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    BASF Venture Capital

    Ludwigshafen, GermanyFounded 2001
    www.basf.com/global/en/who-we-are/organization/group-companies/BASF_Venture-Capital
    Climate & EnergyManufacturingFood & AgricultureBiotech & Life SciencesAI

    BASF Venture Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of BASF Group, investing globally in young, fast-growing companies and funds with a focus on chemistry-related technologies, new materials, sustainability, and digitalization. It operates an evergreen fund of approximately €250 million ($272.6M).

    Deal activity increased 200% year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $37.9M (across 38 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    35

    Fund Size

    $272.6M

    Top Stage

    Unknown

    Last 12 Mo

    3

    Team

    HP

    Heike Pfistner

    Managing Director

    RN

    Roland Nunheim

    Managing Director

    Claus Hackmann

    Claus Hackmann

    Investment Director

    Kayla Kang

    Kayla Kang

    Investment Manager

    Lei Chen

    Lei Chen

    Investment Manager

    Michaela Kemper

    Michaela Kemper

    Executive Assistant

    Vanessa Holzhaeuser

    Vanessa Holzhaeuser

    Press & Public Relations

    VH

    Vanessa Holzhäuser

    Communications

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    43 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    PP2 Science Inc.Unknown$23MMay 2026
    AAgVentures IIIGrowth$8MJan 2026
    Ph7 logoPh7Series B$25.6MDec 2025
    PH7 Technologies logoPH7 TechnologiesSeries B$25.6MDec 2025
    GROUP14 logoGROUP14Series D$463MAug 2025
    Act-ion logoAct-ionSeries A$7.5MJan 2025
    DePoly logoDePolySeed$23MJan 2025
    ZZapata Computing, Inc.Series B$38MMay 2024
    PH7 Technologies logoPH7 TechnologiesSeries A$16MMar 2023
    PP2 Science Inc.Series A$23MFeb 2023
    Sea6 Energy logoSea6 EnergySeries B$18.5MAug 2022
    LanzaTech logoLanzaTechUnknown$125MMar 2022
    GroundWork BioAG logoGroundWork BioAGUnknown$18MJan 2022
    Equinom logoEquinomSeries B$10MJan 2022
    Oceanworks logoOceanworksUnknown$2.8MJan 2022
    ecoRobotix AG logoecoRobotix AGUnknown$14.7MJun 2021
    EAVision logoEAVisionSeries C$30MJan 2021
    BBota BiosciencesSeries B$100MJan 2021
    Indeco logoIndecoSeries C$20MApr 2020
    PP2 Science Inc.Series C$12MJan 2020
    Equinom logoEquinomSeries C$20MJan 2020
    Indeco logoIndecoSeries C$20MJan 2020
    LACTIPS logoLACTIPSUnknown—Jan 2020
    PProvivi, Inc.Series C$85MOct 2019
    Alchemist logoAlchemistSeed$4MMay 2019
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    Top Co-Investors

    Prelude Ventures4 shared
    Rhapsody Venture Partners3 shared
    TDK Ventures3 shared
    Robert Bosch Venture Capital3 shared
    CHANEL3 shared
    Connecticut Innovations3 shared
    Phoenix Capital Ventures3 shared
    Source Code Capital3 shared
    MassMutual2 shared
    Founderful2 shared
    Beiersdorf Venture Capital2 shared
    Pillar VC2 shared
    Comcast Corporation2 shared
    Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund2 shared
    Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited2 shared
    Bits x Bites2 shared
    Continental Grain Company2 shared
    Gaingels2 shared
    SiteGround2 shared
    Calm Ventures2 shared

    Last updated: 7 October 2026