BASF Venture Capital GmbH

Markus Solibieda

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Markus Solibieda is the Managing Director of BASF Venture Capital GmbH since November 2016.

Before joining BASF Venture Capital, Markus was a Partner at Mandarin Capital Partners and Head of the company’s Frankfurt office. Previously, he co-founded Baigo Capital, a European growth capital fund focused on the healthcare industry. 

Markus started his professional career in the Venture Capital division of Deutsche Bank and subsequently worked for Advent International and 3i in Frankfurt and London. He was CFO and Speaker of the Board of ACG, a semiconductor and RFID technology company, and led the IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 1999. Markus received his MBA from the European Business School following studies near Frankfurt, Dijon (France) and Phoenix (USA). He is an active business angel, a mentor to start-ups and a honorary Board Member of the German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.