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BASF Venture Capital

Last cheque observed May 2026; 35 cheques on record.

Deploying nowCorporate VC

SeedSeries AChemicalsAgricultureAutomotive

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 35 on record
Since the last cheque178days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$20MRounds led1 of 35Sole investor3 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 77%
Pitch BASF Venture Capital

BASF Venture Capital highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Venture: 53% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $3.0M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

BASF – We Create Chemistry ... Our ambition is to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation.From their own website
Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
ChemicalsAgricultureAutomotive
Based in
Ludwigshafen, Germany
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first35 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. May
    P2 ScienceUS · Firms' own news pages$23MWith 9 others
  3. 2019

    4 rounds

  4. Nov
    Group14US · FinSMEs$18MWith 4 others
  5. Oct
    EssSeries C · US · FinSMEs$30MWith 7 others
  6. Oct
    ProviviSeries C · US · FinSMEs$85MWith 6 others
  7. Apr
    ZapataSeries A · US · FinSMEs$21MWith 6 others
  8. 2017

    3 rounds

  9. Oct
    HeliatekDE · Printedelectronicsworld$15MWith 5 others
  10. Jun
    Slips TechnologiesSeries B · US · FinSMEs$8.6MWith 3 others
  11. Mar
    P2 Science, Inc.Series B · US · Elm Street Ventures$9.6MLed
  12. 2015

    1 round

  13. Nov
    QD VisionVenture · US$22MWith 1 other
  14. 2014

    5 rounds

  15. Oct
    SLIPS TechnologiesSeries A · US$3.0MSole investor
  16. Aug
    SmartKemSeries A · GB$4.0MWith 2 others
  17. May
    Arcadia BiosciencesGrowth · US$33MWith 3 others
  18. May
    FRX PolymersSeries C · US$8.0MWith 3 others
  19. Jan
    FRX PolymersSeries C · US$12MWith 6 others
  20. 2012

    5 rounds

  21. Aug
    RenmatixSeries C · US · pevc.dowjones.com$75MWith 2 others
  22. Apr
    NanoH2OGrowth · US · finsmes.com$61MWith 6 others
  23. Mar
    FRX PolymersSeries B · US · finsmes.com$11MWith 1 other
  24. Mar
    AllylixVenture · US · finsmes.com$18MWith 3 others
  25. Feb
    Solidia TechnologiesSeries A · US · pehub.com$27MWith 4 others
  26. 2011

    1 round

  27. Sept
    baseclickSeries B · DE · finsmes.com$1.7MSole investor
  28. 2010

    1 round

  29. Oct
    Aspen AerogelsVenture · US · press.aerogel.com$22MWith 5 others
  30. 2009

    2 rounds

  31. Nov
    HeliatekSeries B · DE · heliatek.com$27MWith 7 others
  32. May
    UltracellVenture · US · venturebeat.com$3.8MWith 3 others
  33. 2008

    1 round

  34. Nov
    NanoMas TechnologiesVenture · US · venturebeat.com$3.2MWith 2 others
  35. 2007

    4 rounds

  36. Oct
    Luca TechnologiesSeries B · US · earth2tech.com$20MWith 2 others
  37. Jun
    SDC Materials,Inc.Series A · US$6.3MWith 1 other
  38. Feb
    DataLaseVenture · GB$10MWith 2 others
  39. Jan
    Plastic Logic GermanySeries D · DE · paidcontent.org$100MWith 5 others
  40. 2006

    3 rounds

  41. Sept
    Luca TechnologiesVenture · US · greencarcongress.com$3.0MSole investor
  42. Apr
    ScionaSeries C · US$9.9MWith 4 others
  43. Jan
    RPOSeries B · US · ntfund.com$9.7MWith 6 others
  44. 2005

    2 rounds

  45. Feb
    Cavis microcapsSeries A · DE · goliath.ecnext.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  46. Jan
    Advanced BioNutritionSeries B · US$7.5MWith 5 others
  47. 2003

    2 rounds

  48. Jul
    MicroEmissive Displays GroupVenture · GB · highbeam.com$7.5MWith 2 others
  49. May
    Catalytic SolutionsSeries D · US$32MWith 6 others

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The team

We hold 80 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Funds they back

1 fund commitment on record

Managers
1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

Most recent commitments

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 10 we have independently watched raise

Alle BranchenBasfEntdecken Sie dieKarriere bei BASFMehr entdeckenMehr entdeckenMehr entdeckenMehr entdeckenProduktsuche (Englisch)myBASFWorld

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

AllylixBought by EvolvaUndisclosedNov 2014
NanoH2OBought by LG Chem$200MMar 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as BASF Venture Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies BASF Venture Capital put money into.

Quick answers about BASF Venture Capital

What does BASF Venture Capital invest in?

BASF Venture Capital invests most often at Series B and Venture (53% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Chemicals, Agriculture and Automotive.

How active is BASF Venture Capital?

35 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in May 2026.

What has BASF Venture Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: P2 Science (Undisclosed round, May 2026), Group14 (Undisclosed round, Nov 2019) and Ess (Series C, Oct 2019).

How big are BASF Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

Does BASF Venture Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 35 investments on record (3%).

Where does BASF Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (77%), Germany (14%) and the United Kingdom (9%).

Is BASF Venture Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does BASF Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (3 rounds together), Connecticut Innovations (2 rounds together) and DB Masdar Clean Tech Fund (2 rounds together).

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