Evonik Venture Capital

Evonik Venture Capital generates strategic value and growth opportunities through investing and partnering with innovative start-up companies. Evonik Venture Capital has made about 55 investments since 2012, both direct and fund investments. The investment scope ranges from early stage to growth stage. From its office in Germany, the USA and China, EVC invests in innovative technologies in the innovation growth areas Advance Precision Biosolutions, Accelerate Energy Transition and Enable Circular Economy. We primarily invest in start-ups in highly attractive markets with above-average growth rates. Beyond the financial commitment, Evonik offers start-ups access to the resources of one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies. Our objective is to create successful business partnerships and develop our investment to increase its value until we reach an appropriate exit point.