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Henkel Ventures

Henkel Ventures

Duesseldorf, Germany·Founded 2020··henkel-ventures.com

Henkel Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of German consumer-goods and adhesives group Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, headquartered in Duesseldorf. Launched in 2020 to combine venture activity across Henkel's business units (its material-science CVC Henkel Tech Ventures dates to 2017), it makes direct minority equity investments in early-stage startups from late seed to Series B, with ticket sizes of EUR 0.5-5 million against a EUR 300 million balance-sheet mandate. It invests globally around the themes of Sustainovation and Digitalization, spanning climate tech, deep tech, enterprise tech, commerce/martech and longevity, and pursues co-innovation with Henkel Consumer Brands and Henkel Adhesive Technologies. It operates the sub-brands Henkel Tech Ventures (adhesives/materials) and Henkel dx Ventures (consumer/digital).

AUM
€300M
Funds
1
vintages 2017
Portfolio
18
Exits
1

Key facts

HQDuesseldorf, Germany
Founded2020

Recent exits

ZipJet
Consumer2019 · 2yr hold

Coverage notes

1 fund tracked, 19 portfolio companies (18 active · 1 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Sector breakdown

19 companies
Industrials
7 · 37%
Consumer
4 · 21%
Biotech
2 · 11%
MedTech
2 · 11%
PropTech
1 · 5%
Software
1 · 5%
E-commerce
1 · 5%
Deep Tech
1 · 5%

Funds & portfolio

Every fund Henkel Ventures has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.

1 fund
Henkel Ventures Balance-Sheet VehicleEvergreenActive
2017 · 9yr€300M18 active · 1 realized

Unrealized

18 held
3RTActive
IndustrialsAustralia· Entry 2022
Actnano
ActnanoActive
IndustrialsUS· Entry 2020
Aether BioActive
BiotechUS· Entry 2025
Copprint
CopprintActive
IndustrialsIsrael· Entry 2017
Daibau
DaibauActive
PropTechSlovenia· Entry 2021
Direct-C
Direct-CActive
IndustrialsCanada· Entry 2022
Dobbi
DobbiActive
ConsumerNetherlands· Entry 2018
eedenActive
IndustrialsGermany· Entry 2025
Feelit
FeelitActive
MedTechIsrael· Entry 2021
Fero LabsActive
SoftwareUS· Entry 2020
InsempraActive
BiotechGermany· Entry 2024
IoTech
IoTechActive
IndustrialsUK· Entry 2021
LoveLocalActive
E-commerceIndia· Entry 2019
Ruka
RukaActive
ConsumerUK· Entry 2026
SaperatecActive
IndustrialsGermany· Entry 2019
Smartz
SmartzActive
MedTechSwitzerland· Entry 2022
THEKER
ThekerActive
Deep TechSpain· Entry 2026
Washmen
WashmenActive
ConsumerUnited Arab Emirates· Entry 2019

Realized

1 exit
ZipJetExited 2019
ConsumerGermany· Entry 2017
Trade Saleto
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Investment team

Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.

Paolo Bavaj
Head of Corporate Venturing, Henkel Tech Ventures (Corporate

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