BASF

Solid returns through disruptive technologies

BASF Venture Capital typically invests between one and five million Euros per venture.

We invest this capital in young start-up companies who stand out due to their ground-breaking technology. It is important to us to offer our portfolio companies excellent potential for growth by giving them access to BASF Group worldwide.

All potential projects should feature attractive returns and a strong business plan. As well as a solid capital structure we expect to see skilled and highly committed start-up management.

We will only proceed with an investment when we are certain of two criteria - product and marketability.

Does your start-up business fit into our investment strategy? Then read more and see how BASF Venture Capital can add value to your company.

What we invest

BASF Venture Capital mainly invests in companies who are working on innovations in the existing business segments of BASF Group

Prerequisites for investment are:

  • Skilled and highly committed management
  • "Proof of concept" of the technological innovation
  • A strong business model
  • Serious market and customer orientation
  • Keen to cooperate with BASF

We prefer to invest in start-up companies with innovations in the following segments:

  • Chemicals
  • Plastics
  • Performance Products
  • Functional Solutions
  • Agricultural Solutions
  • Oil and Gas

We are also very interested in new methods and products:

  • Energy management: new materials and technologies to transform, safeguard or store energy
  • Energy management: organic electronics for flexible displays, OLED-Lighting, Batteries, Organic photovoltaic (OPV), printable eletronics
  • MedTech: surface treatment for medical systems
  • Green Biotechnology
  • Industrial Biotechnology for new products
  • Raw Material Change: sustainable production of chemical intermediates based on renewable resources
  • Nanotechnology: material with novel properties and applications