# Covestro

> Covestro is a VC fund in Leverkusen backing Energy and Chemical. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Leverkusen, Germany
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/covestro/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/covestro
- Website: https://www.covestro.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/covestro/

Covestro is a supplier of high-tech polymer materials.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Covestro. Shizune tracks 16 team members at Covestro. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/covestro-ag?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 2 | 29% |
| Chemical | 1 | 14% |
| Hardware | 1 | 14% |
| Internet | 1 | 14% |
| Software | 1 | 14% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 29% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |
| Series D | 1 | 14% |
| Series E | 1 | 14% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 43% |
| Germany | 1 | 14% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adalbert Rajca | Deputy Head of Digital Solutions Labs | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adalbert-rajca |
| Eric Bischof | VP Corporate Sustainability | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-bischof |
| Hugo da Silva | VP of Covestro Additive Manufacturing business unit(Former DSM additive manufacturing) | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hugo-da-silva |
| Iveta Kozlickova | Head of Center of Supply Chain Expertise | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iveta-kozlickova |
| James Wolfe | Business Development Manager, Additive Manufacturing | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-wolfe |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BioBTX | Aromatics are very important chemical building blocks for a wide range of important materials. BioBTX replaces oil for biomass & waste as a resource for the production of aromatics and thus enables the production of sustainable materials. BioBTX developed a unique and commercially attractive integrated catalytic pyrolysis process thatmaximizes BTX yield and minimizes operational costs. Without biobased aromatics the options for sustainable materials are very limited; with biobased aromatics however, it is possible to achieve truly green materials for our society. We want to change the world; we want to make our future green. This is why we develop technology for the production of biobased aromatics. | $45.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 03, 2024 |  |
| QC Ware | QC Ware develops hardware-agnostic enterprise software solutions for quantum computers. The company's quantum computing software solves problems in combinatorial optimization and machine learning with efficiency unmatched by traditional HPC solutions. | $25M |  | Sep 29, 2021 |  |
| QC Ware | QC Ware develops hardware-agnostic enterprise software solutions for quantum computers. The company's quantum computing software solves problems in combinatorial optimization and machine learning with efficiency unmatched by traditional HPC solutions. | $25M | Series B | Sep 29, 2021 |  |
| Hydrogenious Technologies | Founded in 2013, Hydrogenious Technoloiges is a spin-off of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg by its CEO Dr. Daniel Teichmann and the three co-founders Prof. Wolfgang Arlt, Prof. Peter Wasserscheid and Prof. Eberhardt Schlücker.The need for safe and efficient hydrogen storage for multi-MWh energy storage systems and safe and reliable hydrogenstorage for hydrogen refuelling stations and fuel cell mobility was imminent – and Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC) proved to be the solution. Having completed the technological proof of concept at the university’s laboratories, the idea became reality and Hydrogenious Technologies, a global pioneer in LOHC based energy storage, was born.With the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg becoming a shareholder in May 2014 and the successful close of a Series A funding round in July 2014 with Anglo American Platinum as investor, Hydrogenious Technologies is now backed with strong scientific, strategic and financial capacities to revolutionize large-scale energy and hydrogen storage. | $18.6M |  | Jul 31, 2019 |  |
| InPhase Technologies | A storage company focused on holographic data storage technology. | $20M | Series D | Jan 01, 2008 |  |
| InPhase Technologies | A storage company focused on holographic data storage technology. | $32.1M | Series C | May 01, 2005 |  |
| Allconnect | The #1 broadband marketplace. Join the tens of millions of people who trust us to search, compare and order internet and TV service. | $4M | Series E | Apr 11, 2003 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [D. E. Shaw & Co.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d-e-shaw-co) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Koch Disruptive Technologies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/koch-disruptive-technologies) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [New Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Pegasus Tech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pegasus-tech-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Samsung Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samsung-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ALPS Information Technology Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alps-information-technology-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Covestro invest in?

Covestro invests primarily in Energy, Chemical and Hardware startups, most often at Funding Round and Series B stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Covestro?

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### Who are the partners at Covestro?

The team at Covestro includes Adalbert Rajca (Deputy Head of Digital Solutions Labs), Eric Bischof (VP Corporate Sustainability) and Hugo da Silva (VP of Covestro Additive Manufacturing business unit(Former DSM additive manufacturing)), among 16 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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