BASF Venture Capital has invested $4m in SP Ventures' AgVentures II vehicle, which is set to invest in more than 20 Latin America-based startups.
Germany-headquartered chemicals producer BASF’s corporate venturing arm, BASF Venture Capital, has provided $4m for an agricultural technology-focused fund formed by Brazil-based venture capital firm SP Ventures called AgVentures II.
The commitment represenets BASF Venture Capital’s first deal in Brazil, it said. The unit invested alongside other unnamed limited partners consisting of financial services firms, multinational companies and family offices.
BASF Venture Capital contributed to India-based, agtech-oriented VC firm Omnivore’s second fund earlier this year, and has also invested in…
