Orkla
VC Fund
Oslo, Norway
Orkla is a leading supplier of branded consumer goods and concept solutions to the grocery sector, out-of-home sector and bakeries with its main markets in the Nordics and the Baltics. The Group also holds good positions in selected product categories in Central Europe and India. The Branded Consumer Goods business comprises four businessareas: Orkla Foods, Orkla Confectionery & Snacks, Orkla Home & Personal and Orkla Food Ingredients. Orkla also has operations organised under the Orkla Investments business area, which consists of Hydro Power, real estate and financial assets, in addition to the Group’s investments in Sapa (JV) (50% interest) and Jotun (42.5% interest). Orkla ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and is headquartered in Oslo. As of 31 December 2014, Orkla had approximately 13,000 employees. The Group’s turnover in 2014 totalled NOK 30 billion. Orkla Foods comprises Orkla’s ten food businesses in the Nordics, Baltics, Austria, the Czech Republic and India. The companies in this business area are Orkla Foods Norge, Orkla Foods Sverige, Orkla Foods Danmark, Orkla Foods Finland, Põltsamaa Felix in Estonia, Spilva in Latvia, Suslavicius-Felix in Lithuania, Felix in Austria, Vitana Group in the Czech Republic and MTR Foods in India. Cost synergies in connection with the integration of Rieber & Søn were realised as planned in 2014. Major redesign projects were also initiated to reduce the complexity of the manufacturing structure. To optimise and increase the efficiency of the sales function and make Orkla an even better partner for the retail trade, several companies reorganised their external sales force.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Orkla invests in
Stages Orkla invests in
Countries Orkla invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Consumer Goods 2 (67%)
- Food and Beverage 2 (67%)
- Alternative Protein 2 (67%)
- Pet 1 (33%)
- Apps 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (33%)
- Series A 1 (33%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (33%)
Country
- Sweden 1 (33%)
- Australia 1 (33%)
- United States 1 (33%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Elin Horn Wintermeyer
Senior Vice President HR
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Senior Vice President HR | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jaan Ivar Semlitsch
President and CEO
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President and CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Brew is a food and beverage company providing a range of animal-free and precision-fermented milk and dairy products. | $15.4M / Series A / Oct 03, 2023 | ||
| With Knodd you get to meet experienced child nurses free of charge . | $2.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 19, 2022 | ||
| BioCraft Pet Nutrition is a small company with a big mission: to create a world of healthy, happy pets without harming other animals the environment. The company makes all-natural, organic pet foods for dogs and cats. Because Animals is currently the only pet food company in the world actively creating cultured meat to feed the world’s pets. | Seed / Apr 16, 2021 |
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What does Orkla invest in?
Orkla invests primarily in Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage and Alternative Protein startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at Orkla includes Elin Horn Wintermeyer (Senior Vice President HR) and Jaan Ivar Semlitsch (President and CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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