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BASF Venture Capital

Corporate venture arm of the BASF group investing worldwide in young companies and funds linked to its business areas

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About BASF Venture Capital

BASF Venture Capital is the corporate venture capital company of the BASF group. It has invested worldwide since 2001 in young, fast-growing companies and in funds that relate to current and future BASF business fields.

What BASF Venture Capital does

  • Direct investments: mostly minority stakes, often alongside other venture funds.
  • Fund investments: holdings in technology funds as well as direct stakes.
  • Access to BASF: portfolio companies can draw on the group's research, partner and customer network.
  • Stage coverage: investing from seed to Series B, preferably after technology and market proof of concept.

Who it serves

Customer-focused teams with new technologies or business models. Focus areas are decarbonisation, circular economy, agricultural technology, new materials, digitalisation and disruptive business models.

Key facts

  • Founded: 2001 (investing since then)
  • Offices: Mannheim, Toronto, Boston, Los Angeles, Sao Paulo, Mumbai and Tel Aviv, among other cities
  • Parent: BASF group

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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