Baris Guzel

Baris Guzel serves as a Partner at BMW i Ventures since March 2017 and has held various board positions in multiple companies, including Board Director roles at Estes Energy, AMPECO, Tekion Corp, Qualytics, and MacroFab. Guzel also acts as a Board Observer for Xometry and Zūm, contributing to successful funding rounds such as Series A and Series B across different ventures. An investor in Our Next Energy (ONE), Guzel's academic credentials include a Master of Engineering Management from Duke University, an M.B.A. from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, supplemented by an ERASMUS Exchange Program at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau.