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Marc Leduc

Investor

Advisor at Climentum Capital

Germany

Writes $100K – $1.5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Marc Leduc is a Senior Investment Manager at BASF Venture Capital GmbH with a Ph.D. in Chemistry and over 20 years of industrial experience, including more than 8 years in corporate venture capital. He focuses on identifying and evaluating investment opportunities in chemistry and related technologies, with core competencies in R&D, product development, and technology incubation.

Experience

  1. BASF Venture Capital GmbHSenior Investment Managercurrent2017 — presentLudwigshafen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
  2. Climentum CapitalMember of the LP Advisory Committeecurrent2023 — present
  3. DePolyBoard Member2023 — 2026Sion
  4. LACTIPSBoard Member2018 — 2021
  5. BASF New Business GmbHSenior Manager New Business Incubation2011 — 2017Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
  6. BASFIndustry Marketing, Personal Care Ingredients2009 — 2011Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
  7. BASFMarketing Manager, Personal Care Ingredients Europe2008 — 2009Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
  8. BASFGlobal Product Development2002 — 2008Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
  9. BASFResearch Manager1999 — 2002Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Education

  1. Saïd Business School, University of OxfordMBA, General Management2007 — 2008
  2. ETH ZürichPost-doc, Chemistry1998 — 1999
  3. University of California, BerkeleyChemistry1997 — 1998
  4. Cornell UniversityPh.D., Chemistry1994 — 1998
  5. Cornell UniversityM.Sc., Chemistry1992 — 1994
  6. University of OttawaB.Sc., Chemistry1988 — 1992

Skills & more

Technology Evaluation1Due Diligence1Corporate Venture CapitalBoard of DirectorsR&D28Product Development22Polymers15Chemistry11Polymer Chemistry12Project Management8Organic Chemistry6Personal Care5
+12 moreNew Business DevelopmentResearchMarketing ManagementStart-upsCosmeticsB2B MarketingValuationIntellectual PropertyStrategyPaper ChemicalsTechnology IncubationResearch and Development (R&D)

Languages English · French · German

From Marc's professional profile.

Colleagues at Climentum Capital

Claudius Bleicher
Junior Analyst at Climentum Capital
Doerte Hirschberg
General Partner at Climentum Capital
Jonas Neyer
Junior Analyst at Climentum Capital
Malin Carlstrom
General Partner at Climentum Capital
Morten Halborg
General Partner at Climentum Capital
Praneeta Pakalapati
Investor at Climentum Capital
Stefan Maard
General Partner at Climentum Capital

Network1

Doerte Hirschberg
General Partner at Climentum Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Marc Leduc work?
Marc Leduc is Advisor at Climentum Capital.
What check size does Marc Leduc write?
Marc Leduc typically writes checks of $100K – $1.5M.

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,348

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Shared employers

Also worked at DePoly1

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Also worked at LACTIPS1

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