BMW i Ventures

BMW i Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of BMW Group, based in Mountain View, California, with offices in San Francisco and Germany. It makes Series A and B investments in automotive technology and related areas worldwide, focusing on transportation, energy, information technology, mobility, SaaS, manufacturing, and sustainability. The firm seeks opportunities that can influence BMW's current and future businesses across manufacturing, services, and mobility, including hardware, software, and digital platforms. Investments span the United States, Canada, Europe, and Israel.

Marcus Behrendt

Managing Partner

Baris Guzel

Partner

Michael Hammer

CFO

Uwe Higgen

Managing Director and Managing Partner

Samantha Huang

Principal

Past deals in Recycling

Mangrove Lithium

Venture Round in 2025
Mangrove Lithium is a Vancouver-based company that has developed a modular platform for producing battery-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate efficiently from diverse input streams. Its scalable solution can be co-located with upstream producers or manufacturers, enabling cost-effective conversion of waste brines to chemicals and desalinated water.

Phoenix Tailings

Series B in 2024
Phoenix Tailings specializes in recycling mining tailings, specifically Bauxite Residue ('Red Mud'), to extract strategic materials for industries such as aerospace, automotive, electronics, and biotechnology. Founded in 2019 with a mission to revolutionize the mining industry sustainably and economically.

Cyclic Materials

Series B in 2024
Cyclic Materials provides recycling services that recover rare earth elements to reduce the need for new mining and accelerate the transition to electric mobility and clean energy. The company focuses on reclaiming rare earth magnets from automotive and renewable energy sectors, enabling customers to supply wind turbines, electric vehicles, and electronics while cutting emissions and strengthening local supply. Through its platform, it pursues a circular supply chain by recovering critical metals from discarded and landfill-bound products, helping industries lower environmental impact and increasing the resilience of the material supply.

Cyclic Materials

Series A in 2023
Cyclic Materials provides recycling services that recover rare earth elements to reduce the need for new mining and accelerate the transition to electric mobility and clean energy. The company focuses on reclaiming rare earth magnets from automotive and renewable energy sectors, enabling customers to supply wind turbines, electric vehicles, and electronics while cutting emissions and strengthening local supply. Through its platform, it pursues a circular supply chain by recovering critical metals from discarded and landfill-bound products, helping industries lower environmental impact and increasing the resilience of the material supply.

Mangrove Lithium

Series B in 2022
Mangrove Lithium is a Vancouver-based company that has developed a modular platform for producing battery-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate efficiently from diverse input streams. Its scalable solution can be co-located with upstream producers or manufacturers, enabling cost-effective conversion of waste brines to chemicals and desalinated water.
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