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BMW i Ventures: How Corporate VC Can Create Real Value at Industrial Scale

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.

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