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EPISODE · May 8, 2026 · 44 MIN

Fonds III: 300 Mio. Dollar für die Zukunft des Automobils – Marcus Behrendt (BMW i Ventures)

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Warum investiert ein Automobilkonzern in Satellitenkommunikation, Naturfaserverbundwerkstoffe und KI-Agenten und nennt das Strategie? Marcus Behrendt, Managing Partner bei BMW i Ventures, spricht im Startup Spotlight mit Jan Thomas über den neuen 300-Millionen-Dollar-Fonds III, Physical AI als Investmentthema und die Frage, warum Corporate Venture Capital kein Widerspruch zur Unabhängigkeit ist. Über den Gast Marcus Behrendt ist Managing Partner bei BMW i Ventures und verantwortet seit August 2022 das gesamte Venture-Capital-Geschäft des Fonds von München aus. Zuvor leitete er vier Jahre lang das US-Geschäft von BMW i Ventures im Silicon Valley. Seinen MBA absolvierte er an der Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. 2023 und 2024 wurde er in den Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist aufgenommen. Als Managing Partner begleitet er Investments von der Seed- bis zur Series-B-Phase in Nordamerika und Europa. Er sitzt im Board of Directors mehrerer Portfoliounternehmen, darunter DeepDrive, Bcomp und Alitheon. Mit Fonds III lenkt er den Fokus auf Physical AI, Agentic AI, industrielle Software und fortschrittliche Materialien – Technologien, die die automobile Wertschöpfungskette der Zukunft definieren sollen. Weiterführende LInks: Startup Insider Spotlight mit Co-Founder & Co-CEO Felix Poernbacher und Marcus Behrendt   Zu den Live Sessions:Alle unsere kommenden Live Sessions:https://sessions.startup-insider.com/session?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_content=shownotes Den beliebten Startup Insider Daily Newsletter kann man hier abonnieren: https://startup-insider.com/newsletter-anmelden/ **Startup Insider – der tägliche Podcast zur Startup- & Tech-Szene**Startup Insider liefert dir werktäglich kompakte News, Einordnungen und Interviews zu Startups, Venture Capital, Finanzierungsrunden, Exits und neuen Technologien.**Jetzt folgen & keine Folge verpassen** **Alle weiteren Podcasts, Newsletter, Events & Werbepartner findest du hier** : 🔗 https://linktr.ee/startupinsider Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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BMW i Ventures legt seinen dritten Fonds auf. Marcus Behrendt erklärt, wie der CVC-Arm von BMW in KI, Physical AI und neue Materialien investiert und warum Europa dabei eine Schlüsselrolle spielt.

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