Where does Marcus Behrendt work?

Marcus Behrendt is Managing Partner at BMW i Ventures and Board director at Alitheon.

What check size does Marcus Behrendt write?

Marcus Behrendt typically writes checks of $6M – $10M.

Where did Marcus Behrendt go to school?

Marcus Behrendt studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Executive Education, Venture Capital Executive Program); Technische Universität Berlin (Dipl.-Ing. (Wirtschaftsingenieur), Management and Engineering).

Marcus Behrendt

Investor

Managing Partner at BMW i Ventures · Board director at Alitheon

Mountain View, California

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

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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

m•••@bmwiventures.comreveal

Board director at Alitheon

Intro paths

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In turn, Marcus can intro founders to Alitheon's investors below.

Alitheon's investors · 7

BMW i VenturesMountain View · $10M checks Department of Defensesince 2019 Department of EnergyWashington · since 2023 Emerald Technology Ventures AgZurich · $540K – $5.4M checks · since 2026 IPD CapitalAventura Shasta VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $6M checks U.S. Air Forcesince 2022

Co-founders at Alitheon

David RossExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

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

Skills & more

Corporate Venture Capital8User Experience (UX)6Competitive Analysis12Market Research22User Interface Design2Start-ups3Venture Capital3Market Analysis8Marketing Strategy8Customer Insight7Project Management5Business Strategy7

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AnalyticsAutomotiveSegmentationQuantitative ResearchBusiness PlanningProduct DevelopmentCustomer SatisfactionData AnalysisStrategyStrategic PlanningManagementMarketing Research

From Marcus's professional profile.

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

Baris Guzel

Partner at BMW i Ventures

Cedric Char

Vice President at Fifth Wall

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

Network1

Baris Guzel

Partner at BMW i Ventures

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Marcus Behrendt?: 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.
Where does Marcus Behrendt work?: Marcus Behrendt is Managing Partner at BMW i Ventures and Board director at Alitheon.
What check size does Marcus Behrendt write?: Marcus Behrendt typically writes checks of $6M – $10M.
Where did Marcus Behrendt go to school?: Marcus Behrendt studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Executive Education, Venture Capital Executive Program); Technische Universität Berlin (Dipl.-Ing. (Wirtschaftsingenieur), Management and Engineering).

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Also attended Technische Universität Berlin82

Dominik MatykaInvestor at Cavalry Ventures Michal NatoraSenior Investment Director - Industrial IT & Robotics at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag Carolin FunkPartner at Blue Bear Capital Partners Carmo SilvaManager, Retail at Bright Pixel Capital Dietrich BökeIT and Telecommunications Specialist, C-Level Management at tokentus investment AG Samuli SirénGeneral Partner & Founder at Redstone

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Shared employers

Also worked at BMW i Ventures28

Allen ChenPrincipal at Osage University Partners Christian NoskePartner at NGP Capital Bradley WelchManaging Partner at Joyance Partners Patrick HarmonSenior Principal at B4 Capital Jan MarchewskiPrincipal at Hitachi Ventures Tobias JahnPartner at Hitachi Ventures

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