Marc Leduc

Marc Leduc is an Investment Manager at BASF Venture Capital GmbH based in Ludwigshafen, Germany. He joined the chemical corporation in 1999 as a polymer researcher and subsequently held various global roles across product development, marketing, and new business incubation, serving as a Senior Manager from 2011 to 2017. In his current venture capital capacity, he manages direct startup investments and holds governance positions, including serving as a board member at DePoly since March 2023 and sitting on the limited partner advisory committee for Climentum Capital since November 2023. Leduc holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Oxford and a doctorate in polymer chemistry with studies completed at Cornell University. His professional background bridges nearly 25 years of applied corporate chemical research with strategic venture investing focused on innovative early-stage industrial technologies.