| Date | Title | Description |
| 13.12.2024 | Embotech's Leap into the Future of Autonomous Logistics | In the heart of Zurich, a quiet revolution is underway. Embotech, a pioneer in autonomous driving solutions, has secured CHF 23.5 million (approximately $27 million USD) in Series B funding. This infusion of capital is not just a financial ... |
| 12.12.2024 | Embotech Receives CHF 23.5 M in Funding to Expand Autonomous Driving Solutions for Logistics |
ETH Zurich spin-off Embotech has already secured landmark multi-year rollout contracts for its AVM solution in finished vehicle logistics and its ATT solution for port and yard logistics applications. For its AVM business, Embotech has sig... |
| 12.12.2024 | Embotech Raises CHF 23.5M in Funding | Embotech, a Zurich, Switzerland-based innovator in autonomous driving solutions for industrial logistics, received 23.5m CHF (~$27m USD) in Series B funding.
The round was led by Emerald Technology Ventures and Yttrium, with participation f... |
| 02.12.2024 | AMPECO: EV Charging Management Company Secures $26 Million (Series B) | AMPECO, a leading EV charging management platform provider, announced it raised $26 million in Series B funding. The funding round was led by Revaia, with participation from existing investors Cavalry Ventures, BMW i Ventures, and LAUNCHub ... |
| 29.11.2024 | EU-Startups Podcast | Episode 97: Marcus Behrendt and Kasper Sage, Managing Directors of BMW i Ventures | In this episode, we catch up with Marcus Behrendt and Kasper Sage, Managing Directors of BMW i Ventures. With offices in San Francisco and Munich, BMW i Ventures invests in high-performance companies, helping them execute swiftly with agile... |
| 27.11.2024 | AMPECO's Charge into the Future: A €24.7 Million Boost for EV Infrastructure | In the fast lane of electric mobility, AMPECO is revving up. The Sofia-based company has secured €24.7 million in a Series B funding round, a significant leap towards expanding its global EV charging management platform. Led by Revaia, this... |
| 26.11.2024 | Ampeco Raises $26M in Series B Funding | Ampeco, a Sofia, Bulgaria-based EV charging management platform provider, raised $26M in Series B funding.
The round was led by Revaia with participation from Cavalry Ventures, BMW i Ventures, and LAUNCHub Ventures.
The company intends to u... |
| 26.11.2024 | Orlin Radev on Closing Bulgaria’s Largest Funding Round in 2024 | Bulgaria ~
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Today, Bulgarian-founded AMPECO, an EV charging management platform provider, announced it has raised €24.74 million ($26 million) in Series B funding. It comes almost two years after their Series A. The current funding ... |
| 26.11.2024 | Sofia-based AMPECO raises €24.7 million to expand global EV charging management platform | AMPECO, a Bulgarian provider of EV charging management solutions, has secured €24.7 million in a Series B funding round led by Revaia, with participation from existing investors Cavalry Ventures, BMW i Ventures, and LAUNCHub Ventures.
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| 18.10.2024 | Verusen's AI Revolutionizes Spare Parts Management for Industries | In the fast-paced world of industrial operations, the stakes are high. Downtime can cost millions. Enter Verusen, a company that has harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to tackle one of the most pressing challenges in supply chai... |
| 17.10.2024 | New Verusen AI solution targets operational risk through spare-parts evaluation
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One click below supports our mission to p... | Artificial intelligence-powered supply chain management software firm Verusen today announced the launch of AI for Spare Parts Criticality, a new evaluation and optimization solution that understands item criticality and operational risk to... |
| 08.10.2024 | The Pulse of Innovation: A Dive into Startup Investments in 2024 | The startup ecosystem is a vibrant tapestry, woven with ambition, innovation, and investment. As we step into the final quarter of 2024, the landscape is bustling with activity. Investors are opening their wallets, and startups are rising l... |
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| 18.09.2024 | RunSafe Security: $12 Million (Series B) Raised To Immunize Software From Cyberattacks | RunSafe Security, a pioneer of a patented process to immunize software from cyberattacks without developer friction, announced the completion of a $12 million Series B financing round. This funding round, which includes participation from n... |
| 17.09.2024 | RunSafe Security Raises $12M in Series B Funding | RunSafe Security, a McLean, VA-based provider of a patented process to immunize software from cyberattacks, raised $12M in Series B funding.
The round was led by Critical Ventures and SineWave Venture Partners with participation from BMW i ... |
| 17.09.2024 | RunSafe Security raises $12M to drive global expansion and product development
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One click below supports our mission to pr... | Cybersecurity company RunSafe Security Inc. announced today that it has raised $12 million in new funding to accelerate product development and expansion to Europe, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region.
Founded in 2015, RunSafe speci... |
| 02.08.2024 | 5 Top-Skills, die Investor:innen heute brauchen | Startup-Pleiten, geplatzte Finanzierungsrunden, verbranntes Kapital, ungenutztes Potenzial: Der Umbruch im Startup-Markt führt dazu, dass das Geld bei Investor:innen nicht mehr so locker sitzt wie zuvor. Auf welche Fähigkeiten kommt es heut... |
| 17.07.2024 | Стартап экс-топа Tesla в сфере автомобильных технологий Tekion оценен в $4 млрд | По словам соучредителя и генерального директора Джея Виджаяна, размер финансирования составляет $200 млн
Виджаян, который ранее работал директором по информационным технологиям в Tesla Inc., основал Tekion в Плезантоне, штат Калифорния, в 2... |
| 17.07.2024 | Tekion Raises USD 200 Mn from Dragoneer Investment Group Tekion intends to leverage this new funding round to expand its market share and strengthen its position among automotive retailers and OEMs. | Tekion, the SaaS unicorn revolutionising the automotive retail industry, has secured USD 200 million in growth equity from Dragoneer Investment Group, boosting its valuation to over USD 4 billion.
Index Ventures, Advent International, Durab... |
| 10.05.2024 | Rapid Liquid Print: A Game-Changer in 3D Printing Secures $7M Funding | Rapid Liquid Print, a pioneering additive manufacturing startup based in Boston, is shaking up the 3D printing landscape with its groundbreaking liquid-based technology. The company, which originated as a spin-off from the prestigious Massa... |
| 07.05.2024 | MIT spin-off Rapid Liquid Print raises $7M for 3D printing | Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here.
MIT spin-off Rapid Liquid Print has raised $7 million in funding for its novel liquid-ba... |
| 17.04.2024 | Bcomp secures CHF 36M Series C investment to accelerate expansion and market entry | Bcomp offers innovative flax-based fabrics, powerRibs™ and ampliTex™, as substitutes for traditional materials like carbon, glass, or plastic. These fabrics provide lightweight, stiffness, and safety advantages over synthetic composites, in... |
| 16.04.2024 | Textiles cleantech Bcomp secures $40M funding for sustainable fibre composites | Swiss natural fibre composites company Bcomp today announced it has completed a $40M Series C investment funding round.
Originally developed to lighten and reinforce backcountry skis, Bcomp's bio-based composites have been adapted and field... |
| 16.04.2024 | Bcomp raises CHF 36 million to decarbonise mobility |
Originally developed to lighten and reinforce backcountry skis, Bcomp’s bio-based composites have been adapted and field-tested in motorsports to deliver performance benefits and positive sustainable impacts. OEMs are already using powerRi... |
| 14.03.2024 | 6 Trends, die die Mobility-Branche derzeit prägen | Die Mobility-Branche blickt mit einer Mischung aus Optimismus und Vorsicht auf das Jahr 2024. Der “Mobility Report 2024” von StartUs Insights kommt etwa auf ein negatives Wachstum von -1,23 Prozent. In anderen Aspekten der Branche, insbeson... |
| 15.12.2023 | Startups must embrace sustainable scaling strategies | Baris Guzel Contributor
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| 27.11.2023 | Climate Action 30 | Table of Contents
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| 06.09.2023 | How can startups help close the EV charging gap? | Margret Dupslaff Contributor
Margret Dupslaff is an investment associate at BMW iVentures, where she invests in innovative technologies transforming the automotive industry.
The United States has a goal to have 50% of all vehicles sold each... |
| 19.01.2023 | Tech-enabled manufacturing startup based in Houston secures $42M in growth financing | A Houston company has nearly doubled its total raised with its latest funding round.
MacroFab, a Houston-based electronics manufacturing platform, has announced $42 million in new growth capital led by Foundry and joined by BMW i Ventures, ... |
| 22.12.2022 | Quintessenz Pitch Deck: Der Blick des Business Development auf den Erfolg von Startups | Gründer:innen müssen heute mehr um Investor:innen kämpfen, als es noch vor einem Jahr der Fall war. Viele Kapitalgeber:innen sind zögerlicher und haben den Gürtel enger geschnallt – zu ungewiss ist die aktuelle weltpolitische Lage. Um Inves... |
| 07.09.2022 | ELISE nabs $14.8 million to boost low-code engineering platform for process automation | To overcome the challenges of manual and repetitive development tasks, Germany-based connected engineering platform ELISE has raised $14.8 million in funding. The Series A round was led by Spark Capital, with participation from BMW i Ventur... |
| 28.06.2022 | Meet Samantha Huang, Principal at BMW i Ventures | The firm invests in four main categories: automotive, sustainability, and and manufacturing
Venture capital used to be a cottage industry, with very few investing in tomorrow's products and services. Oh, how times have changed! While there ... |
| 06.04.2022 | Bcomp raises CHF 32m in Series B round with leading investors | |
| 05.04.2022 | Using natural fibres to make the world around us all the bit lighter, Bcomp closes $35 million round | Fribourg, Switzerland-based Bcomp has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round. The Swiss maker of all things light will use the capital to further scale the team size as well as commercial footprint via increased global and domestic ... |
| 10.03.2022 | Autobrains nabs $19M, bringing its Series C to $120M, to take on Mobileye in autonomous driving tech | AI has been the backbone of many a technological breakthrough over the years, but one challenge it has yet to solve is that of self-driving: try as they may, engineers have yet to build a platform that can manage all the practicalities and ... |
| 09.02.2022 | Wie nachhaltige Lösungen im automobilen Umfeld überzeugen | Die Automobilindustrie befindet sich in einer dynamischen Transformationsphase: Die Hersteller stehen vor der Herausforderung, gleichzeitig CO2-Emissionen zurückzufahren, ihre Produkte zu elektrifizieren und ihre unternehmensinternen sowie ... |
| 09.12.2021 | BMW i Ventures invests in “breakthrough” gel 3D printing developer Rapid Liquid Print | Automotive manufacturer BMW’s strategic investment arm BMW i Ventures has provided seed funding to elastomer 3D printing start-up Rapid Liquid Print (RLP).
Licensed exclusively from MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab, the firm’s gel-dispensing technol... |
| 16.07.2021 | BMW Invests in “Comprehensively Sustainable” Textile Company Natural Fiber Welding | BMW i Ventures, the investment arm of car manufacturer BMW, has invested in plant-based textile company Natural Fiber Welding. The company produces Mirum, a leather alternative made entirely from biodegradable ingredients.
Mirum is said to ... |
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| 30.06.2021 | BMW i Ventures announces new $300 million fund to invest in sustainable technology | BMW i Ventures, the venture capital arm of BMW Group, has announced a new $300 million fund to further its investment in technologies that make transportation, manufacturing and supply chains more sustainable.
The firm doesn’t operate as a ... |
| 30.06.2021 | BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke : i Ventures Announces New $300 Million Venture Capital Fund to Further Invest in Sustainability, Transportation, Manufacturing and Supply Chain | In addition to advancing frontier technologies in the automotive sector, a major goal of the second fund will be to invest in companies that are driving the transition to a more sustainable future.
BMW i Ventures Fund I is in the top quarti... |
| 25.06.2021 | BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke : i Ventures Announces an Investment in Kodiak Robotics. | 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... |
| 14.06.2021 | BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke : i Ventures Invests in Motorway, a UK-based Used Car Marketplace. | 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 ... |
| 28.04.2021 | BMW AG
Innovative ideas for more sustainability: BMW Group invites startups worldwide to collaborate | Munich. The BMW Group has set itself ambitious goals to increase sustainability. To achieve this aim, the company is inviting startups worldwide to participate in the Open Call 360° Sustainability Challenge.
Collaboration with young compani... |
| 28.04.2021 | Innovative ideas for more sustainability: BMW Group invites startups worldwide to collaborate | Munich. The BMW Group has set itself ambitious goals to increase sustainability. To achieve this aim, the company is inviting startups worldwide to participate in the Open Call 360° Sustainability Challenge.
Collaboration with young compani... |
| 29.03.2021 | Riven launches new all-in-one 3D scanning product design platform | 3D scanner and software provider Riven has launched a comprehensive new part validation package that could enable engineers to expedite the New Product Introduction (NPI) process.
Riven’s integrated scanning, comparison and communication so... |
| 23.10.2020 | Tekion bags US$ 150M in Series C funding, enters the unicorn club | Headquartered in the US with development centers in India, Tekion was founded by Jay Vijayan, the former CIO of Tesla, in 2016. The SaaS-based technology platform connects dealers, car owners, and manufacturers to provide back-to-back servi... |
| 27.11.2019 | Top mobility VCs discuss their current investment strategies | The mobility industry is rapidly shifting to readjust for an electric and autonomous future.
Automotive companies are increasingly looking outside the manufacturing sector to fuel growth, and companies that used to bank on selling vehicles ... |
| 12.02.2019 | May Mobility Snags $22M Investment, Will Expand to New Cities in ’19 | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
May Mobility, an Ann Arbor, MI-based startup developing self-driving shuttles, today announced that it has raised a $22 million Series A funding round. The company has raised ... |
| 05.03.2018 | May Mobility CEO: We’ll Beat Waymo, Uber, and Cruise to Market | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
When we spoke with Ed Olson, CEO of May Mobility, in January, he told us that his driverless-vehicle company had raised a little over $11 million in seed funding in 2017. Last... |
| 09.01.2018 | Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi launches $1 billion corporate venture capital fund | The world’s largest automaker, Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi, has launched a $1 billion corporate venture capital fund to focus on investments in “new mobility” including electrification, autonomous systems, network connectivity and artificial ... |
| 19.07.2017 | The virtual used car dealership Shift raises $38 million | Shift, the online used car reseller that takes the crappy dealership out of the sales experience, has raised $38 million in its latest round of funding.
The company, which is wildly popular among millennials that still buy cars, managed to ... |
| 12.07.2017 | Digital car garage Caroobi secures investment from BMW’s venture arm | Berlin-based Caroobi, a car repairs booking platform, has raised a financing round from BMW i Ventures with participation from existing investors DN Capital and Cherry Ventures. The terms of the investment were not disclosed.
Caroobi descri... |
| - | Get the led out! London’s pre-loved auto marketplace Motorway raises $190 million at $1 billion valuation | Not satisfied with simply drafting to a second-place finish, London’s Motorway pulls into pit lane to fuel up with 94 octane in a $190 million in Series C round. As the company rejoins the field, crew chief Tom Leathes slaps the unicorn sti... |
| - | Using natural fibres to make the world around us all the bit lighter, Bcomp closes $35 million round | Fribourg, Switzerland-based Bcomp has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round. The Swiss maker of all things light will use the capital to further scale the team size as well as commercial footprint via increased global and domestic ... |
| - | Y Combinator alum HeyCharge raises $4.7 million in seed funding | Munich-based HeyCharge has raised $4.7 million in a seed funding round. The startup provides apartment buildings, offices, hotels, and “further infrastructure” with a hassle-free solution to add EV charging to existing parking structures. T... |
| - | Finanțări de 300 milioane dolari pentru startup-uri tech, de la BMW | Startup-urile de tehnologie vor putea obține noi finanțări de capital de risc printr-un fond de investiții de 300 de milioane de dolari, lansat, miercuri, de BMW i Ventures, compania de venture capial a producătorului auto german.
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| - | London’s pre-loved vehicle seller/dealer connector Motorway revs up with £48 million in Series B round | London-based pre-loved car sales platform Motorway has raised £48 million in a Series B round led by Index Ventures. New investors BMW i Ventures and Unbound have also let out the clutch and now join existing investors Latitude and Marchmon... |
