Unilever Ventures
Investment Details
Investor Type
Corporate VC
Asset Class Focus
Private Equity, Venture Capital
Stage Focus
Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage, Pre-IPO, Buyout, Turnaround, Distressed
Geographical Focus
United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Australia, China, India, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Netherlands, South Africa, Russia, Argentina
Industries Focus
- Technology
- B2B
- Enterprise Tech
- Consumer Internet
- Commerce
- Beauty
- Health and Wellness
- Wellness
- Sustainability Tech
Investment Size:
500,000 to 15,000,000 USD
Investor Details Founded: 2002
Unilever Ventures is the venture and growth capital arm of Unilever, dedicated to supporting innovative founders who are developing brands aligned with the modern consumer. Combining the global reach of Unilever with the agility of a skilled venture capital team, they aim to invest in transformative beauty, wellness, commerce, and technology brands.
Their investment focus includes beauty and wellness brands, commerce and enabling technologies, and B2B/enterprise technologies. They seek to back brands of tomorrow and the technologies that enable them to succeed in large markets. Unilever Ventures offers flexible capital, investing from $500,000 to $15 million, and serves as a value-add partner, leveraging extensive networks to support portfolio companies as they grow.
The firm's portfolio includes noteworthy companies such as True Botanicals, Instacart, Nutrafol, Frank Body, and Plum Clean, highlighting their commitment to fostering forward-thinking brands that resonate with consumers. By investing in tomorrow's big ideas, Unilever Ventures seeks to be a catalyst for change in the marketplace.
Requirements
- Innovative founders
- Brands aligned with modern consumer trends
- Focus on beauty, wellness, commerce, and technology sectors
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Portfolio Companies
- True Botanicals
- Instacart
- Nutrafol
- Frank Body
- Plum Clean
- Be for Beauty (The INKEY List)
- FabFitFun
- Kopari
- Sun Basket
- Helpling
- Nue Co
- Grove Collaborative
- Ioma Paris
- Gousto
- Jellysmack
- Grabango
- Blow Ltd
- BYBI
- Volition
- Thryve Inside
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