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Chemovator GmbH
Chemovator is the business incubator of BASF – available for startups in the chemical industry, as well as BASF-employees with innovative ideas around chemistry. Complementary to the existing innovation landscape of BASF, Chemovator offers a protected space to test new business ideas, products and innovative services and turn them into investable and scalable business models.
The wholly-owned subsidiary of BASF founded in 2018 and is located in Mannheim. Here, Chemovator offers an unconventional startup environment with plenty of space for creativity. From early validation to successful commercialization, all Venture Teams receive support from experienced entrepreneurs and investors, who have built startups and new businesses from scratch. Their support ranks from coaching over mentoring to providing extended network opportunities.
Press releases
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Shaping the Future of Sustainable Materials: Quantistry Secures €3M Seed Funding
Chemovator2024-03-12 -
faCellitate Announces Results of a Study on 3D Cell Culture: BIOFLOAT™ Spheroid Plates are a Top Performer in a Comparative Study on market-leading Products
faCellitate2024-02-27 -
faCellitate gibt die Ergebnisse einer Studie zur 3D-Zellkultur bekannt: BIOFLOAT™ Sphäroid-Platten belegen einen Spitzenplatz in einer Vergleichsstudie marktführender Produkte
faCellitate2024-02-27 -
Decentral manufacturing and digital inventory startup Replique spins off from BASF incubator and closes financing round
Replique2023-06-15 -
Replique wurde vom BASF-Inkubator ausgegründet und sichert sich Finanzierung
Replique2023-06-15 -
Chemovator, the business incubator of BASF, opens its doors for startups outside of the company
Chemovator2023-05-15 -
Chemovator, der Geschäftsinkubator der BASF, öffnet seine Türen auch für Startups außerhalb des eigenen Unternehmens
Chemovator2023-05-15 -
Corbiota accepted for Scale-up.NRW accelleration program
Corbiota2023-03-29 -
Corbiota bei Förderungsprogramm Scale-up.NRW aufgenommen
Corbiota2023-03-29 -
faCellitate, a BASF spin-off, raises 3.7 million euros in first financing round
faCellitate2022-09-07 -
faCellitate, ein Spin-off der BASF, sammelt in erster Finanzierungsrunde 3,7 Millionen Euro ein
faCellitate2022-09-07 -
New year, new work, new startup from Chemovator: 1000 Satellites GmbH celebrates their spin-off
1000 Satellites Coworking2022-01-18 -
New Work-Startup aus dem Chemovator: Die 1000 Satellites GmbH feiert ihre Ausgründung
1000 Satellites Coworking2022-01-18 -
Von der Idee in die Eigenständigkeit: BASF-Inkubator Chemovator gründet erstes Mitarbeiterstartup aus
Chemovator2021-04-22 -
From idea to independence: BASF incubator Chemovator spins off first employee startup
Chemovator2021-04-22 -
BASF Startup Inkubator feiert zweijähriges Bestehen und faCellitate Produkteinführung
faCellitate2020-05-28 -
BASF startup incubator celebrates second anniversary and faCellitate product launch
faCellitate2020-05-28 -
faCellitate announces the launch of its first product BIOFLOAT™ for improved 3D cell culture
faCellitate2020-05-28 -
faCellitate bringt mit BIOFLOAT™, einer Beschichtung für verbesserte 3D Zellkultur, erstes Produkt auf den Markt
faCellitate2020-05-28 -
The journey from BASF-employee to a founder
Chemovator2019-05-13 -
Vom BASF-Mitarbeiter zum Unternehmensgründer
Chemovator2019-05-13
Chemovator & the media
„We invest in Venture Teams that are shaping the sustainable future of the chemical industry“, Jennifer Kürner for VC Magazin
July, 2023
Four things all incubators can learn from BASF’s Chemovator, an article by Global Venturing on an interview with Markus Bold
July, 2023
Chemovator featured in Zukunftsnavigator Deutschland, a Springer book with the collaboration of Markus Bold
2022 Digital Lab Award Winner: Chemovator ranks among Germany's best venture builders
Konzerne auf den Spuren von Startups 2022
August, 2022
Chemovator: Von der Idee zum Unternehmen in nur zwei Jahren
Ideen- und Innovationsmanagement
September 28, 2021
"Freiraum im Ideenlabor" - Chemovator im Porträt
July 26, 2021
„Viele übersehen die Vorteile, die Intrapreneure mitbringen“ Interview mit Lisa Schneider, Chemovator, und Dr. Max Siebert, Replique.IO
October 21, 2020
"Chemovator: Erste Erfolge"
Mannheimer Morgen
May 29, 2020
"Das WHO IS WHO - vom Venture Capitalisten über den Inkubator bis zum Technologie-Zentrum… und noch viel mehr!"
"Intrapreneurs: the next big trend in corporate innovation"
Sifted
September 24, 2019
"Cultivating Entrepreneurship inside BASF"
c&en
June 22, 2019
"Gegen den Strom"
Rheinpfalz, Wirtschaft
June 9, 2019
"Raum für verrückte Ideen"
Mannheimer Morgen, Wirschaft
May 14, 2019
"Wo Aniliner experimentieren"
Rheinpfalz, Wirtschaft regional
May 2, 2019
"Watchlist 100: Chemovator & Markus Bold #4 category Science & Health"
Business Punk
2019
"BASF sucht innovative Ideen mit Chemovator"
Wormser Zeitung
December 29, 2018
"Der Chemovator: Geschützter Raum für BASF-Mitarbeiter mit Geschäftsidee"
CHEmanager
December 11, 2018
"BASF startet Geschäftsinkubator für neue Ideen aus dem Chemiebereich"
CHEMIE.DE
December 11, 2018
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FAQ
What is Chemovator?
Chemovator is the venture builder of BASF. At Chemovator, every BASF-employee has the opportunity to turn his/her idea around chemistry into a scalable and investable business model.
What’s the mission of Chemovator?
Chemovator is the protected space to turn bold ideas around chemistry into thriving businesses.
What does Chemovator mean?
Chemovator is an amalgamation of 3 key words: Chemistry, Innovation and Incubator.
Why does Chemovator exist?
Chemovator is the tool for BASF to test early stage business ideas to explore unconventional growth opportunities. We deliver de-risked and investable business plans for BASF to internalize or to form BASF spin-off companies. Thereby, we do have a startup mindset – fast, lean & customer focused.
Where can I learn more about the Chemovator brand?
Chemovator is part of the official brand portal of BASF. You can find more information here.
What is the Chemovator Journey?
The Chemovator Journey describes the process steps of Chemovator from ideation to exit.
The main phases are: Validation Phase to develop business hypothesis to be tested in the Incubation Phase. The goal of the Incubation Phase is to test all relevant business hypothesis to create a scalable business model & exit (spin-in or spin-off). The Chemovator Journey can take up to 21 months.
Who can take on the Chemovator Journey?
Chemovator is an internal entrepreneurship program of BASF. All BASF-employees are eligible to join Chemovator. It doesn’t matter from which unit they are coming from. However, it’s important to demonstrate a reference to chemistry with the venture idea.
What differentiates Chemovator from other incubators or accelerators?
Chemovator is an internal entrepreneurship program for BASF-employees with focus on ideas around chemistry.
Venture Teams in Chemovator:
- get the chance to focus 100% on their venture idea for up to 21 months
- have freedom from corporate boundaries while experimenting with early-stage ideas
- learn relevant skills in a tailored Entrepreneurship Program
- get access to unconventional resources and cross-industrial networks
Another competitive aspect is the joint work with experienced external founders and business angels, Entrepreneurs in Residence, who support the Venture Teams from the decision who joins Chemovator up to the successful market entry.
Where is Chemovator located?
Chemovator is a separate legal entity located in a refurbished former factory building in Mannheim (Industriestrasse 35, 68169 Mannheim, Germany).
Where can you find more information on Chemovator?
All relevant information is published on the Chemovator webpage. You can also follow us on our social media channels. If you are an BASF-employee, you can view relevant material in “Resources”. We also recommend experiencing Chemovator by joining one of our exciting events such as the Chemovator Startup Bootcamp!
You can check out latest events here.