What investment strategy does BASF Venture Capital focus on?

BASF Venture Capital focuses on VC strategies in the private equity space.

How many portfolio companies does BASF Venture Capital have?

BASF Venture Capital has 27 active portfolio companies and 2 completed exits and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.

Where is BASF Venture Capital headquartered?

BASF Venture Capital is headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

When was BASF Venture Capital founded?

BASF Venture Capital was founded in 2001.

What sectors does BASF Venture Capital invest in?

BASF Venture Capital invests across Industrials, Energy, Software.

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BASF Venture Capital

Ludwigshafen, Germany·Founded 2001·

Venture Capital

·basf-venture-capital.de

BASF Venture Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of German chemicals group BASF, founded in 2001 and investing off the parent balance sheet through an evergreen vehicle of roughly EUR 250 million. From offices in Ludwigshafen, Boston and Shanghai it backs seed to Series B startups in CO2 reduction, circular economy, new materials, biotechnology, artificial intelligence and digital farming.

AUM

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Funds

vintages 2001

Portfolio

Exits

BASF Venture Capital is a Ludwigshafen venture capital firm with 27 active companies and 2 exits.

SectorsIndustrials Energy Software

Sector breakdown

29 companies

AgTech

12 · 41%

ClimateTech

7 · 24%

Industrials

3 · 10%

Aerospace & Defence

1 · 3%

Biotech

1 · 3%

PropTech

1 · 3%

HealthTech

1 · 3%

AI/ML

1 · 3%

Geography breakdown

11 geographies

7 · 24%

China

6 · 21%

India

3 · 10%

Israel

3 · 10%

Germany

2 · 7%

Switzerland

2 · 7%

Brazil

2 · 7%

1 · 3%

Key facts

HQLudwigshafen, Germany

Founded2001

Websitebasf-venture-capital.de

Recent exits

BASF Venture Capital took BigRep public in 2024 after 7 years.

BASF Venture Capital took LanzaTech public in 2023 after 5 years.

Coverage notes

1 fund tracked, 29 portfolio companies (27 active · 2 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Funds & portfolio

Every fund BASF Venture Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.

1 fund

Fund

Strategy

Vintage

Size

Assets

Exits

BASF Venture Capital Evergreen FundActive

Evergreen200127 assets2 exits

Evergreen

2001 · 25yr

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Unrealized

27 held

Company	Entry
ACT-ion Battery Technologies ClimateTech · US	2025
Bellatrix Aerospace Aerospace & Defence · India	2022
Bota Bio Biotech · China	2021
Computomics AgTech · Germany	2021
DePoly ClimateTech · Switzerland	2023
EAVision AgTech · China	2021
ecoRobotix AgTech · Switzerland	2018
Equinom AgTech · Israel	2019
FortePhest AgTech · Israel	2022
Grao Direto AgTech · Brazil	2024
Groundwork BioAg AgTech · Israel	2022
Group14 Technologies ClimateTech · US	2019
inDeco PropTech · China	2019
InsideTracker HealthTech · US	2019
IntelliSense.io AI/ML · UK	2020
Lactips ClimateTech · France	2018
Oceanworks ClimateTech · US	2022
P2 Science Industrials · US	2017
pH7 Technologies ClimateTech · Canada	2023
Phomera Metamaterials Deep Tech · China	2023
PrismLab Industrials · China	2018
Provivi AgTech · US	2017
Sea6 Energy AgTech · India	2022
SmartAHC AgTech · China	2020
Traive Fintech · Brazil	2022
UrbanKisaan AgTech · India	2021
WayBeyond AgTech · New Zealand	2023

Realized

2 exits

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
BigRep Industrials · Germany	2017	2024	IPO	–	–
LanzaTech ClimateTech · US	2018	2023	IPO	–	–

About BASF Venture Capital

BASF Venture Capital is the corporate venture capital subsidiary of BASF SE with €250 million of evergreen fund assets as of December 2024, headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The firm was founded in 2001 as a corporate VC subsidiary of BASF Group and operates as a 100% subsidiary with 25 plus years of corporate venture capital track record and approximately 125 lifetime investments. The platform operates from 7 offices globally including Ludwigshafen, Toronto, Boston, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Shanghai and São Paulo.

Investment thesis

BASF Venture Capital deploys capital through a single evergreen fund vehicle targeting minority investments of €1-5 million at seed to Series B in companies with technological and market proof of concept, bridging early-stage chemistry and materials startups to BASF's global industrial network. Sector focus spans CO2 reduction and decarbonization, circular economy, new materials, biotechnology, artificial intelligence and software solutions. Geographic deployment is global via the 7-office international footprint, supporting the corporate strategic objectives of bridging early-stage technology to BASF business units.

Recent activity

Recent realised exits include life sciences and diagnostics (2025), specialty chemicals and biotech (2024) and recycling and circular (2024). Recent acquisitions include critical metals extraction (December 2025) and agri-digital platform follow-on Series B (2024). The platform continues active deployment across the BASF strategic technology themes.

Frequently asked questions

What investment strategy does BASF Venture Capital focus on?: BASF Venture Capital focuses on VC strategies in the private equity space.
How many portfolio companies does BASF Venture Capital have?: BASF Venture Capital has 27 active portfolio companies and 2 completed exits and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.
Where is BASF Venture Capital headquartered?: BASF Venture Capital is headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
When was BASF Venture Capital founded?: BASF Venture Capital was founded in 2001.
What sectors does BASF Venture Capital invest in?: BASF Venture Capital invests across Industrials, Energy, Software.