Kalinka Kay

Consumer & Retail | Commercial Strategy, Venture & Incubation

📍 London, England, United Kingdom🔄 Updated October 2026💼 1 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2017
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Angel Investor
Jan 2017
Unmind is the workplace wellbeing platform on a mission to create mentally healthy workplaces, where everyone can flourish. We partner with some of the world’s biggest brands (like Major League Baseball, Nationwide, Disney, Standard Chartered, Mediacom and British Airways) to give over 2.5 million people the right support at the right time. Unlike 95% of wellbeing solutions, we’re built on science. We take a whole organisation approach, giving people at all levels the tools they need to thrive.
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2021
Commercial Director, Business Ventures
Dec 2021
Founded in 1947, H&M Group is a global design company with ~4,702 stores in 76 markets and 56 online markets. At H&M Group, we believe in making great design available to everyone. It’s essential in everything we do. Our family of brands and business ventures offer customers around the world a wealth of fashion, beauty, accessories and homeware, as well as modern menus with fresh and local produce at some of the brands’ in-store eateries. But design is so much more than just products; it’s about clever design processes, efficient product flows, creating experiences that enrich, and smart solutions that benefit all our customers. Sustainability is always at the core of our business. Not only because we like to do what’s right — but it’s also beneficial for our business. We will continue to push for change and lead the way towards a more inclusive and sustainable fashion future. Do you want to join us? We will trust you with great responsibility right from the start, reward a passionate mindset and encourage an entrepreneurial spirit. When you start a career with H&M Group, there’s no limit to where it can take you. H&M Groups Moderation Policy: Welcome to H&M Group’s official LinkedIn page. Ask questions, exchange ideas and meet members and employees from all over the world. This page is moderated daily and we always do our best to answer each one of you in a timely manner. Please remember to keep a friendly tone and in line with LinkedIn’s legal terms at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement Comments and posts that contain foul language, are off-topic or unnecessarily rude will be deleted. We also encourage you to report any inappropriate content. We use an external tool to handle the comments on our page, so please note that your comments can be stored. For questions, please contact our team at info@hm.com.
2018
Ventures Associate Director
Sep 2018
Puig is a home of Love Brands, within a family company, that furthers wellness, confidence and self-expression while leaving a better world. Since 1914, our company’s entrepreneurial spirit, creativity and passion for innovation have made Puig a challenger in the beauty and fashion world. Present in the fragrances and fashion, makeup and skincare categories, our house of Love Brands generates engagement through great storytelling that connects with people’s emotions and is reinforced by a powerful ecosystem of founders. Puig portfolio includes our brands Carolina Herrera, Rabanne, Jean Paul Gaultier, Dries Van Noten, Nina Ricci, Byredo, Penhaligon’s, L’Artisan Parfumeur, Kama Ayurveda, Loto del Sur, Charlotte Tilbury, Uriage and Apivita. As well as the beauty licenses of Christian Louboutin, Benetton, Banderas and Adolfo Dominguez, among others. At Puig we honor the values and principles put in place by three generations of family leadership. Today we continue to build on that legacy, through conscious commitments in our ESG Agenda (environmental, social and governance) aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In 2022 Puig recorded sales of €3,620 million. Puig sells its products in more than 150 countries and has offices in 30 of them.
2017
Angel Investor
Jan 2017
Unmind is the workplace wellbeing platform on a mission to create mentally healthy workplaces, where everyone can flourish. We partner with some of the world’s biggest brands (like Major League Baseball, Nationwide, Disney, Standard Chartered, Mediacom and British Airways) to give over 2.5 million people the right support at the right time. Unlike 95% of wellbeing solutions, we’re built on science. We take a whole organisation approach, giving people at all levels the tools they need to thrive.
2015
Investment Associate
Jan 2015
True is a consumer and retail sector-specialist investment and advisory firm, taking a holistic approach to building and connecting consumer brands and enabling technologies. Investment strategies encompass Venture Capital (<$5m investments), Private Equity (up to $150m investments) with a global mandate—including portfolio companies such as The Cotswold Company, Zwift, Apparel Brands Group and Represent—and, most recently, a Public Markets fund. The earlystage VC fund invests Pre-Seed to Series A across the Consumer (b2c) and Retail (b2b) verticals, with portfolio companies including the likes of By Rotation, Eyva, Jitty, Shellworks and onFabric. True also operates an advisory business that helps identify, quantify and capture significant value creation opportunities for global corporates including the likes of Associated British Foods, Marks & Spencer, Warner Bros. Discovery, Walmart and TJX – creating billions in enterprise value in the process.