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Baris Guzel

Investor

Partner at BMW i Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $6M – $10M checks · typically $8M

About

Partner who joined BMW i Ventures in 2017. Previously worked with VC funds including Presidio Partners and The Halo Funds, and investment banks BofA Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank. Holds engineering degrees from Istanbul Technical and Duke and an MBA from UNC Chapel Hill.

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Experience

  1. BMW i VenturesPartnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. AMPECOBoard Directorcurrent2023 — present
  3. Tekion CorpBoard Directorcurrent2018 — present
  4. XometryBoard Observercurrent2017 — presentBethesda, MD
  5. ZUMBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. KredosAiBoard Directorcurrent2026 — present
  7. QualyticsBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
  8. Estes EnergyBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
  9. GreenSpark SoftwareBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  10. MacroFabBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
  11. Our Next Energy, Inc.Investorcurrent2021 — present
  12. Simr (formerly UberCloud)Board Observercurrent2024 — present
  13. AutoFiBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  14. Solid Power, Inc.Investor2021
  15. MapillaryBoard Observer2018 — 2020Malmo, Skåne County, Sweden
  16. Presidio PartnersVenture Capital Associate2016 — 2017
  17. Deutsche BankTechnology Investment Banking Associate2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  18. VCIC (Venture Capital Investment Competition)Global Coordinator/ Director Emeritus2014 — 2015
  19. UNC Kenan-FlaglerMBA Graduate - Class of 20152013 — 2015Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  20. Bank of America Merrill LynchInvestment Banking Summer Associate2014New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Duke UniversityMaster of Engineering Management – Technology Management and Entrepreneurship
  2. UNC Kenan-Flagler Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
  3. Istanbul Technical UniversityBachelor of Sc., Industrial Engineering
  4. RPTU Kaiserslautern-LandauERASMUS Exchange, Industrial Engineering2004 — 2005

Skills & more

Microsoft ExcelAnalysisStrategyLeadershipManagementFinancial ModelingEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyCompetitive AnalysisMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness AnalysisBanking
+12 moreFinancial AnalysisStart-upsCorporate FinanceData AnalysisProject ManagementVenture CapitalPortfolio ManagementBusiness PlanningResearchProject PlanningValuationDue Diligence

Languages English · German · Turkish

  • Series 79 — FINRA
  • Series 63 — FINRA
  • C2: Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung (Advanced Level German Certificate) — Goethe-Institut e.V.

From Baris's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Duke University408

Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners

+ 402 more

Also attended UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School85

Mathew KayeAccounting Manager at RevolutionFrancesco MoroPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsJoe SantaBarbaraChief Financial Officer at .406 VenturesTony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalTroy ArnoldPartner, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health VenturesTim SchmidtVice President, Fund Finance at Northpond Ventures

+ 79 more

Also attended Istanbul Technical University30

Ali PandirExperts | Venture Partner at 212Barbaros OzbugutuExperts | Leadership Management at 212Cagdas YildizInvestment | Simya VC at 212Eren BaydemirExperts | Product Management at 212Ipek CeliksozExperts | Venture Partner at 212Ozge SevimInvestment | Growth Funds at 212

+ 24 more

Also attended RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau7

Cyril VančuraPartner at imec.xpandStefan KrautwaldFounder & Managing Partner at Latin LeapChristian GoergenManaging Partner at Catalpa VenturesAndreas LoewPartner at Scion Life SciencesChristoph KarbenkManaging Partner und Vorstand at Capiton AGStefan FritzCo-Founder & Partner at PRIMEPULSE SE

+ 1 more

Shared employers

Also worked at BMW i Ventures23

Allen ChenPrincipal at Osage University PartnersChristian NoskePartner at NGP CapitalBradley WelchManaging Partner at Joyance PartnersPatrick HarmonSenior Principal at B4 CapitalMargret DupslaffInvestment Manager at Alstin CapitalBrian WeiInvestor at Tribeca Venture Partners

+ 17 more

Also worked at AMPECO2

Fabian KrautwurstPartner at NAPAtanas MukovPartner at Walter Ventures

Also worked at Estes Energy4

Scott WalbrunPrincipal at BMW i VenturesVictoria BeasleyPartner at Gigascale CapitalMatt ThomsGeneral Partner at BaukunstBennett CohenPartner at Piva Capital

Also worked at Deutsche Bank441

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkFunmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesJeppe ZinkPartner at NorthzoneDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalJavier BorreroSenior Director at Inveready Technology Investment Group

+ 435 more

Deals · 1

KredosAIQuoted

via BMW i Ventures · filed May 2026

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Colleagues at BMW i Ventures

Alexander Branding
Senior Associate at BMW i Ventures
Allen Chen
Senior Associate at BMW i Ventures
Aneta Auberger
Executive Assistant and Project Manager at BMW i Ventures
Cedric Char
Principal at BMW i Ventures
Inga Grieger
Business Development Manager and Managing Director at BMW i Ventures
Kasper Sage
Managing Partner at BMW i Ventures
Kathy Li
Operations & Finance Analyst at BMW i Ventures
Leon Springer
Analyst at BMW i Ventures

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