# Claus Hackmann

> Claus Hackmann is a Series B investor at BASF Venture Capital backing Industrial and Manufacturing. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [BASF Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/basf-venture-capital)
- Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2014
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claus-dr-hackmann-8767782b/

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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Industrial | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |
| Advanced Materials | 1 | 33% |
| Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FRX Innovations | 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 |  |
| FRX Innovations | 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 |  |
| FRX Innovations | 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 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Masdar Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masdar-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Evonik Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evonik-venture-capital-gmbh) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Capricorn Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capricorn-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MoreVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/israel-cleantech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PMV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pmv-eu) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About BASF Venture Capital

VC Fund · Ludwigshafen, Germany

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.

5 contacts available at BASF Venture Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Nettersheim | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-michael-nettersheim |
| Carla Seidel | Senior Vice President Material Physics, Analytics & Formulation | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carla-seidel |
| Christoph Koehler | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christoph-koehler |
| Claus Hackmann | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claus-hackmann |
| Han Qin | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/han-qin |

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## FAQ

### 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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