Team

    We are Chemovator

    Our team covers a broad range of competencies – from BASF internal to external experts.

    We have very diverse backgrounds, but we are all united in our intrinsic motivation to fight for great ideas and teams.
    We do everything possible to support our Venture Teams in achieving their goals.

    Our Values

    Ownership

    We want you to take ownership of your project and take responsibility for your decisions.

    Willingness to take risk

    We call on you to take brave commitments and we do not shy away from risk.

    Speed

    Fast testing of assumptions and quick decisions are the base for our operations.

    Focus on the market

    Our focus lies on business incubation driven by market and customer feedback.

    Learning culture

    We accept mistakes as part of the game and share learnings to continuously improve us and others.

    Our Core

    The Chemovator Core Team is always there for you.

    We support the Venture Teams from behind the scenes, whilst running Chemovator. Our team allows you to focus your entire effort on developing your venture.

    Bold
    Markus Bold

    Managing Director Chemovator

    Kalim
    Gati Kalim

    Head of Venture Portfolio Management

    Kürner
    Jennifer Kürner

    Head of Communication and Marketing & Senior Associate Venture Portfolio Management

    Sackarendt
    Agnes Sackarendt

    Head of Finance & Controlling

    Schulte
    Ricarda Schulte

    Senior Associate Venture Portfolio Management

    Jakob
    Julia Jakob

    Marketing & Communications Manager

    Haag
    Jerome Haag

    Finance Manager

    Isele
    Viola Isele

    HR Manager

    Stutzinger
    Teresa Stutzinger

    HR Manager

    Amend
    Nathalie Amend

    Management Assistance

    Our Entrepreneurs in Residence & Experts

    Entrepreneurs in Residence are qualified external experts with strong track records as startup founders and business angels.

    As coaches and mentors, they support the teams from submission of the application to market entry with their extensive experience. Our experts have great experience in the startup world, have successfully founded themselves or have strong relations as investors. As coaches and advisors, they support the teams along their entrepreneurial journey in different topic areas.

    Räthke
    Christoph Räthke

    Fundraising, Business Model, Entrepreneurial Theory & Practice

    Riesmeier
    Jörg Riesmeier

    BioTech, Food & Feed, AgriBusiness, IP, Negotiation, Strategy

    Schollmeier
    Klaus Schollmeier

    Financing, Corporate Governance, Product & Business Development

    Sommer-Nunes
    Vasco Sommer-Nunes

    Online Marketing, B2B Sales & Saas, Marketplaces, Business Building & Plan

    von Hake
    Thomas von Hake

    Strategy, B2B Marketing & Sales, Lead Gen, Aviation, Automotive, FinTech & AI

    Bogumil
    Tanja Bogumil

    Marketing, Communication, Branding, Business Buildup & Scaling

    Titus
    Robin Titus

    B2B Marketplaces, IaaS, Product Building & Design, eProcurement & eSourcing

    Scholz
    Benedikt Scholz

    User Research, Business Model, Pitch Storyline, Marketing & Sales Strategy

    Grab
    Tobias Grab

    Chemistry, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship

    Kirschbaum
    Tom Kirschbaum

    SaaS Biz Models, Sales & Marketing, Startup Journey, Funding, Culture, Leadership

    Hensel
    Vanessa Hensel

    Financing & Fundraising, Business Modelling, Sales & Scaling, Team Building

    Soltau
    Sven Soltau

    CRM, Marketing & Sales, Inbound Lead Gen, Tech-Stack Optimization

    Schwaiger
    Arndt Schwaiger

    Business & Revenue Models, Pricing, Financing, Metrics, Growth and Scaling, IT & AI

    Eberlein
    Udo Eberlein

    Digital Transformation, SaaS, Financing, Corporate Dev, Product Strategy

    Wilken
    Florian Wilken

    Business Building, Scaling, Product, Tech & IT

    Fichtl
    Nina Fichtl

    Climate Tech, Business Development

    Maignan
    Adiba Maignan

    Business Transformation, Human Resources, People Management & Culture

    Loske
    Julia Loske

    Human Resources, Change Management, Team Building & Leadership

    Werner
    Sebastian Werner

    Reaction Engineering, Industrial Catalysis, Product Building, Sustainability

    Bahlsen
    Verena Bahlsen

    Brand Development, Branding & Storytelling 

    Rössler
    Frank Rössler

    Tech & IT, Security Product & Engineering, Agile & OKRs

    Murdoch
    Ian Murdoch

    E-Mobility, Electrical Utilities, Manufacturing IT, Digital & Data Organisations

    Rösch
    Joachim Rösch

    Chemistry, Technology & Business Incubation

    Borgmann
    Moritz Borgmann

    Strategy & Biz Model Design, Sales & Marketing, Building Organizations, Transactions

    Jaspers
    Laura Jaspers

    People & Culture, Strategy & Organizational Development

    Our Advisory Board

    Winnacker
    Maru Winnacker

    Chair of the Board, Managing Partner @ Urania Ventures

    Wehrmann
    Andre Wehrmann

    Board Member, SVP Corporate M&A @ BASF

    Holzenkamp
    Uta Holzenkamp

    Board Member, President Coatings @ BASF

    Elvermann
    Dirk Elvermann

    Board Member, CFO and CDO @ BASF