Claus Hackmann
Investment Manager @ BASF Venture Capital
Ludwigshafen, Germany
Claus Hackmann is a Series B investor at BASF Venture Capital in Ludwigshafen focused on Industrial and Manufacturing. Claus Hackmann joined BASF Venture Capital GmbH as an investment manager in September 2010. Before that Claus was head of production of electronic materials in Europe in the BASF SE and was responsible as leader of the business process management team of the business unit Detergents and Formulators. Claus was the Post doctoral fellow at UCSB inSanta Barbara and holds a degree in chemistry from the Westfälischen Wilhelms Universität in Münster.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Claus Hackmann invests in
Stages Claus Hackmann invests in
Countries Claus Hackmann invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Industrial 1 (33%)
- Manufacturing 1 (33%)
- Advanced Materials 1 (33%)
- Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 1 (33%)
Stage
- Series B 1 (33%)
- Series C 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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FRX Innovations
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FRX Polymers is an industrial company that manufactures Nofia polyphosphonates, a type of fire-resistant plastics. The company is in the growth phase of is commercializing a novel family of non-halogen, transparent, high melt flowing, fire-resistant plastics. It delivers high value-added solutions for fabric/textile, electrical, electronics,mass transit, and building and construction markets. FRX Polymers is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA. | $8M / Series C / May 07, 2014 | |
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FRX Innovations
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FRX Polymers is an industrial company that manufactures Nofia polyphosphonates, a type of fire-resistant plastics. The company is in the growth phase of is commercializing a novel family of non-halogen, transparent, high melt flowing, fire-resistant plastics. It delivers high value-added solutions for fabric/textile, electrical, electronics,mass transit, and building and construction markets. FRX Polymers is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA. | $12M / Series C / Jan 08, 2014 | |
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FRX Innovations
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FRX Polymers is an industrial company that manufactures Nofia polyphosphonates, a type of fire-resistant plastics. The company is in the growth phase of is commercializing a novel family of non-halogen, transparent, high melt flowing, fire-resistant plastics. It delivers high value-added solutions for fabric/textile, electrical, electronics,mass transit, and building and construction markets. FRX Polymers is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA. | $11M / Series B / Mar 30, 2012 |
Co-Investors
Masdar Capital
3 deals together
Evonik Venture Capital
2 deals together
Capricorn Partners
1 deal together
MoreVC
1 deal together
PMV
1 deal together
About BASF Venture Capital
BASF Venture Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of BASF Group. They invest worldwide in promising young enterprises relevant to BASF’s current and future business fields and also in funds. Besides innovations in the fields of chemistry, new materials and sustainability, their areas of focus include digitization and new business models.They support their portfolio companies through selective interactions with the global research, partnership and customer networks of the BASF Group. They are headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany and have offices in San Francisco, Boston, Shanghai, Sao Paulo, and Tel Aviv.
BASF Venture Capital Contacts
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Michael Nettersheim
Investment Manager
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Carla Seidel
Senior Vice President Material Physics, Analytics & Formulation
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Christoph Koehler
Chief Financial Officer
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Claus Hackmann
Investment Manager
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Han Qin
Investment Manager
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What does Claus Hackmann invest in?
Claus Hackmann invests primarily in Industrial, Manufacturing and Advanced Materials startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Claus Hackmann last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Claus Hackmann closed in May 2014. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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