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Unilever Ventures

13th Floor, One Angel Court, London, EC2R 7HJ, United Kingdom

Overview

Venture capital firm investing in promising personal care and digital compa

Founded

2002

Deals ยท 12mo

6

Links

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Stage focus

Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

India
United Kingdom
United States

Sector focus

Financial Services
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

75rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Create Wellness
Mar 2026Participated
$20 MSeries B
RAS Luxury
Mar 2026Participated
$8 MSeries B
Secret Alchemist
Jan 2026Led
$3 MSeed
indฤ“ wild
Jan 2026Led
$5 MOther Equity
SkinInspired
Jan 2026Participated
$3 MSeries A
Perelel
Nov 2025Participated
$27 MOther Equity
Alice Mushrooms
Sep 2025Participated
$8 MSeries A
Mealogic
Jun 2025Participated
$16 MOther Equity
Create Wellness
Sep 2024Led
$5 MSeries A
SkinInspired
Jul 2024Led
$1 MSeed
Luna Daily
Jul 2024Led
$3 MOther Equity
Perelel
Feb 2024Led
$6 MSeries A
Create Wellness
Mar 2026Participated
$20 MSeries B
RAS Luxury
Mar 2026Participated
$8 MSeries B
Secret Alchemist
Jan 2026Led
$3 MSeed
indฤ“ wild
Jan 2026Led
$5 MOther Equity
SkinInspired
Jan 2026Participated
$3 MSeries A
Perelel
Nov 2025Participated
$27 MOther Equity
Alice Mushrooms
Sep 2025Participated
$8 MSeries A
Mealogic
Jun 2025Participated
$16 MOther Equity
Create Wellness
Sep 2024Led
$5 MSeries A
SkinInspired
Jul 2024Led
$1 MSeed
Luna Daily
Jul 2024Led
$3 MOther Equity
Perelel
Feb 2024Led
$6 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

Unilever Ventures: 75 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Unilever Ventures: 75 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed41
Series A79
Series B115
Series C+110
Other Equity1017

Monthly Deal Activity

Unilever Ventures: 75 deals are recorded across 219 months.All available history.
Unilever Ventures: 75 deals are recorded across 219 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Aug '081
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Jan '141
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Jan '150
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Sector Breakdown

Unilever Ventures: E-Commerce & Retail is the largest displayed sector by deal count (29 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Unilever Ventures: E-Commerce & Retail is the largest displayed sector by deal count (29 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
E-Commerce & Retail29
Consumer & Lifestyle27
Networks, Cloud & Communication25
Health & Life Sciences25
Enterprise Software20
Food & Agriculture16
Professional Services15
Marketing & Advertising11
Transportation & Logistics6
Fintech6
AI & Machine Learning6
Social & Community Platforms5
Data, Analytics & IT4
Manufacturing4
Developer Tools4
Clean Energy & Sustainability3
Media & Entertainment3
Travel & Hospitality2
Hardware & Robotics1

Deal Size Distribution

Unilever Ventures: 75 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Unilever Ventures: 75 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M19
$5M-$10M18
$10M-$25M20
$25M-$50M11
$50M-$100M5
$100M-$250M2
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Unilever Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (37 deals).All available history.

Top 6 of 6 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Unilever Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (37 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States37
Europe19
India16
Indonesia1
South Africa1
Australia1
Unilever Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with AlbionVC sharing 5 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Unilever Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with AlbionVC sharing 5 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
AlbionVC5
MMC Ventures4
ACF Investors3
BGF Ventures3
Chiratae Ventures3
Founders Circle Capital3
PivotNorth Capital3
SAP3
Stride.VC3
TVC Capital3
Willow Growth3
14W2
Accolade Partners2
Affinity Group2
August Capital2
B Capital Group2
Baseline Ventures2
Better Capital2
Correlation Ventures2
Faering Capital2

Investment Strategy

Unilever Ventures: Led accounts for 31% and participating for 69% of round participation.All available history.
Unilever Ventures: Led accounts for 31% and participating for 69% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led2331%
Participating5269%
Unilever Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 65% and co-led for 35% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Unilever Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 65% and co-led for 35% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead1565%
Co-led835%

Team

Anna Ohlsson

Partner

Brandon Shainfeld

Unilever Ventures

Ian Lane

Consultant

Isabelle Hemington

Founder

Jelena Zec

Investor

Olivier Garel

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Pawan Chaturvedi

Partner

Rachel Harris

Partner

Stephen Willson

Managing Partner