Kasper Sage
Managing Partner at BMW i Ventures
Kasper Sage
Managing Partner at BMW i Ventures
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Investor
2024 - Current
Managing Partner
2021
We are a Silicon Valley based venture capital firm that executes quickly and delivers precision at scale. We invest in purpose-driven entrepreneurs building high-performance companies, all through our ecosystem of specialists. We focus on early to mid-stage (Series A/B) in Software and Hardware across Transportation, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Sustainability.
Partner
2019 - 2021
Principal
2017 - 2018
BMW i Ventures focuses on BMW’s current and future business in the technology and service space.
Board Observer
2024
Skylo is a global non-terrestrial service provider that allows smartphone and IoT cellular devices to connect directly over satellites.
Raised $153,000,000.00 from Next47, Intel Capital, Seraphim Space, BMW i Ventures, Innovation Endeavors and Samsung Catalyst Fund.
Board Director
2023
Formant provides the cloud infrastructure that helps robotics companies efficiently deploy, scale, and manage their fleets. The platform includes teleoperation, fleet management, data management, and customer portals.
Formant is a monitoring and operations software that connects people, processes, sensors, and robots through a robotic approach platform.
Raised $45,000,000.00 from Picus Capital, SignalFire, Ericsson, Hillsven Capital, Thursday Ventures, Goodyear Ventures, Holman Growth Ventures, Intel Capital, Pelion Venture Partners and BMW i Ventures.
Investor
2023
Cyclic Materials is a circular supply chain company focused on recycling rare earth elements (REE) and other critical materials.
Investor
2022
Jetti Resources has developed a pioneering process for copper extraction that utilizes previously unused ore from existing copper mines.
Jetti is a technology-driven natural resources company that makes it possible to extract copper from low-grade primary sulfides.
Raised $169,491,749.00 from BloombergNEF.
Board Observer
2022
Mangrove Lithium, has developed a breakthrough platform for the most cost-effective production of battery grade lithium hydroxide from diverse input streams and assets. Mangrove’s modular solution can be scaled to any capacity and co-located with upstream lithium producers or cathode and cell manufacturers.
Investor
2022
Kinexon is a real-time localization system that unlocks autonomous operations and location-based process automation in industrial contexts.
Board Director
2022
HeyCharge’s solution is aimed at apartment buildings, offices, hotels and other underground infrastructure for EVs. Its SecureCharge technology does not require an on-site internet connection elevating the customer experience dramatically in places with poor reception. It also makes deployments more affordable which is crucial for a wide adoption of charging infrastructure in multi tenant buildings.
Board Director
2021
actnano has developed a gel-based, hydrophobic nanocoating that enables protection of electronics from environmental degradation with greater reliability and at a cheaper cost than both conventional and emerging coating alternatives.