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October 1, 2019

Henkel revamps venture fund

The German detergent and adhesives conglomerate is planning to increase the rate at which it invests into promising startups.


Maija Palmer

4 min read

German conglomerate Henkel is about to turbocharge its venture capital fund, folding it into the company’s Henkel X open innovation platform and putting Rahmyn Kress and Marius Swart, architects of the company’s recent digital transformation, in charge.

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Dr Rahmyn Kress, chief digital officer at Henkel
Rahmyn Kress will step down as chief digital officer to run the venture capital fund
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