# Olivier Garel

> Olivier Garel is a Series A investor at Unilever Ventures backing E-Commerce and Food and Beverage. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Unilever Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unilever-ventures)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jun 2020
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivier-garel-9aaaa25/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/garel_olivier

Olivier Garel is a Series A investor at Unilever Ventures in London focused on E-Commerce and Food and Beverage. Olivier Gilbert Garel is based out of London and is the Managing Partner of Unilever Ventures. Olivier previously worked at Unilever as a Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions. Olivier Gilbert Garel attended the University of Paris-Dauphine. Olivier Gilbert Garel has been recognised as the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our2025 Powerlist.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 29% |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 29% |
| Beauty | 1 | 14% |
| Retail | 1 | 14% |
| Fashion | 1 | 14% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Milkbasket | Milkbasket is a subscription-based micro-delivery service fulfilling daily dairy essentials and household needs of customers every morning. They deliver milk, bread, eggs, juices, butter, and other daily items needed every morning, right at customer's doorstep, free of charge.The company was founded in 2015, built on the unique Indian habitof getting fresh milk delivered at home every morning. They are based in Haryana, India but is also delivering in Noida, Dwarka, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. | $5.5M | Series B | Jun 20, 2020 |  |
| Milkbasket | Milkbasket is a subscription-based micro-delivery service fulfilling daily dairy essentials and household needs of customers every morning. They deliver milk, bread, eggs, juices, butter, and other daily items needed every morning, right at customer's doorstep, free of charge.The company was founded in 2015, built on the unique Indian habitof getting fresh milk delivered at home every morning. They are based in Haryana, India but is also delivering in Noida, Dwarka, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. | $5.5M | Series B | May 13, 2020 |  |
| Kopari Beauty | Inspired by a healthy, mindful lifestyle, Kopari beauty products embrace and enhance the natural splendor and beauty within each of us with 100% pure organic coconut oil. Authentic, simple, and pure, Kopari beauty products promote natural radiance, celebrate vitality, and encourage balance while regenerating hair and skin with one of MotherNature’s greatest gifts, the coconut. | $20M | Series A | Jul 16, 2019 |  |
| Milkbasket | Milkbasket is a subscription-based micro-delivery service fulfilling daily dairy essentials and household needs of customers every morning. They deliver milk, bread, eggs, juices, butter, and other daily items needed every morning, right at customer's doorstep, free of charge.The company was founded in 2015, built on the unique Indian habitof getting fresh milk delivered at home every morning. They are based in Haryana, India but is also delivering in Noida, Dwarka, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. | $10.5M | Series B | Jun 04, 2019 |  |
| Milkbasket | Milkbasket is a subscription-based micro-delivery service fulfilling daily dairy essentials and household needs of customers every morning. They deliver milk, bread, eggs, juices, butter, and other daily items needed every morning, right at customer's doorstep, free of charge.The company was founded in 2015, built on the unique Indian habitof getting fresh milk delivered at home every morning. They are based in Haryana, India but is also delivering in Noida, Dwarka, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. | $7M | Series A | Dec 19, 2018 |  |
| Milkbasket | Milkbasket is a subscription-based micro-delivery service fulfilling daily dairy essentials and household needs of customers every morning. They deliver milk, bread, eggs, juices, butter, and other daily items needed every morning, right at customer's doorstep, free of charge.The company was founded in 2015, built on the unique Indian habitof getting fresh milk delivered at home every morning. They are based in Haryana, India but is also delivering in Noida, Dwarka, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. | $7M | Series A | May 22, 2018 |  |
| Milkbasket | Milkbasket is a subscription-based micro-delivery service fulfilling daily dairy essentials and household needs of customers every morning. They deliver milk, bread, eggs, juices, butter, and other daily items needed every morning, right at customer's doorstep, free of charge.The company was founded in 2015, built on the unique Indian habitof getting fresh milk delivered at home every morning. They are based in Haryana, India but is also delivering in Noida, Dwarka, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. | $3M | Seed | Jan 23, 2018 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kalaari Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kalaari-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [BEENEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bee-next) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Mayfield Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mayfield-fund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Inflection Point Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inflection-point-ventures-d275) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group (LCIG)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lenovo-capital-and-incubator-group-lcig) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blume Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blume-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Unilever Ventures

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Unilever Ventures is the venture capital and private equity arm of Unilever. They invest in young, promising companies, accelerating growth by providing access to Unilever’s global ecosystem, assets and expertise. They are looking for tomorrow’s world-beaters in Personal Care and Digital.They provide access to a company with unrivalled globalreach. On any given day, two billion people use Unilever products to look good, feel good and get more out of life. With more than 400 brands focused on health and wellbeing, no company touches so many people’s lives in so many different ways.Unilever Ventures works closely with The Unilever Foundry to provide technology innovators with access to paid pilot projects, mentorship and growth financing.

5 contacts available at Unilever Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anna Ohlsson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anna-ohlsson |
| Olivier Garel | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/olivier-garel |
| Pawan Chaturvedi | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pawan-chaturvedi |
| Rachel Harris | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rachel-harris |
| Brandon Shainfeld | Unilever Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-shainfeld |

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## FAQ

### What does Olivier Garel invest in?

Olivier Garel invests primarily in E-Commerce, Food and Beverage and Beauty startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Olivier Garel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Olivier Garel closed in Jun 2020. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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