Author: BMW Official News

@BMW: BMW i Ventures Announces New $300 Million Venture Capital Fund to Further Invest in Sustainability, Transportation, Manufacturing and Supply Chain.001254

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,… Continue reading @BMW: BMW i Ventures Announces New $300 Million Venture Capital Fund to Further Invest in Sustainability, Transportation, Manufacturing and Supply Chain.001254

@BMW: Off the Back of Our Top-Quartile Performing Fund I, We are Excited to Announce Our $300M BMW i Ventures Fund II001254

We’re excited to announce the creation of our new $300M Fund II, which is fully backed by BMW Group. With our new fund, we will double down on investments in early- and mid-stage companies that operate in the transportation, manufacturing, supply chain, and sustainability industries. We’ll continue to operate as a financial investor while striving… Continue reading @BMW: Off the Back of Our Top-Quartile Performing Fund I, We are Excited to Announce Our $300M BMW i Ventures Fund II001254

@BMW: BMW i Ventures Announces an Investment in Kodiak Robotics.001230

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. Kodiak is… Continue reading @BMW: BMW i Ventures Announces an Investment in Kodiak Robotics.001230

@BMW: ROLLS-ROYCE LANDSPEED COLLECTION: RECALLING A FORGOTTEN HERO001228

New Rolls-Royce Collection of Wraith and Dawn Black Badge Landspeed Collection celebrates the records set by British engineer Captain George Eyston in Thunderbolt, powered by two Rolls-Royce R V12 aero engines Interior details recall the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, where Eyston pursued his record-breaking endeavours in 1937-38 Salt Flats’ fissured texture is perfectly reproduced… Continue reading @BMW: ROLLS-ROYCE LANDSPEED COLLECTION: RECALLING A FORGOTTEN HERO001228

@BMW: BMW Group creates closed-loop material cycle for tungsten production tools to protect valuable resources001215

Munich. The BMW Group is making raw materials considered to be so-called conflict minerals a special focus of its sustainability strategy. This includes ores where mining or trading is often associated with violations of environmental and social standards. Tungsten is an example of this: Once considered an irritating by-product of tin mining, since it “ate… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Group creates closed-loop material cycle for tungsten production tools to protect valuable resources001215