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    BASF Venture Capital

    Ludwigshafen, GermanyFounded 2001

    BASF Venture Capital focuses its investments on young, fast-growing companies and funds globally that are strategically relevant to BASF's current and future businesses, particularly in areas like Decarbonization, Circular Economy, AgTech, New Materials, Digitization, and New, Disruptive Business Models. Their strategy involves taking minority stakes, typically in Seed to Series B rounds, to foster innovative technologies and business models while connecting portfolio companies with BASF's global network and expertise.

    40% of their portfolio is in AI. Their most common stage is series-a (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $20.4M (across 5 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    5

    Fund Size

    $250M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    5 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    PpH7 TechnologiesSeries A$16MMar 2023
    Alchemist logoAlchemistSeed$4MMay 2019
    Zapata Computing logoZapata ComputingSeries A$21MApr 2019
    DDePolySeed$23M
    Zapata Computing logoZapata ComputingSeries B$38M

    Top Co-Investors

    Comcast2 shared
    Robert Bosch Venture Capital2 shared
    The Engine1 shared
    TDK Ventures1 shared
    FM Capital1 shared
    MassMutual1 shared
    Founderful1 shared
    Angel Invest1 shared
    Beiersdorf1 shared
    Qatar Development Bank1 shared
    Honeywell1 shared
    Merck Global Health Innovation Fund1 shared

    Last updated: 16 April 2026