Bayer is a corporate venture arm. Based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The known portfolio counts 8 companies, including Metagenomi, Elly, Soufflé Therapeutics, Upside Health, Litesprite and BioLum Sciences.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- ClimateFoodHealthcare
- Focus
- AgriTechBiotechCrop ScienceDigital HealthDrug DiscoveryFoodTechGenomics
Contacts
Who to pitch at Bayer
Bayer portfolio companies (8)
- Metagenomi
- Elly
- Soufflé Therapeutics
- Upside Health
- Litesprite
- BioLum Sciences
- MagGrow
- OME Health
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About Bayer
The firm's listing covers sectors Climate, Food and Healthcare, and focus areas AgriTech, Biotech, Crop Science and Digital Health; known deals cluster at Seed and Series A.
The team counts 21 people in our database. Michael Schklowski (Venture Founder FarmRise One - Digital Farming), Felix S. (Co-Founder bei Memogic) and Emre Acikel (General Partner) are shown as the contacts to pitch.
Bayer shares portfolio companies with 20 other investment firms, among them Nex Cubed, YAYA Capital and KETCH.
Frequently asked questions
What is Bayer?
Bayer is a corporate venture arm based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a known portfolio of 8 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Bayer invest in?
Listed sectors include Climate, Food and Healthcare; listed focus areas include AgriTech, Biotech, Crop Science and Digital Health. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Bayer invest at?
The known deals of Bayer include Seed and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Bayer?
3 of the 21 people on file at Bayer are listed as contacts for the firm. All 21 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Bayer?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 21 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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