# Mercedes-Benz Group AG

> Mercedes-Benz Group AG is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stuttgart, Germany
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mercedes-benz_ag
- Website: https://x.com/MercedesBenz
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MercedesBenz

Mercedes-Benz Group AG is a VC fund in Stuttgart focused on Artificial Intelligence and Computer. The Mercedes-Benz Group AG (formerly Daimler AG) is one of the world's most successful automotive companies. Mercedes-Benz AG is one of the leading global suppliers of high-end passenger cars and premium vans. Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG offers financing, leasing, car subscription and car rental, fleet management, digital services for chargingand payment, insurance brokerage, as well as innovative mobility services.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 12% |
| Computer | 1 | 6% |
| Robotics | 1 | 6% |
| Software | 1 | 6% |
| Real Time | 1 | 6% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 6% |
| Series D | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wolfgang Bernhard | Head of Daimler Trucks & Buses Division | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wolfgang-bernhard |
| Wolfgang Nieke | Member of Group Works Council | 0 | — |
| Frank Weber | Director of the Press Shop | 0 | — |
| Jean-Pierre Van Der Berg | Senior Account Executive | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-jeanpierre-vdberg |
| Jon Bueno Mendieta | Engineering – Automation and Controls | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wayve | Wayve develops autonomous driving technology using end-to-end deep learning models that enable vehicles to navigate complex urban environments. The company builds AI software that learns directly from data collected through cameras and sensors, reducing reliance on high-definition maps and rule-based systems. Its approach focuses on embodiedintelligence, where the system improves driving performance through large-scale real-world training and simulation. Wayve partners with automotive manufacturers and fleet operators to integrate its driving software into production vehicles. The platform is designed to adapt to different geographies and driving conditions through continuous learning and model refinement. | $1.3B | Series D | Feb 24, 2026 |  |
| Apptronik | Apptronik develops humanoid robots designed to operate alongside human workers and assist with physical tasks. The company focuses on creating general-purpose robotic systems that combine hardware, software, and AI to perform activities such as material handling, case picking, palletizing, and machine tending in industrial and logisticsenvironments. Its flagship product, the Apollo humanoid, is engineered to navigate spaces built for people and interact with existing tools and infrastructure. Apptronik also integrates robotic solutions through service and ownership models to support operational workflows. The company partners with technology and industrial firms to advance robot capabilities and real-world deployment. | $520M | Series A | Feb 11, 2026 |  |
| Blaize | Blaize, formerly Thinci, is an AI computing platforms company that develops products for the automotive, smart vision, and enterprise computing markets.It was created to meet growing consumer demands for new interactive products. The company innovates and patents a set of remarkable new technologies that bring unheard-of Vision Processing to alltypes of consumer devices. Next-generation products require 10x-100x more performance and longer battery life - and Blaize is poised to meet those needs. These innovations will delight end-users around the world, and significantly benefit those companies that embrace Blaize's game-changing advancements.Blaize was founded as Thinci in 2010 and is based in El Dorado Hills, California. | $106M | Series D | Apr 29, 2024 |  |
| Aston Martin | Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings manufacture luxury sports cars and grand tourers independently. Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford founded it in 1913. Steered from 1947 by David Brown, it became associated with expensive grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the fictional character James Bond following his use of a DB5 model in the1964 film Goldfinger. People regard their sports cars as a British cultural icon. Aston Martin has held a Royal Warrant as purveyor of motorcars to the Prince of Wales since 1982. It has over 150 car dealerships in over 50 countries on six continents, making them a global automobile brand. Investors trade the company at the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. It received the Queen's Award for Enterprise for outstanding contribution to international trade in 2003. | $279.4M | Post-IPO Equity | Jul 26, 2023 |  |
| VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart provides various types of management consulting services to their clients. |  | Corporate Round | Jun 01, 2023 |  |
| The Mobility House | Their approach within the world of smart energy is to realize e-mobility - by emphasizing on individual mobility and fuelled by energy from regenerative resources. Companies and individuals can easily enter the electric mobility area - in a safe, sustainable and affordable way, thereby walking away from fossil fuel consuming solutions from thepast.Ever since 2009 The Mobility House has become one of Europe’s leading providers for electric mobility.Within the fast-growing market environment they specialize on charging solutions and managing the battery pack for energy storage. They stand for an international access to e-mobility – which is safe and customer-oriented. The quality of their products combined with reasonable prices and optimum customer service, ensure satisfaction of their customers and their business partner.Operating b2b with the automotive industry, leasing services and energy utilities, and b2c with EV customers: Fulfilling the customers´ needs is their benchmark for competition within the market. | $49.8M | Series C | Nov 03, 2022 |  |
| Aston Martin | Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings manufacture luxury sports cars and grand tourers independently. Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford founded it in 1913. Steered from 1947 by David Brown, it became associated with expensive grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the fictional character James Bond following his use of a DB5 model in the1964 film Goldfinger. People regard their sports cars as a British cultural icon. Aston Martin has held a Royal Warrant as purveyor of motorcars to the Prince of Wales since 1982. It has over 150 car dealerships in over 50 countries on six continents, making them a global automobile brand. Investors trade the company at the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. It received the Queen's Award for Enterprise for outstanding contribution to international trade in 2003. | $781.5M | Post-IPO Equity | Jul 18, 2022 |  |
| ProLogium Technology | ProLogium is a Lithium battery cell maker the worldwide first ultra-thin, bendable/flexible, high capacity solid-state Lithium battery | $111.5M | Private Equity | Jan 27, 2022 |  |
| Factorial Energy | Factorial Energy ("Factorial") has pioneered a new solid-state electrolyte material battery technology, FEST™ (Factorial Electrolyte System Technology™). Factorial will bring a more powerful battery product with longer range and higher degree of safety to the global electric vehicle (EV) market. | $200M | Series D | Jan 20, 2022 |  |
| Luminar | Luminar is an autonomous vehicle sensor and software company with the vision to make autonomy safe and ubiquitous by delivering the only lidar and associated software that meets the industry’s stringent performance, safety, and economic requirements. Luminar has rapidly gained over 50 industry partners, including 8 of the top 10 global automotiveOEMs. In 2020, Luminar signed the industry’s first production deal for autonomous consumer vehicles with Volvo Cars, while also recently striking deals with Daimler Truck AG and Intel’s Mobileye. Luminar has also received minority investments from the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, Daimler Truck AG, and Volvo Cars, a global leader in automotive safety, to accelerate the introduction of autonomous trucks and cars at highway speed. Founded in 2012, Luminar is a nearly 400-person team with offices in Palo Alto, Orlando, Colorado Springs, Detroit, and Munich. | $20.2M | Post-IPO Equity | Jan 20, 2022 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mercedes-Benz Group AG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daimler) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- Mercedes-Benz USA — VC Fund, 8 deals together
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- Geely — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Mercedes-Benz Group AG invest in?

Mercedes-Benz Group AG invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Computer and Robotics startups, most often at Series A and Series D stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Mercedes-Benz Group AG?

The team at Mercedes-Benz Group AG includes Wolfgang Bernhard (Head of Daimler Trucks & Buses Division), Wolfgang Nieke (Member of Group Works Council) and Frank Weber (Director of the Press Shop), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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