Plastics Circularity
Investment Tracker

The Circulate Initiative's Plastics Circularity Investment Tracker, launched in cooperation with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), provides insights into private investments in plastics circularity globally.

  • Investment data is available by geography, archetypes and investment categories on deals that took place between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2023.
  • Compare investments across archetypes and investment categories across countries.
  • View the profiles of 24 global investors in plastics circularity.

For example, the tool can be used to identify the private equity investments in recycling in India, Indonesia, and Thailand for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021.

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BASF Venture Capital GmbH

BASF Venture Capital is a corporate venture capital firm that catalyzes plastics circularity through its portfolio investments. It typically invests in seed to series B rounds. The plastics circularity areas it has invested in relate to recycling, services, and materials.
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Deal Value (USD)

> 10M - 50M

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Number of Deals

3

Profile
Established Year2001
Company DescriptionFounded in 2001, BASF Venture Capital GmbH invests in Europe, the United States, Canada, China, India, Brazil, and Israel. The company's goal is to generate new growth potential for BASF's current and future business areas by investing in young companies and funds. The focus of their venture investments includes decarbonization, the circular economy, agtech, new materials, digitization, and new disruptive business models.
HQ Location Mannheim, Germany
Operating RegionsUnited States, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Israel, India, China, Brazil
Investor TypeCorporate Venture Capitalist
Vision-
MissionAs the independent corporate venture capital unit of BASF, BASF Venture Capital wants to accelerate the development of the chemical industry by investing in young companies and funds that develop new technologies and disruptive business models. Their mission goes beyond pure financing: they support their portfolio companies with in-depth industry knowledge, insights into international markets, and access to the BASF global network. Together with their entrepreneurs, they want to create sustainable growth opportunities for the future of the industry.
Key Management Member (Name)Roland Nunheim
Key Management Position (Title)Managing Director
Contacthttps://www.basf.com/global/en/who-we-are/organization/group-companies/BASF_Venture-Capital/contact.html
Websitewww.basf-vc.com
Investment and Deals
No. of Plastics Circularity Deals3
Total Deal Value of Plastics Circularity Deals (USD)> 10M - 50M
Impact Theme(s)Materials, Services, Recycling

* Based on aggregated data for all plastics circularity deals for the period 2018 to 2023 researched by The Circulate Initiative. Investment ranges may include co-investments and information that may not be available publicly.

DePolySwitzerlandRecycling2023> 10M - 50Mtrue-icon
OceanworksUnited StatesServices2022Undisclosedfalse-icon
LactipsFranceMaterials2018> 1M - 5Mtrue-icon
Company
DePoly
Oceanworks
Lactips
Company HQSwitzerlandUnited StatesFrance
ArchetypeRecyclingServicesMaterials
Deal Year202320222018
Deal Size Range (USD)> 10M - 50MUndisclosed> 1M - 5M
Co-Investmenttrue-iconfalse-icontrue-icon

* Up to five most recent deals with publicly available information

Notes:

1. Investment is defined as private financing in the form of grants, equity/quasi-equity, debt, and blended finance structures, including credit guarantees and other similar financial instruments.

2. Deals with undisclosed deal values are included in the deal count but excluded from deal value calculations.

Last Updated:
July 30, 2024
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