Baris Guzel
InvestorPartner 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.
Contact· published on Baris's own website
Experience
- BMW i VenturesPartnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AMPECOBoard Directorcurrent2023 — present
- Tekion CorpBoard Directorcurrent2018 — present
- XometryBoard Observercurrent2017 — presentBethesda, MD
- ZUMBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- KredosAiBoard Directorcurrent2026 — present
- QualyticsBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
- Estes EnergyBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
- GreenSpark SoftwareBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- MacroFabBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
- Our Next Energy, Inc.Investorcurrent2021 — present
- Simr (formerly UberCloud)Board Observercurrent2024 — present
- AutoFiBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Solid Power, Inc.Investor2021
- MapillaryBoard Observer2018 — 2020Malmo, Skåne County, Sweden
- Presidio PartnersVenture Capital Associate2016 — 2017
- Deutsche BankTechnology Investment Banking Associate2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- VCIC (Venture Capital Investment Competition)Global Coordinator/ Director Emeritus2014 — 2015
- UNC Kenan-FlaglerMBA Graduate - Class of 20152013 — 2015Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
- Bank of America Merrill LynchInvestment Banking Summer Associate2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- IsbankAssistant Bank Inspector/ Examiner2009 — 2013
- The Halo Fund (Early-stage Venture Capital Fund)Venture Capital Analyst2008Palo Alto, CA
- The Angels' ForumVenture Capital Analyst2008Palo Alto, CA
- New Commercial Room Venture Capital & Consulting GmbHVenture Capital Analyst2007Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Skills & more
Microsoft ExcelAnalysisStrategyLeadershipManagementFinancial ModelingEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyCompetitive AnalysisMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness AnalysisBanking
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Financial AnalysisStart-upsCorporate FinanceData AnalysisProject ManagementVenture CapitalPortfolio ManagementBusiness PlanningResearchProject PlanningValuationDue DiligenceLanguages 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.
Deals · 1
KredosAIQuoted
via BMW i Ventures · filed May 2026
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
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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Salil DeshpandeScout
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Seth LevineScout
A longtime venture capitalist and nationally bestselling author
Carmichael Roberts
Investor at Material Impact
Kasper Sage
Managing Partner at BMW i Ventures
Manuel Silva Martínez
General Partner at Mouro Capital
Marcus Behrendt
Managing Partner at BMW i Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Baris Guzel?
- 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.
- Where does Baris Guzel work?
- Baris Guzel is Partner at BMW i Ventures.
- What check size does Baris Guzel write?
- Baris Guzel typically writes checks of $6M – $10M.
- Where did Baris Guzel go to school?
- Baris Guzel studied at Duke University (Master of Engineering Management – Technology Management and Entrepreneurship); UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Istanbul Technical University (Bachelor of Sc., Industrial Engineering).
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Also attended Duke University522
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Also attended UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School101
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Also attended RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau8
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Shared employers
Also worked at AMPECO2
Also worked at Estes Energy5
Also worked at Simr (formerly UberCloud)5
Also worked at Deutsche Bank540
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