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Baris Guzel

Baris Guzel

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Oct 15, 2025

Dominance: The True Driver of Marketplace Success

A common misconception in the marketplace world is that sheer scale always equates to success. Many believe that accumulating gross…

Dominance: The True Driver of Marketplace Success

Baris Guzel

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Jan 4, 2021

2020 was the year of EV SPACs and here are the 4 factors fueling the boom

2020 was the year where we saw the proliferation of SPACs (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies aka “blank-check companies”). As shown in…

2020 was the year of EV SPACs and here are the 4 factors fueling the boom

Baris Guzel

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Sep 23, 2020

Mobility-related SPAC Deal Tracker

If you are an entrepreneur, investor or executive in mobility space, it’s imperative to keep a close eye on SPACs. Given the positive…

Mobility-related SPAC Deal Tracker

Baris Guzel

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Jul 28, 2020

A Primer for Going Public Via SPAC

With $4B raised, the largest Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) ever, Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd, started trading on…

A Primer for Going Public Via SPAC

Baris Guzel

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Jun 18, 2020

Mapillary: tapping into the power of communities to fix the world’s maps

Note: This story is a repost from the BMW i Ventures blog

Mapillary: tapping into the power of communities to fix the world’s maps

Baris Guzel

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Feb 13, 2020

Auto financing made easy: our investment in AutoFi

It is no secret that the internet has brought in transparency to car prices, just like anything else. Within a matter of minutes, you can…

Auto financing made easy: our investment in AutoFi

Baris Guzel

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Feb 11, 2020

Taking customer experience to new heights and our investment in Tekion

The couple, eager to buy a new car, take their seats in the office of the car dealer. Being used to a simplified digital purchasing…

Taking customer experience to new heights and our investment in Tekion

Baris Guzel

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May 13, 2019

Why Xometry will win the on-demand manufacturing market

If you ever talk to engineers or product designers working on autonomous vehicles, space capsules, rockets or engine components, you would…

Why Xometry will win the on-demand manufacturing market

Baris Guzel

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Mar 7, 2019

Lyft vs. Uber and a quick breakdown of Lyft’s S-1

Lyft just published its S-1, throwing the hat into the ring. Thanks to their invigorated interest in a future public offering, we now have…

Lyft vs. Uber and a quick breakdown of Lyft’s S-1

Baris Guzel

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Mar 5, 2019

Shaping the future of mobility, one child at a time: our investment in Zūm

Roughly half a million school buses transport more than 25 million students to and from school each day in the US, where the majority of…

Shaping the future of mobility, one child at a time: our investment in Zūm

Baris Guzel

Baris Guzel

Partner @BMWiVentures. Proud @DukeU, @UNC (yes, both!) and @vcic alumnus. Engineer with top-tier investment banking and VC experience. Views are mine.

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