Fundraising Fox

Marcus Behrendt

Investor

Managing Partner at BMW i Ventures

Mountain View, California

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

FoundedAlitheon

About

Managing Partner at BMW i Ventures since 2018. Previously spent five years at BMW in user experience and HMI concepts roles, and earlier held positions at JD Power, Mercedes-Benz and Herlitz PBS. Holds a Management and Engineering degree from TU Berlin and an executive VC degree from UC Berkeley Haas.

Experience

  1. BMW i VenturesManaging Director / CEOcurrent2022 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
  2. BMW i VenturesPartner and CEO2018 — 2022Mountain View, California
  3. DeepDriveMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
  4. Bcomp LtdMember Board Of Directorscurrent2022 — presentFribourg, Switzerland
  5. RLP, Rapid Liquid PrintMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  6. Alitheon, Inc.Member Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  7. DSP Concepts, Inc.Member Board Of Directorscurrent2019 — presentSanta Clara, CA, USA
  8. NAUTOStrategic Council to the Board2018 — 2022Palo Alto, CA, USA
  9. GenXComm Inc.Member Board Of Directors2020 — 2021Austin, Texas, United States
  10. MapillaryMember Board Of Directors2018 — 2020Malmo, Sweden
  11. BMW GroupVice President User Experience, Control Panels, Ergonomics2016 — 2018Munich, Germany
  12. BMW GroupVP HMI Concepts and Concept Quality2015 — 2016Munich Area, Germany
  13. BMW GroupSenior Manger HMI Concepts and Concept Quality2013 — 2015Munich Area, Germany
  14. J.D. PowerCEO at J.D. Power Europe GmbH2006 — 2013Munich Area, Germany
  15. Mercedes-Benz AGManager Multi Project Management2004 — 2006Stuttgart Area, Germany
  16. Mercedes-Benz AGManager Product Analysis Active Safety2001 — 2004Stuttgart Area, Germany
  17. Mercedes-Benz AGDevelopment Engineer Vehicle Dynamics1998 — 2001
  18. Herlitz PBS AGBusiness Development Specialist1995 — 1998Berlin Area, Germany

Education

  1. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessExecutive Education, Venture Capital Executive Program2018
  2. Technische Universität BerlinDipl.-Ing. (Wirtschaftsingenieur), Management and Engineering1992 — 1998

Skills & more

Corporate Venture Capital8User Experience (UX)6Competitive Analysis12Market Research22User Interface Design2Start-ups3Venture Capital3Market Analysis8Marketing Strategy8Customer Insight7Project Management5Business Strategy7
+12 moreAnalyticsAutomotiveSegmentationQuantitative ResearchBusiness PlanningProduct DevelopmentCustomer SatisfactionData AnalysisStrategyStrategic PlanningManagementMarketing Research

From Marcus's professional profile.

Same school

Shared employers

Colleagues at BMW i Ventures

Network1

Investors connected to Marcus in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.