA (June 24, 2021)… BMW i Ventures announced today an investment in Kodiak Robotics, Inc., a leading developer of self-driving long-haul trucking technology. The funds from the BMW i Ventures investment help Kodiak expand its team and fleet, as well as continue to develop its industry-leading self-driving technology purpose-built for long-haul trucks.
Mountain View, CA (June 14, 2021)… BMW i Ventures announced today that it has joined a new investment round in UK-based used car marketplace Motorway. Motorway will use the new capital to accelerate growth and expand its innovative vehicle selling platform to even more customers and dealers.
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