# BASF Venture Capital: portfolio, investments and team > BASF Venture Capital is a corporate vc based in Germany. 35 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest May 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/basf-venture-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Germany · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # BASF Venture Capital Last cheque observed May 2026; 35 cheques on record. Deploying now Corporate VC Seed Series A Chemicals Agriculture Automotive Deploying now **100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 35 on record Since the last cheque **179** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$20M** Rounds led **1 of 35** Sole investor **3 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 77%** Pitch BASF Venture Capital ## BASF Venture Capital highlights - 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series B and Venture: 53% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $3.0M - 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:** Seed Series A - **Sectors:** Chemicals Agriculture Automotive - **Based in:** Ludwigshafen, Germany - **Cold pitches:** Not accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **35 appearances** - **2026** 1 round - **May** **[P2 Science](https://millionrounds.com/company/p2-science)** US · Firms' own news pages **$23M** With 9 others - **2019** 4 rounds - **Nov** **[Group14](https://millionrounds.com/company/group14)** US · FinSMEs **$18M** With 4 others - **Oct** **[Ess](https://millionrounds.com/company/ess)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$30M** With 7 others - **Oct** **[Provivi](https://millionrounds.com/company/provivi)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$85M** With 6 others - **Apr** **[Zapata](https://millionrounds.com/company/zapata)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$21M** With 6 others - **2017** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[Heliatek](https://millionrounds.com/company/heliatek)** DE · Printedelectronicsworld **$15M** With 5 others - **Jun** **[Slips Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/slips-technologies)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$8.6M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[P2 Science, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/p2-science-inc)** Series B · US · Elm Street Ventures **$9.6M** *Led* - **2015** 1 round - **Nov** **[QD Vision](https://millionrounds.com/company/qd-vision)** Venture · US **$22M** With 1 other - **2014** 5 rounds - **Oct** **[SLIPS Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/slips-technologies)** Series A · US **$3.0M** Sole investor - **Aug** **[SmartKem](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartkem)** Series A · GB **$4.0M** With 2 others - **May** **[Arcadia Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcadia-biosciences)** Growth · US **$33M** With 3 others - **May** **[FRX Polymers](https://millionrounds.com/company/frx-polymers)** Series C · US **$8.0M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[FRX Polymers](https://millionrounds.com/company/frx-polymers)** Series C · US **$12M** With 6 others - **2012** 5 rounds - **Aug** **[Renmatix](https://millionrounds.com/company/renmatix)** Series C · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$75M** With 2 others - **Apr** **[NanoH2O](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanoh2o)** Growth · US · finsmes.com **$61M** With 6 others - **Mar** **[FRX Polymers](https://millionrounds.com/company/frx-polymers)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$11M** With 1 other - **Mar** **[Allylix](https://millionrounds.com/company/allylix)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$18M** With 3 others - **Feb** **[Solidia Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/solidia-technologies)** Series A · US · pehub.com **$27M** With 4 others - **2011** 1 round - **Sept** **[baseclick](https://millionrounds.com/company/baseclick)** Series B · DE · finsmes.com **$1.7M** Sole investor - **2010** 1 round - **Oct** **[Aspen Aerogels](https://millionrounds.com/company/aspen-aerogels)** Venture · US · press.aerogel.com **$22M** With 5 others - **2009** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Heliatek](https://millionrounds.com/company/heliatek)** Series B · DE · heliatek.com **$27M** With 7 others - **May** **[Ultracell](https://millionrounds.com/company/ultracell)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$3.8M** With 3 others - **2008** 1 round - **Nov** **[NanoMas Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanomas-technologies)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$3.2M** With 2 others - **2007** 4 rounds - **Oct** **[Luca Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/luca-technologies)** Series B · US · earth2tech.com **$20M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[SDC Materials,Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/sdc-materials-inc)** Series A · US **$6.3M** With 1 other - **Feb** **[DataLase](https://millionrounds.com/company/datalase)** Venture · GB **$10M** With 2 others - **Jan** **[Plastic Logic Germany](https://millionrounds.com/company/plastic-logic-germany)** Series D · DE · paidcontent.org **$100M** With 5 others - **2006** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[Luca Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/luca-technologies)** Venture · US · greencarcongress.com **$3.0M** Sole investor - **Apr** **[Sciona](https://millionrounds.com/company/sciona)** Series C · US **$9.9M** With 4 others - **Jan** **[RPO](https://millionrounds.com/company/rpo)** Series B · US · ntfund.com **$9.7M** With 6 others - **2005** 2 rounds - **Feb** **[Cavis microcaps](https://millionrounds.com/company/cavis-microcaps)** Series A · DE · goliath.ecnext.com **$5.0M** With 1 other - **Jan** **[Advanced BioNutrition](https://millionrounds.com/company/advanced-bionutrition)** Series B · US **$7.5M** With 5 others - **2003** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[MicroEmissive Displays Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/microemissive-displays-group)** Venture · GB · highbeam.com **$7.5M** With 2 others - **May** **[Catalytic Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalytic-solutions)** Series D · US **$32M** With 6 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## 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 - [SP Ventures 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sp-ventures-2) Most recent commitments - [SP Ventures AGVIII](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sp-ventures-2) ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **0** of 10 we have independently watched raise Alle Branchen Basf Entdecken Sie die Karriere bei BASF Mehr entdecken Mehr entdecken Mehr entdecken Mehr entdecken Produktsuche (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 listed **2 in all** **[Allylix](https://millionrounds.com/company/allylix)** Bought by Evolva **Undisclosed** Nov 2014 **[NanoH2O](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanoh2o)** Bought by [LG Chem](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lg-chem) **$200M** Mar 2014 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.0M** Led 1 of 35 rounds **3%** - **Sole investor:** 3 rounds - **Last cheque:** May 2026 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *8* - Venture *8* - Series A said *6* - Series C *6* - Growth *2* - Seed said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) 3 - [Connecticut Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connecticut-innovations) 2 - [DB Masdar Clean Tech Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/db-masdar-clean-tech-fund) 2 - [Elm Street Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elm-street-ventures) 2 - [Emerald Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerald-technology-ventures) 2 - [Evonik Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evonik-venture-capital) 2 **Pitching BASF Venture Capital?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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. [**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)[**Connecticut Innovations** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connecticut-innovations)[**DB Masdar Clean Tech Fund** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/db-masdar-clean-tech-fund)[**Elm Street Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elm-street-ventures)[**Emerald Technology Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerald-technology-ventures)[**Evonik Venture Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evonik-venture-capital)[**Oak Investment Partners** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oak-investment-partners)[**Robert Bosch Venture Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robert-bosch-venture-capital)[**RockPort Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockport-capital)[**SAM Private Equity** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-private-equity) ## Recently backed The latest companies BASF Venture Capital put money into. [**Heliatek** $15M · Oct 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/heliatek)[**P2 Science, Inc.** $9.6M · Mar 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/p2-science-inc) ## 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). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=basf-venture-capital) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=basf-venture-capital)