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Henkel

Corporate · Founded 1876 · Düsseldorf, Germany

Operates worldwide with leading brands and technologies in three business areas: Adhesives, Beauty Care and Laundry & Home Care

35 Portfolio companies+44% in 5 years
2 Unicorns
39 Investments
Mar 2026 Last investment
01 · Fund commitments

The funds Henkel backs.

Henkel is a limited partner in 6 funds. 3 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.

Partech
France
#72 Power Law
Lakestar
Switzerland
#167 Power Law
Firstminute Capital
United Kingdom
#488 Power Law
Emerald Technology Ventures
Switzerland
FoodLabs
Germany
Neoteq ventures
Germany
02 · Portfolio analysis

Where Henkel’s portfolio is concentrated.

Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 35 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. USA12
  2. Germany6
  3. France3
  4. UK3
  5. China2
  6. Israel2
  7. Australia1
  8. Belgium1
  9. Canada1
  10. Netherlands1
  11. South Africa1
  12. Switzerland1
By sectorCount
  1. Energy6
  2. Home Living5
  3. Wellness Beauty5
  4. Chemicals3
  5. Health3
  6. Real Estate3
  7. Semiconductors3
  8. Fashion2
  9. Media2
  10. Robotics2
  11. Transportation2
  12. Engineering and Manufacturing Equipment1
By stage enteredCount
  1. Series A7
  2. Series B+5
  3. Seed1
By growth stageCount
  1. Early Growth17
  2. Mature9
  3. Breakout Stage7
  4. Late Growth2
03 · Portfolio market map

Inside Henkel’s portfolio.

The 33 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 35 tracked.

Actnano
Transportation
$87M
Aether Biomachines
Health
$245M
Pixelligent Technologies
Chemicals
$52M
Vitriflex
Energy
$16M
NBD nanotechnologies
Robotics
$32M
Feelit Technologies
Semiconductors
$33M
Remedy Healthcare
Health
$67M
AGORA
Fashion
$26M
Washmen
Fashion
$25M
Direct-C
Energy
$11M
Kriya Materials
Energy
$13M
Critica Infrastructure
Engineering and Manufacturing Equipment
Crowntech Photonics
Semiconductors
Hashtag You
Media
Copprint
Robotics
DevaCurl
Health
ZipJet
Real Estate
Wetherby Laroc
Real Estate
Nordbak
Energy
notyourmothers.com
Wellness Beauty
Swania
France
Olaplex
Wellness Beauty · Unicorn
$1.4B
ATP adhesive systems
Transportation
Seal For Life
Energy
Stahl
Energy
$520M
Mermaid+Me
Wellness Beauty
Banana Beauty
Wellness Beauty
Hello Body
Wellness Beauty
Spotless Group SAS
Home Living · Unicorn
$1.0B
Spotless Group
Home Living
The Sun Products Corporation
Home Living
Spotless Group
Australia
The Bergquist Company
USA
04 · Portfolio founders

Where Henkel’s portfolio founders come from.

17 founders across the 35 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.

LocationCount
  1. Israel4
  2. United Kingdom4
  3. United States4
  4. Germany3
  5. United Arab Emirates2
UniversityCount
  1. Technion Israel Institute of Technology3
  2. ESCP Business School2
  3. Bocconi University1
  4. Business School Lausanne (BSL)1
  5. Concordia University1
  6. Deerfield Academy1
  7. EBS University1
  8. McGill University1
  9. Princeton University1
  10. Tel Aviv University1
Previous companyCount
  1. JP Morgan2
  2. Alcoa1
  3. AXA1
  4. AXA Life Japan1
  5. Bearing Point1
  6. Bio-Rad Laboratories1
  7. Carmel Olefins1
  8. ESCP Business School1
  9. EY1
  10. EY-Parthenon1