Karime Hajar was responsible for building BASF’s corporate VC arm in South America from the ground up.
Karime Hajar has left her role as senior investment manager at BASF Venture Capital, the corporate VC arm of German multinational chemicals company BASF.
Hajar joined BASF Venture Capital in early 2021 and was responsible for building the CVC arm in South America from the ground up, structuring direct investments, navigating complex ecosystems and connecting people across the worlds of venture capital, corporate innovation and startups, in Brazil and globally.
Prior to this, she worked as an associate director for venture firm Brasil Venture Debt and served at Brazilian software company TOTVS as an M&A manager for two years.
Founded in 2001, BASF Venture Capital has offices across the globe and invests in young companies focusing on disruptive technologies in areas such as CO2 mitigation, circular economy, new materials, biotechnology and AI and software solutions.
In the Latin America region, BASF Venture Capital is also a strategic investor and limited partner in SP Ventures, a fund founded in 2007 that provides investment in agriculture and food tech startups in the region.
Hajar did not disclose her next move.
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Oishani Mitra
Oishani Mitra is the content manager for Global Corporate Venturing.
