H&M Group

H&M Group, the Swedish fashion and retail group founded in 1947 and headquartered in Sweden, invests in innovative businesses through its corporate venture investment operation. The group describes itself as a global family of fashion brands and businesses, operating worldwide and enabling customers to express themselves through fashion and design in a sustainable way. Specific parameters of the venture activity - investment stage, check size and portfolio composition - are not disclosed.

The underlying business spans nine named brands and businesses. H&M offers affordable fashion and design; the remaining brand portfolio comprises COS, Weekday, Cheap Monday, Monki, & Other Stories, ARKET and Singular Society. Sellpy operates in the secondhand and resale segment, consistent with the group's stated focus on sustainability and circularity. Industry verticals of relevance to prospective investments include fashion, apparel and design, retail, sustainable and circular fashion, and resale.

Strategic orientation is defined by three stated commitments: sustainable solutions integrated into the business philosophy, the view that outstanding design, affordable prices and sustainability are not mutually exclusive, and a customer-centric decision-making posture in which customers are at the heart of all decisions. Geographic presence is global, with headquarters in Sweden.