BASF Venture Capital GmbH
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BASF Venture Capital GmbH is the corporate venture capital arm of the BASF Group, investing worldwide since 2001 in young companies and funds connected to BASF's current and future businesses. It makes minority investments and supports portfolio companies through access to BASF's network and industry expertise.
BASF Venture Capital GmbH is a corporate venture arm headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany, founded in 2001. It invests both directly in companies and in funds as a limited partner, from seed to Series B, in CO2 reduction, circular economy, new materials and biotechnology. Its stated cheque size is Minority investments of €1-5 million. €250 million under management, as it reports.
“We invest and collaborate in fields that shape the future: CO 2 reduction, the circular economy, new materials, biotechnology, as well as artificial intelligence and software solutions.”
— BASF Venture Capital GmbH, own website
- Layer
- Direct + LP
- Headquarters
- Ludwigshafen, Germany
- Invests in
- worldwide
- Sectors
- CO2 reduction, circular economy, new materials, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, software
- Cheque size
- Minority investments of €1-5 million
- Founded
- 2001
- Assets under management
- €250 million
Team, as BASF Venture Capital GmbH publishes it
- Heike Pfistner Managing Director
Names and roles exactly as listed on basf.com. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
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