# Hilco Capital

> Hilco Capital is a VC fund backing Retail, Robotics and Shopping. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Hilco Capital is a VC fund focused on Retail and Robotics.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Hilco Capital. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Hilco Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/hilco-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 2 | 40% |
| Robotics | 1 | 20% |
| Shopping | 1 | 20% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 20% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 20% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 1 | 20% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 60% |
| United States | 2 | 40% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Samuel Kim | Managing Director | 3 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Design Group Americas | Design Group Americas provides a variety of consumer products, including seasonal items, stationery, gifts, crafts, and toys, under their own brand and private labels. They distribute their products online and in stores across North and South America, Europe, and even Australia. Their partnerships extend to some of the world’s leading retailers,and they dedicate their teams and business efforts to support these customer relationships. | $53M | Debt Financing | Jun 03, 2025 |  |
| Superdry | Superdry is a British international branded clothing company, and owner of the Superdry label. | $32M | Post-IPO Debt | Aug 07, 2023 |  |
| Wilko | Wilko provides products that help families make the most of their homes and gardens. Wilko is a family business that started as a single hardware store back in 1930. For over 90 years, Wilko made the lives of families easier by providing them with simple, affordable, and reliable ways to help them get their home and garden jobs done. | $48.2M | Debt Financing | Jan 04, 2023 |  |
| Real Good Food | Real Good Food is a Cake Decoration, Food Ingredients and Premium Bakery. | $3M | Post-IPO Equity | Nov 21, 2022 |  |
| Sabanto | Sabanto is a farming-as-a-service performing row-crop field operations using low-cost autonomous systems. | $17M | Series A | Jul 01, 2022 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DCVC Bio](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dcvc-bio) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fulcrum Global Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fulcrum-global-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Johnsonville Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johnsonville-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SK Networks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sk-networks) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Trimble Ventures — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Yara Growth Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yara-growth-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hilco Capital invest in?

Hilco Capital invests primarily in Retail, Robotics and Shopping startups, most often at Debt Financing and Series A stage. Most of the 5 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 Hilco Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Hilco Capital?

The team at Hilco Capital includes Samuel Kim (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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