John Lewis & Partners
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
John Lewis & Partners is a VC fund in London focused on Software and E-Commerce. John Lewis is a retailer that operates department stores, home stores, supermarkets, and convenience stores in the United Kingdom and internationally. Its current offering spans across 41 shops and through its growing online business johnlewis.com, offering international delivery to over 30 countries.The company’s stores offer home and gardenproducts, including room, furniture, cooking and dining, home furnishing, and home accessories; electrical products, such as sound and vision products, computing and phones, and home and small appliances; clothing and accessories for men and women; make-up and fragrance products, as well as body, skin, and hair care products; and baby and child products. It also sells its products online through johnlewis.com site, as well as serves business-to-business customers. In addition, the company offers a range of insurance products, including home, car, wedding and event, travel, and pet insurance, as well as life insurance.John Lewis was launched in 1864 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries John Lewis & Partners invests in
Stages John Lewis & Partners invests in
Countries John Lewis & Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 8 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $31k–$875k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (50%)
- E-Commerce 2 (33%)
- Machine Learning 2 (33%)
- Retail Technology 2 (33%)
- B2B 1 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (67%)
- Angel 1 (17%)
Country
- United Kingdom 4 (67%)
- Croatia 1 (17%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew McMillan
Former Head of Customer Service
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Former Head of Customer Service | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Ian Smith
Senior UX Designer
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Senior UX Designer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
John Lewis
Founder
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Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
John Munnelly
Head of Automated Distribution Operations
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Head of Automated Distribution Operations | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Juliet Howard
Solution Architect
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Solution Architect | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| WeFiFo launched in 2016 and is a multi-award-winning platform that enables enthusiastic home cooks, Supper Club hosts and professional chefs to share their food with paying guests. WeFiFo is Airbnb for the kitchen table but offers much more than just a marketplace. Designed to encourage and empower talented cooks to monetise their kitchen skills,WeFiFo offers a sophisticated infrastructure allowing hosts to up-skill and earn a transformative income with flexible working hours and rewards. WeFiFo also supports professional chefs who don't want the risk of a bricks and mortar restaurant but want to feed a new audience. Anyone can sign up and join in, hosts are not pre-screened or curated, but ratings and reviews help guests choose between the multitude of events on offer – from novice cooks to award winning chefs at the top of their game. They are the online destination to discover exciting experiential dining near you and their platform promotes, insures and inspires cooks and chefs of all abilities to take the next step on their food journey while keeping hosts and guests safe every step of the way. | Seed / Dec 27, 2017 | ||
| Say goodbye to failed deliveries! Exaactly is an addressing system that enables online shoppers to provide precise location information and their delivery preferences, such as where to leave parcels when they are not at home. Saved once, this data can be used across retailers and across carriers. | $134.7K / Seed / Dec 01, 2017 | ||
| You know how furniture & home decor product pages don’t do enough to help online shoppers understand if the product will actually be right for them when it arrives? "What options are available?" "Will it fit?" "Will it look good with the rest of my things?"Well, instead of expecting visitors to scroll throughimage carousels and dig into spec sheets, imagine having a virtual showroom on your website with every product in every colour, size and material available to explore and view up close. That’s what we’re building at Fixtuur, a Visual Commerce platform that inspires, educates and gives consumers confidence to purchase, though 3D visualisation, product configuration and augmented reality. | $874.7K / Seed / Feb 07, 2017 | ||
| Link Big has created world first “link engine optimization” for brands and publishers to increase their average order value and return on investment from their mobile assets, tailored and aligned to their business goals. For example, the fully automatic smart link on Instagram enables brands to sell from their profile. Our clients see an increasein organic traffic to their website, a higher CTR from their instagram and a boots of sales! Shut down: Dec 2018For more details, please visit www.link-big.com | $50K / Angel / Dec 01, 2016 | ||
| You know how furniture & home decor product pages don’t do enough to help online shoppers understand if the product will actually be right for them when it arrives? "What options are available?" "Will it fit?" "Will it look good with the rest of my things?"Well, instead of expecting visitors to scroll throughimage carousels and dig into spec sheets, imagine having a virtual showroom on your website with every product in every colour, size and material available to explore and view up close. That’s what we’re building at Fixtuur, a Visual Commerce platform that inspires, educates and gives consumers confidence to purchase, though 3D visualisation, product configuration and augmented reality. | $122.4K / Seed / Oct 26, 2016 | ||
| Gideon is a robotics and AI company specializing in automating complex material handling processes for logistics, warehousing, manufacturing, retail, and other industries. The company is transforming the loading bay with TREY—its autonomous forklift purpose-built for trailer loading and unloading, one of the most challenging tasks in logistics.Powered by (Physical) AI and computer vision, Gideon’s autonomous mobile robots operate safely in dynamic, unstructured environments, working alongside people and equipment to boost efficiency, reduce manual labor, and improve workplace safety. With operations in Croatia and the USA, Gideon serves customers across North America, the UK, and Ireland. Its solutions help businesses address labor shortages, rising logistics demands, and operational inefficiencies through flexible automation and real-time workflow orchestration. | $31.2K / Seed / Jul 06, 2015 |
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FAQ
What does John Lewis & Partners invest in?
John Lewis & Partners invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Machine Learning startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is John Lewis & Partners's check size?
John Lewis & Partners typically joins rounds of $31k–$875k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds John Lewis & Partners participates in.
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Who are the partners at John Lewis & Partners?
The team at John Lewis & Partners includes Andrew McMillan (Former Head of Customer Service), Ian Smith (Senior UX Designer) and John Lewis (Founder), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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