Unilever Ventures
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Unilever Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Unilever (consumer goods). It was founded in 2002 and is based in London, United Kingdom. It invests from Seed to Series C+ in beauty and wellness, commerce, enterprise technology.
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Beauty and Wellness | 56 | 53.8% |
| B2B Enterprise | 19 | 18.3% |
| Partner Funds | 17 | 16.3% |
| Commerce | 12 | 11.5% |
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Sources: S5 Unilever Ventures site REST feed (wp-json casestudy, 104 entries).
Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | Not disclosed by the firm. | |||
| Companies backed | 104 | companies | Stated by the firm | S5 |
| Exits | 30 | exits | Stated by the firm | S4 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 104 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S5 |
Sources: S5 Unilever Ventures site REST feed (wp-json casestudy, 104 entries); S4 Unilever Ventures portfolio (filter by type, Exited tag).
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Unilever | Single source | S1 |
| Parent industry | Consumer goods | Single source | S7 |
| Founded | 2002 | Single source | S8 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | Single source | S1 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S1 |
| Companies backed | 104 | Single source | S5 |
| Exits | 30 total | Single source | S4 |
| People on the team page | 13 | Single source | S3 |
| Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+ | Single source | S2 |
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 104 companies: 56 active, 30 exited.S5
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 56 | 53.8% |
| Exited | 30 | 28.8% |
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Beauty and Wellness | 56 | 53.8% |
| B2B Enterprise | 19 | 18.3% |
| Partner Funds | 17 | 16.3% |
| Commerce | 12 | 11.5% |
Every company on the Unilever Ventures list
104 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 56 active, 30 exited, 18 listed.S5 Read the firm's list.
Active 56
- Arata
- Clayco
- CogX
- Convosight
- Create
- Creator.IQ
- Cure.Fit
- Dealshare
- Dose
- ESQA
- Exponent Beauty
- FabFitFun
- Genexa
- Gousto
- Grove Collaborative
- HealthifyMe
- Helpling
- Hung Vanngo Beauty
- indē wild
- indu
- Jellysmack
- Khatabook
- Kopari
- lemme
- Lifeforce
- Live Tinted
- Luna Daily
- Mirriad
- NOVOS
- Nue Co
- Oak Essentials
- OneSkin
- Pangaea
- Peel-Works
- Perelel
- Plant People
- Plum
- Rael
- Ras
- Runa
- SACHAJUAN
- Saie
- Scentials
- Skin Inspired
- SongTradr
- STRAAND
- The 7 Virtues
- The INKEY List
- THESIS
- Thryve
- Trinny London
- True Botanicals
- Volition
- Wishcare
- Womaness
- Youvit
Exited 30
- Beauty Bakerie
- Big Sync Music
- Blis
- Blow Ltd
- BYBI
- Celtra
- Clavis Insight
- Curlsmith
- Discuss.IO
- Frank Body
- Gallinée
- Grabango
- Grown Alchemist
- Hero
- Instacart
- IOMA
- Limitless
- Machine Vantage
- Milkbasket
- Minimalist
- Mira Beauty
- Nutrafol
- Olapic
- P2i
- Seismic
- Shop101
- Skupos
- Sun Basket
- UOMA
- Zitsticka
Listed 18
- Ahren
- Blume Ventures
- Cathay Innovation
- Chiratae Ventures
- Clearvue Partners
- Felix Capital
- Fireside Ventures
- Founders Future
- Global Founders Capital
- Gobi Partners
- Langholm Capital
- LCatterton
- New Voices Fund
- Physic Ventures
- Seedcamp
- Selva Ventures
- Stride
- What’s Up Wellness
For founders
| Item | What the firm says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+ | S2 |
| Check size | USD 500,000 to USD 15M | S2 |
| uv.admin@unilever.com | S1 |
Fund vehicles
| Vehicle | Size | Year | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unilever Ventures initial allocation | EUR 40M | 2002 | Up to EUR 40 million over three years; EUR 200,000 to EUR 3 million per business over the life of the investment | S8 |
| Langholm Capital Partners Fund (Unilever lead investor commitment) | EUR 100M | 2002 | Separate fund; Unilever committed EUR 100 million | S8 |
History
- Unilever announces Unilever Ventures with up to EUR 40 million over three years (30 Sep).S8
Where sources disagree
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
Sources
- S1Unilever Ventures homeFirm
- S2Unilever Ventures aboutFirm
- S3Unilever Ventures teamFirm
- S4Unilever Ventures portfolio (filter by type, Exited tag)Firm
- S5Unilever Ventures site REST feed (wp-json casestudy, 104 entries)Firm
- S6FundingWatcher corporate venture capital listThird-party report
- S7Unilever plc (parent)Parent company
- S8Unilever RNS: Unilever to invest EUR 170M in corporate venturing (30 Sep 2002)Parent company
Disclaimer and corrections
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