Henkel Ventures
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).
Henkel Ventures is a Duesseldorf venture capital firm with €300M AUM, 20 active companies and 1 exit.
Sector breakdown
21 companiesGeography breakdown
12 geographiesKey facts
Recent exits
Henkel Ventures sold ZipJet to Laundrapp in 2019 after 2 years.
Partners
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 21 portfolio companies (20 active · 1 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Investment team
Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Henkel Ventures has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Henkel Ventures Balance-Sheet VehicleActiveEvergreen2017€300M20 assets1 exitsEvergreen2017 · 9yr€300M201
Unrealized
20 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| 3RT Industrials · Australia | 2022 |
| Actnano Industrials · US | 2020 |
| Aether Bio Biotech · US | 2025 |
| Copprint Industrials · Israel | 2017 |
| Daibau PropTech · Slovenia | 2021 |
| Direct-C Industrials · Canada | 2022 |
| Dobbi Consumer · Netherlands | 2018 |
| eeden Industrials · Germany | 2025 |
| Feelit MedTech · Israel | 2021 |
| Fero Labs Software · US | 2020 |
| Insempra Biotech · Germany | 2024 |
| IoTech Industrials · UK | 2021 |
| LoveLocal E-commerce · India | 2019 |
| Nourish3D Consumer · UK | 2020 |
| Ruka Consumer · UK | 2026 |
| Saperatec Industrials · Germany | 2019 |
| Smartz MedTech · Switzerland | 2022 |
| Start-up Insider Software · Germany | 2023 |
| Theker Deep Tech · Spain | 2026 |
| Washmen Consumer · United Arab Emirates | 2019 |
Realized
1 exit| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZipJet Consumer · Germany | 2017 | 2019 | Trade Sale | Laundrapp | – |
Frequently asked questions
- What investment strategy does Henkel Ventures focus on?
- Henkel Ventures focuses on VC, Growth strategies in the private equity space.
- How many portfolio companies does Henkel Ventures have?
- Henkel Ventures has 20 active portfolio companies and 1 completed exit and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is Henkel Ventures headquartered?
- Henkel Ventures is headquartered in Duesseldorf, Germany.
- What is Henkel Ventures's assets under management?
- Henkel Ventures manages approximately €300M in assets under management.
- When was Henkel Ventures founded?
- Henkel Ventures was founded in 2020.
- What sectors does Henkel Ventures invest in?
- Henkel Ventures invests across Consumer, Industrials, Software, Healthcare, Energy.
- What are Henkel Ventures's recent exits?
- Recent realized exits by Henkel Ventures include: ZipJet (2019) to Laundrapp.
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