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De Beers Group Ventures

De Beers Group Ventures is a corporate venture arm based in the United Kingdom, investing in Consumer, Lifestyle & Services; Accessories and Fashion, 1 tracked investment.

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About De Beers Group Ventures

De Beers Group Ventures is a corporate venture arm headquartered in the United Kingdom. We have recorded 1 investment for De Beers Group Ventures to date.

Sector activity concentrates in Consumer, Lifestyle & Services; Accessories; Fashion and Cpg. Coverage extends to 6 sectors in total. Investments are concentrated at Seed.

De Beers Group Ventures likely invests in early-stage companies within the consumer, lifestyle, and services sectors, with a focus on innovations related to the diamond industry or luxury goods.

Investment Focus

Stage Focus

seed

Sectors

Consumer, Lifestyle & ServicesAccessoriesFashioncpgconsumerd2c

Investment Thesis

De Beers Group Ventures likely invests in early-stage companies within the consumer, lifestyle, and services sectors, with a focus on innovations related to the diamond industry or luxury goods.

Team

Al CookChief Executive Officer

Al Cook became Chief Executive Officer of De Beers Group in February 2023. He joined De Beers from Equinor, where he was Executive Vice President of Exploration and Production International, overseeing businesses across Africa, the Americas…

Richard LawsonChief Financial Officer

Richard was appointed Chief Financial Officer in October 2023. Richard joined De Beers in 2017 as the Group Financial Controller, and subsequently assumed responsibility for the Business Planning and Business Development functions.

Andrew MotsomiManaging Director, Debswana

Mr Motsomi joins Debswana from the Bank of Botswana, where he held several key strategic and leadership positions, most recently as Deputy Governor of the Bank.