# Tessa Clarke, Advisor at Olio > Tessa Clarke, Advisor at Olio. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/tessa-clarke (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Miami, GB · Founder # Tessa Clarke Advisor at [Avila VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avila-vc) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** - with regulators - **Podcasts:** 3 +2 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - **On filings** No filing names them - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Avila VC - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=tessa-clarke)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=tessa-clarke) ## The firm [**Avila VC** VC firm · US **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avila-vc) ## Also at Avila VC - [**Arturo Elizondo** CEO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/arturo-elizondo) - [**Javier Villamizar** Mentor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/javier-villamizar) - [**Venkat Viswanathan** Chairperson *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/venkat-viswanathan) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [EU-Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/eu-startups) · 5 Feb 2026 · 37 min Food Waste is Worse Than You Think - Interview with Olio CEO & co-founder Tessa Clarke With [Tessa Clarke](https://millionrounds.com/person/tessa-clarke) About this episode In this interview, we sit down with Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO of Olio, a community-powered platform built to redistribute surplus food and household items at scale. Growing up on a dairy farm in Yorkshire, Tessa developed an early understanding of the effort behind food production and a deep… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Startup Leap](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startup-leap) · 19 Aug 2025 · 43 min How She Built a 7 Million User App to Tackle Food Waste | Tessa Clarke of Olio With [Tessa Clarke](https://millionrounds.com/person/tessa-clarke) About this episode In this episode of The Startup Leap, Maria and Yvonne sit down with Tessa Clarke, co-founder of Olio, the mission-driven app turning surplus food into community sharing. With over 7 million users in 60 countries, OLIO is tackling the global food waste crisis while proving that purpose-driven… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [UKTN: The Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uktn) · 3 Apr 2023 · 32 min The hyperlocal sharing app taking on Facebook Marketplace & cutting food waste – Olio co-founder Tessa Clarke With [Tessa Clarke](https://millionrounds.com/person/tessa-clarke) About this episode Tessa Clarke, CEO and co-founder of Olio, talks about the business model behind the food sharing app, the company’s plan to be the be the “Mailchimp of food redistribution”, organic international expansion and the plan to take on Facebook Marketplace by moving into second-hand items. Clarke… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Tessa Clarke in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Startup Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sifted) · 6 Oct 2022 · 29 min Zuckerberg's metaverse plans get slammed by Herman Narula of Improbable (Live at the Sifted Summit) With [Herman Narula](https://millionrounds.com/person/herman-narula) Mentions [Tessa Clarke](https://millionrounds.com/person/tessa-clarke) About this episode This week we discuss: 03:19 Metaverse platform Improbable has raised $100m 10:15 Faux foie gras startup Gourmey raises €48m 13:15 New Paris-based VC fund Sista Fund launches 26:55 How can all startups help the green transition? The carbon-light website agency mentioned by Tessa Clarke:… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Inevitable](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/inevitable) · 23 Dec 2021 · 53 min Startup Series: OLIO Mentions [Tessa Clarke](https://millionrounds.com/person/tessa-clarke) About this episode Today's guest is Tessa Clarke, Co-Founder & CEO of OLIO. OLIO is a free app that exists to tackle the enormous problem of waste in our homes & local communities. OLIO works to connect neighbors so that surplus food and other household items can be given away, not thrown away. So that everyday… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=tessa-clarke). ## Find people like Tessa Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)