Corporate venture capital often faces a credibility challenge – positioned between strategic objectives and financial performance, many CVCs struggle to deliver lasting value for either startups or their corporate parents. BMW i Ventures takes a different approach: operating with the discipline of an institutional venture fund while benefiting from deep integration with one of the world’s most advanced industrial ecosystems.
This episode of 0100 Impact Talks was recorded at SLUSH in Helsinki, where Inga G. Grieger, Managing Director at BMW i Ventures, shared insights into how this model works in practice — and what it takes for corporate-backed venture capital to succeed beyond strategic intent.
he third edition of 0100 International — organized by Zero One Hundred Conferences in partnership with the Milan City Council’s Department of Economic Development and Milano&Partners — brought together the global private markets community for a high-signal, execution-focused gathering held from October 27–29.
François Candelon, Partner for Value Creation & Portfolio Monitoring at Seven2, shares how the firm aligns every investment around a clear “exit animal”—a vision of the company at exit—and uses disciplined execution, AI-driven transformation, and sustainability as levers for resilience and premium valuations. From reengineering core processes with AI to embedding decarbonization into business strategy, Candelon explains how Seven2 builds companies that are not just exit-ready, but future-proof.
Private markets are entering a new era where trust, compliance, and technology converge. While public markets enjoy automation and transparency, private assets still depend on paper-based, fragmented systems. Antonio Chiarello, CEO of Weltix, argues that the next leap forward is not just digitization, but the creation of digital infrastructures that redefine ownership. In this conversation, he discusses why friction is structural rather than technological, how regulation enables innovation, and how programmable liquidity and transparency can channel more private capital into real economic growth.
