BOLD

Profile and portfolio

Parent L'OréalHQ Clichy, FranceFounded 2018

BOLD is the corporate venture arm of L'Oréal, a consumer goods and retail company. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Clichy, France. It invests from seed to Series C+. Sectors it names: consumer and retail, biotech and life sciences.

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Series C+

Data behind this graphic

Data behind this graphic
Item	Value
Stage range	Seed to Series C+
Sectors	Consumer and retail, Biotech and life sciences
Geography	North America, Europe, Asia
Offices	Clichy, France

Sources: S4 BOLD about; S1 BOLD home.

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Clichy, France
Offices: Clichy, France

Investment regionsS4 S1

LeadersS2

Laurent SchmittPresidentFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Samantha EtienneGlobal Managing PartnerFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Muriel AtiasChief Investment OfficerFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Louise Millon De La VertevillePortfolio DirectorFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Presca AhnInvestment DirectorFind on LinkedIn Firm page

BOLD on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	L'Oréal	Single source	S5
Parent industry	Consumer goods and retail	Single source	S5
Founded	2018	Single source	S5
Headquarters	Clichy, France	Single source	S1
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S4
Stages	Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+	Single source	S4

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 19 companies.S3

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

3 companies on the BOLD portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

Firm	Shared	Companies in common
Cavallo Ventures	1	Debut
DIC D2S Ventures	1	Debut
GS Futures	1	Debut
NAVER D2SF and NAVER Ventures	1	Rembrand
The Trade Desk	1	Rembrand
Unilever Ventures	1	Arata

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the BOLD list

19 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S3 Read the firm's list.

Ami Colé
Arata
Carbios
Chosen
Debut
Deconstruct
Functionalab
Gjosa
Global Bioenergies
Macrene Actives
Microphyt
Olix Pharmaceuticals
Prinker
Rembrand
Sparty
Timeline
Tinted
Veminsyn
Zuvi

History

2018L'Oréal creates BOLD corporate venture fund on 5 Dec 2018; first investment Sillages Paris.S5

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website www.lorealboldventures.com
Portfolio www.lorealboldventures.com/portfolio
LinkedIn company page www.linkedin.com/company/lorealbold

Sources

S1BOLD homeFirm
S2BOLD teamFirm
S3BOLD portfolioFirm
S4BOLD aboutFirm
S5L'Oreal Finance: L'Oreal creates a corporate venture capital fund (5 Dec 2018)Parent company

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