# Tesco: portfolio, investments and team > Tesco is a corporate vc based in United Kingdom. 2 investments on record, latest Dec 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/tesco (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Tesco Last cheque observed Dec 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Growth Series E Information Services Software Food And Beverage Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record Since the last cheque **4704** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$175M** Rounds led **0 of 2** Pitch Tesco ## Tesco highlights - 01 2 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Growth and Series E: 100% of its rounds ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Information Services Software Food And Beverage - **Based in:** Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **2 appearances** - **2013** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Lazada Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazada-group)** Series E · MY · techcrunch.com **$250M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Lazada Viet Nam](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazada-viet-nam)** Growth · VN **$100M** With 2 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team We hold **3** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **[Giraffe](https://millionrounds.com/company/giraffe)** **Undisclosed** Mar 2013 **Mobcast Services** **Undisclosed** Sept 2012 **dunnhumby** **Undisclosed** Jan 2011 **Homeplus** **Undisclosed** May 2008 ## The cheque Growth Series E Median round joined **$175M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 2 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Dec 2013 Rounds by stage said on their site - Growth *1* - Series E *1* Often in the room with - [Kinnevik](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kinnevik) 2 - [Verlinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verlinvest) 2 **Pitching Tesco?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Tesco. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Kinnevik** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kinnevik)[**Verlinvest** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verlinvest) ## Books by the people here 2 books written by people at Tesco: [Terry Leahy](https://millionrounds.com/person/terry-leahy). - Management in Ten Words: Practical Advice from the Man Who Created One of the World's Largest Retailers [Terry Leahy](https://millionrounds.com/person/terry-leahy) · 2012 3.94 from 290 ratings on Goodreads About the book From one of the world’s most admired business leaders, here is a remarkable book that will forever change the way you think about management. The meteoric rise of UK supermarket chain Tesco from humble beginnings to its current status as one of the largest retailers in the… On AmazonListen on Audible - Management in 10 Words [Terry Leahy](https://millionrounds.com/person/terry-leahy) · 2012 3.94 from 290 ratings on Goodreads About the book In his 14 years as CEO of Tesco, Sir Terry Leahy not only turned the company into the largest supermarket chain in the UK but also transformed it into a global enterprise. As a result, Sir Terry is now one of the world's most admired business leaders, widely acclaimed for his… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about Tesco ### What does Tesco invest in? Tesco invests most often at Growth and Series E (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Information Services, Software and Food And Beverage. ### How active is Tesco? 2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2013. ### How big are Tesco's cheques? The median round it joins is $175M. ### Is Tesco investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2013. ### Who does Tesco invest alongside? Most often Kinnevik (2 rounds together) and Verlinvest (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Tesco? Tesco is a corporate VC based in Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom. ### When was Tesco founded? Tesco was founded in 1919. ### Where does this information on Tesco come from? From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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