BASF Venture Capital
Investments
121Portfolio Exits
22Funds
1Partners & Customers
1About BASF Venture Capital
BASF Venture Capital is the corporate venture capital company of BASF Group. The firm invests worldwide in start up companies and venture capital funds. The firm's focus of each investment is on chemical-related innovative technologies and products among others in the field of new materials, developments in biotechnology and nanotechnology and clean tech.
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Latest BASF Venture Capital News
Nov 1, 2023
Solibieda departs BASF Venture Capital Nov 1, 2023 • Kim Moore Solibieda will be responsible for large private equity investments in Saudi Arabia's chemical and metal sectors. Markus Solibieda has left German chemical maker BASF’s corporate venturing arm to join a Saudi investment firm. Solibieda, formerly managing director of BASF Venture Capital, is now the chief investment officer of Dussur, a partnership of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, oil major Saudi Aramco and chemical manufacturer Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC). Dussur invests in the industrial sector through joint venture partnerships. In his new role, Solibieda will do private equity investments in Saudi Arabia’s speciality chemical and metal sectors. Solibieda spent seven years at BASF Venture Capital. Before that he worked for various private equity firms in Germany.
BASF Venture Capital Investments
121 Investments
BASF Venture Capital has made 121 investments. Their latest investment was in Phomera as part of their Unattributed VC on July 7, 2023.
BASF Venture Capital Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/3/2023 | Unattributed VC | Phomera | Yes | 2 | ||
6/27/2023 | Seed VC - II | DePoly | $13.8M | Yes | 4 | |
5/9/2023 | Series D | Ecorobotix | $48.3M | No | 5 | |
3/13/2023 | Seed VC | |||||
10/20/2022 | Series A - II |
Date | 7/3/2023 | 6/27/2023 | 5/9/2023 | 3/13/2023 | 10/20/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Unattributed VC | Seed VC - II | Series D | Seed VC | Series A - II |
Company | Phomera | DePoly | Ecorobotix | ||
Amount | $13.8M | $48.3M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 4 | 5 |
BASF Venture Capital Portfolio Exits
22 Portfolio Exits
BASF Venture Capital has 22 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Zapata AI on September 06, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/6/2023 | Acq - Pending | 2 | |||
2/28/2023 | Acq - Pending | 2 | |||
2/9/2023 | Reverse Merger | 4 | |||
Date | 9/6/2023 | 2/28/2023 | 2/9/2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acq - Pending | Acq - Pending | Reverse Merger | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 4 |
BASF Venture Capital Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
BASF Venture Capital acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was hte on April 09, 2008.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/9/2008 | Series A | Acquired | 1 |
Date | 4/9/2008 |
|---|---|
Investment Stage | Series A |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | |
Note | Acquired |
Sources | 1 |
BASF Venture Capital Fund History
1 Fund History
BASF Venture Capital has 1 fund, including BASF Venture Capital.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/1/2001 | BASF Venture Capital | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $133.92M | 1 |
Closing Date | 4/1/2001 |
|---|---|
Fund | BASF Venture Capital |
Fund Type | Multi-Stage Venture Capital |
Status | Closed |
Amount | $133.92M |
Sources | 1 |
BASF Venture Capital Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
BASF Venture Capital has 1 strategic partners and customers. BASF Venture Capital recently partnered with Prismlab on January 1, 2018.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/1/2018 | Partner | China | CM Venture Capital portfolio company PrismLab further strengthen partnership with BASF - CM Venture The two companies launched their partnership in 2018 when BASF Venture Capital invested in Prismlab 's innovative technology . | 1 |
Date | 1/1/2018 |
|---|---|
Type | Partner |
Business Partner | |
Country | China |
News Snippet | CM Venture Capital portfolio company PrismLab further strengthen partnership with BASF - CM Venture The two companies launched their partnership in 2018 when BASF Venture Capital invested in Prismlab 's innovative technology . |
Sources | 1 |
BASF Venture Capital Team
5 Team Members
BASF Venture Capital has 5 team members, including current Chief Financial Officer, Nils Christoph Koehler.
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