

EVC has offices in Germany, the US and China and invests in young companies with innovative technology and high growth potential in the fields of Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Food Ingredients, Cosmetic Solutions, Healthcare Solutions, Membranes and Sustainable Nutrition, as well as enabling digital technologies. With 250m EUR under management, EVC has realized more than 30 investments. Prior to joining Evonik, he was working for BASF where he held international positions in venture capital, strategic marketing, corporate development, controlling and research & development.

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He has more than 20 years of professional experience in the chemical and venture capital industry. She holds an engineering degree from IIT, Delhi, India and an MBA from IMD, Lausanne.īernhard Mohr joined Evonik in 2012 to set up the Corporate Venturing activities of Evonik and became Managing Director of Evonik Venture Capital (EVC) in 2013.

For the last 15 years, she has been an investor with Shell Technology Ventures, Kenda Capital, Chemelot Ventures and now, SABIC Ventures. Her career started with Schlumberger Oilfield Services in a range of field, operational and management positions. She has over 28 years of international experience in the oil and gas, petrochemical and venture capital industries. He also held various positions at SG Cowen and JP Morgan & Co.Īruna Subramanian is the Managing Director of SABIC Technology Ventures, responsible for the company’s global venture capital investments. Prior to FCF, Arno was Managing Director and Junior Partner of the German investment banking boutique Viscardi AG, where he was head of the technology team. He is responsible for the strategic direction and positioning of the company and also works directly with FCF's financial market and clients to ensure successful transactions. Markus Solibieda, Managing Director Global Corporate Venture Capital - BASFĪrno is the founding partner and managing director of FCF. Mark Felix, Investment Manager, Dow Venture Capital During their careers, they have sourced, analyzed, closed, managed and exited dozens of successful transactions and have a vast experience into the „does and don’t” of the institutional financing world.Īrno Fuchs, FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH, Founding Partner and Managing DirectorĪruna Subramanian, Managing Director of SABIC Technology Venturesīernhard Mohr, Managing Director of Evonik Venture Capital (EVC) The panel experts have long-time experience as corporate executives and managing/executive directors in their current roles as corporate and financial VC investors.

The panel will also look at the different strategies available to investors in the chemical space from a technology, product, service, or regional perspective. The panel seeks to provide the audience with practical insights into the transactions that happened, why they happened and how they got done. Especially venture, corporate venture, venture debt, small private equity and small IPO transaction types are discussed by the panel experts. The panel will focus on the current trends in financing for young, innovate and fast-growing chemical companies.
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The future of innovations: How to finance growth and sustainability along the chemical value chain? Opening Session 5th ECP: Introductory expert panel on finance
