Baris Guzel
Board Director at AMPECO
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2017 - Current
Please feel free to reach out on baris@bmwiventures.com.
BMW i Ventures focuses on BMW’s current and future business in the technology and service space.
Board Director
2023
Led Series A.
Board Director
2018
Led Series B.
Tekion is a software development company that develops business applications on the cloud.
Raised $635,100,000.00 from Dragoneer Investment Group.
Board Observer
2017
Led Series B. NASDAQ: XMTR (IPO Jun 2021)
Xometry is an online marketplace that allows customers to access a network of machine shops and custom manufacturers.
Raised $197,200,000.00 from T. Rowe Price, Greenspring Associates, Durable Capital Partners, Foundry Group, Bosch Ventures, Almaz Capital, ArrowMark Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Dell Technologies Capital and BMW i Ventures.
Board Observer
2019
Led Series C.
Zūm provides child transportation for school districts and busy families.
Raised $399,579,482.00 from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Board Director
2022
MacroFab is a technology platform built to automate and optimize electronics manufacturing processes for OEMs.
Raised $96,172,395.00 from Trinity Capital.
Board Observer
2025
Led Pre-Series B.
Board Director
2021
Led Pre-Series B.
Our Next Energy is a developer of energy storage technology to expand access to sustainable power.
Raised $390,000,000.00 from Fifth Wall, Temasek Holdings, TR.PE, Sente Ventures, Coatue and Riverstone Holdings.
Board Observer
2024
Board Observer
2020
Led Series B.
AutoFi is a commerce platform delivering point of sale solution for financing a vehicle online.
Raised $114,500,000.00 from Crosslink Capital, Santander US and SVB Financial Group.