BASF Venture Capital GmbH

BASF Venture Capital GmbH is the corporate venture capital arm of BASF SE, focused on strategic investments that complement BASF’s activities in chemicals, materials, and related industrial value chains. It invests in early- and growth-stage companies and select venture funds developing technologies and business models in areas such as advanced materials, industrial biotechnology, agtech, process and manufacturing digitalization, recycling and circularity, energy storage, carbon management, and sustainable mobility. The entity operates globally and seeks innovations with potential impact on the chemical industry’s transformation toward efficiency, safety, and sustainability.

Beyond capital, BASF Venture Capital facilitates collaborations between portfolio companies and BASF businesses, helping validate technologies, enable industrial pilots, and support market access and scale-up where strategically relevant. Investments are typically minority positions intended to accelerate innovation while preserving startup independence. As part of BASF’s broader innovation ecosystem, the unit provides insight into emerging technologies and supports the development of new materials, processes, and platforms that can enhance performance, reduce environmental footprint, and open new markets across downstream industries.