Unilever Ventures Overview
- Investor Type
- Venture Capital
- Status
- Active
- Professionals
- 10
- Investments
- 149
- Portfolio
- 65
- Exits
- 43
Unilever Ventures General Information
Description
Founded in 2002, Unilever Ventures is a venture capital and private equity investment arm of Unilever based in London, United Kingdom. The firm prefers to invest in companies operating in the personal care sectors which include professional skincare, natural skincare and haircare, beauty devices, hair loss and scalp health, male grooming, and digitally-enabled beauty businesses. The firm also seeks to invest in digital technology sectors such as content creation, data analytics, eCommerce, Internet of Things, mobile marketing, social media, video, and other latest technologies.
Contact Information
Website
www.unileverventures.com
Year Founded
2002
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Venture Capital
Other Investor Types
Growth/Expansion
Limited Partner
Venture Capital
Primary Office
- 1st Floor
- 16 Charles II Street
- London SW1Y 4QU
- England, United Kingdom
+44 020 0000 0000
Unilever Ventures Investments (149)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convosight | 12-Jun-2021 | Early Stage VC | 00.000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |
| 00000000 | 07-Jun-2021 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Application Software | Generating Revenue | 0000000 0000000 |
| 0000 | 11-May-2021 | 00000 00000 | 00000 | Other Healthcare Technology Systems | Generating Revenue | |
| 000000000 (0000000 | 02-Feb-2021 | 00000 00000 | 000.00 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |
| 000 | 14-Dec-2020 | 000000000 00 | Specialty Chemicals | Profitable | 0000 0000000-00000000000 | |
| 00000 000000000000 | 10-Dec-2020 | 00000 00000 | 00000 | Specialty Retail | Generating Revenue | |
| 0000 | 09-Dec-2020 | 00000 00000 | 000 | Personal Products | Generating Revenue | |
| 0000 (00000000 000 | 26-Nov-2020 | 00000 00000 | 000.00 | Personal Products | Generating Revenue | 00000 0000000000 |
| WeGift | 25-Nov-2020 | Early Stage VC | 000.00 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 000 0000 00.0 |
| MIRA BEAUTY | 15-Sep-2020 | Seed Round | 000.00 | Internet Retail | Generating Revenue | 0000000 0000000 |
Unilever Ventures Exits (43)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shop101 | 14-Jun-2021 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| 000000 | 03-Jun-2021 | 000 | 000.00 |
| 00000000 00000 | 14-Nov-2020 | 000 00 00000000 | |
| 0000000 (000000000 | 29-Sep-2020 | 000000000 00000000 | |
| 00 0000000'0 | 01-Jul-2020 | 0000000000 | |
| 0000000000 0000000 | 06-May-2020 | 000000000000000000 | |
| 000000000 | 06-Nov-2019 | 000000000000000000 | |
| 00000000000 | 24-Oct-2019 | 000000000000000000 | |
| Rayne Water | 21-Aug-2019 | Buyout/LBO | |
| Big Sync Music | 19-Feb-2019 | Merger/Acquisition |
Unilever Ventures Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
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Request a free trialUnilever Ventures Team (30)
| Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Garel | Managing Director, Head of Ventures and Chief Executive Officer | 00 | 0 | 0 | London, United Kingdom |
| Paul Hart | Financial Controller - Direct | London, United Kingdom | |||
| Jay Miranda | Financial Controller-Funds | London, United Kingdom | |||
| Ian Lane Ph.D | Director | 0 | 0 | 0 | London, United Kingdom |
| Rachel Harris | Director | 00 | 0 | London, United Kingdom |
Unilever Ventures Co-Investors (229)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalaari Capital | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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| Commerce Ventures | 0 | 0 |
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| Founders Fund | 0 | 0 |
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| PivotNorth Capital | 0 | 0 |
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| Silas Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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