# Asda

> Asda is a VC fund in Humber backing Service Industry and Food and Beverage. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Humber, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/asda
- Website: https://x.com/asda
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Asda

Asda is a VC fund in Humber focused on Service Industry and Food and Beverage. Asda owns and operates a chain of supermarkets that sell various products such as groceries, food products and drinks, clothing, health and beauty products, household goods, electrical products, electronics, music and video products, toys, and baby products.The company sells fresh and frozen food, and toiletries; laundry products; and messageand entertainment products. It also sells products online.Asda was formerly known as Associated Dairies and Farm Stores Limited and changed its name to Asda in 1965. It was founded in 1949 and is based in Leeds, United Kingdom with stores in Soham, Uttoxeter, Swinton, and Telford, United Kingdom. The company operates as a subsidiary of ASDA Group Limited.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Asda. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Asda. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/asda?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Service Industry | 1 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 100% |
| Small and Medium Businesses | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Meakin | Senior Director of Data Strategy and Delivery | 0 | — |
| Anna Barsby | chief digital & technology officer | 0 | — |
| Chris Walker | Managing Director | 0 | — |
| Dame Carnwath | Independent director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alison-carnwath |
| Matt Kelleher | Chief Digital Officer | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lean Kitchen Network | Lean Kitchen Network is a developer of a virtual kitchen network. |  | Pre-Seed | Aug 12, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Haatch](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haatch) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Edition Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edition-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Asda invest in?

Asda invests primarily in Service Industry, Food and Beverage and Small and Medium Businesses startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Asda?

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### Who are the partners at Asda?

The team at Asda includes Alex Meakin (Senior Director of Data Strategy and Delivery), Anna Barsby (chief digital & technology officer) and Chris Walker (Managing Director), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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