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BMW, through its i Ventures fund, and Toyota led a $11.5 million seed investment round for May Mobility, a micro-transit company that deploys self-driving electric shuttles short distances. By running one-kilometer routes on repeat, the…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 26, 2018
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BMW i Ventures, the entity set up by the BMW Group to help fund and invest in new start-ups with great potential related to the automotive field, made an investment in Fair, an online car-buying…
Gabriel Nica / October 24, 2017
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BMW i Ventures has announced a strategic investment in DSP Concepts, Inc., a startup company, developing embedded digital signal processing audio solutions and a specialist in voice user interface technologies. Christian Noske, a partner at…
Horatiu Boeriu / September 19, 2017
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Two-year-old Nauto, a Silicon Valley company focusing on artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicles has received additional funding from BMW, GM and Toyota. The total Series B round came it at $159 million, with additional funding…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 19, 2017
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BMW i Ventures Makes Strategic Investment in Shift
by Gabriel Nica / Date: July 19, 2017
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BMW i Ventures has announced a strategic investment in GaN Systems, a fabless power transistor company at the forefront of semiconductor technology. Gallium Nitride (GaN) is a wide band gap semiconductor material that allows for…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 18, 2017
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BMW i Ventures has announced a strategic investment in Xometry, a leading on-demand manufacturing platform that is transforming businesses by providing product designers and engineers access to a nationwide network of manufacturing facilities. Since launching…
Horatiu Boeriu / June 28, 2017
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BMW i Ventures has announced a strategic investment in Proterra, the leading innovator and manufacturer of heavy-duty electric mass transportation vehicles. Proterra’s mission is to eliminate the dependency on fossil fuels and significantly reduce operating…
Horatiu Boeriu / June 13, 2017
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BMW i Ventures has announced an investment in Bus.com, formerly ShareTheBus, an emerging startup that removes the complexity of renting a bus and coordinating group transportation anywhere in the US and Canada, and is set…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 5, 2017
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BMW i Ventures has announced a strategic investment in Desktop Metal, an emerging startup with the mission to bring metal 3D printing within reach of all design and manufacturing teams. Desktop Metal is committed to…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 6, 2017
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BMW i Ventures has announced a strategic investment in STRIVR Labs, Inc., the world leader in using virtual reality (VR) for professional training. STRIVR was named one of Fast Company’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 14, 2016