Inside BMW’s Venture Client Model: Alexandra Renner on Building the World’s First Venture Client Unit
Corporate Venturing Insider by Nicolas Sauvage
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Interviewed September 25, 2025
In Episode #113 of Corporate Venturing Insider, Nicolas Sauvage speaks with Alexandra Renner, Program Manager at BMW Startup Garage, the world’s first venture client unit. Alexandra shares her journey from co-founding an augmented reality startup to shaping how BMW collaborates with hundreds of business units and pilots startup technologies at scale. She discusses the evolution of venture clienting, from early challenges to today’s best practices in scouting, piloting, and building lasting partnership ...
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