General Mills logo

General Mills

Venture Capital

General Mills icon brands arrived in Canada in 1954 with the launch of Betty Crocker and Cheerios.

Founded 1954 Canada Mississauga, Canada over-10k employees CPG, Consumer Goods

10

Total Investments

10

Portfolio Companies

-

Exits

2

Industries

General Information

Industries CPG, Consumer Goods

Company Overview

Founded 1954
Employees over-10k
Location Canada Mississauga, Canada

Investment Criteria

Investment Thesis

•••••• •••••• ••••••

About General Mills

General Mills icon brands arrived in Canada in 1954 with the launch of Betty Crocker and Cheerios. In the years that followed our whole family of icon brands made their way on to grocery store shelves and into Canadian homes. Our primary brands include Cheerios, Nature Valley, Pillsbury, Green Giant, Old El Paso, Hamburger Helper, Betty Crocker and Yoplait. From breakfast to dinner, we help to nourish Canadian families throughout the day, so they can lead easier, healthier, and richer lives. We have also developed unique products exclusively for the Canadian market, such as cereal, Nature Valley Lunch Box - Peanut Free Granola Bars, Multi-Grain Cheerios - Ancient Grains, Old El Paso Restauranté and Pizza Pops snacks. General Mills Canada online resource Life Made Delicious is a great tool featuring easy to make recipes guaranteed to because family favourites. At General Mills Canada, we believe children deserve the chance to live a healthy, balanced lifestyle. As a result, in 2006 we launched the Champions for Healthy Kids™ grant. This exciting program provides financial support to registered charitable organizations that have new or established youth fitness and nutrition events or initiatives. Since 2006, more than 200 community-based organizations across Canada have received grants of up to $5000 each, with an overall grant contribution by General Mills of $200,000 per year.

Recent Investments (10)

View All
Company Stage Amount Date
Series A •••••• Nov 2024
Acquisition •••••• Apr 2024
Series B •••••• Mar 2023
Series B •••••• Dec 2022
Venture Round •••••• Feb 2019
Portfolio company •••• ••••
Series A •••••• Apr 2017
Portfolio company •••• ••••
Series F •••••• Oct 2016
Portfolio company •••• ••••
Series B •••••• May 2016
Portfolio company •••• ••••
Acquisition •••••• Sep 2014
Portfolio company •••• ••••
Series D •••••• Jan 2007

All startup & investor data, one platform.

Filter investors by stage, sector, and geography. Compare portfolios side by side. Spot market signals before anyone else.

Access Millions of Companies and 50K+ Investors

Signal-based outbound intelligence for sales, agencies, and investors.

Analytics cookies (ours + Google). Cookie Policy

Book a demo 30 minutes