When was Lenta founded?

Lenta was founded in 1993 and raised its 1st funding round 22 years after it was founded.

Where is Lenta located?

Lenta is headquartered in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

How many employees does Lenta have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Lenta is 784.

Is Lenta a funded company?

Lenta is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Post IPO round, raised on Mar 23, 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Lenta?

Lenta's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Oct 21, 2015, with participation from 0 investor.

Where does Lenta rank among its competitors?

Lenta ranks 7th amongst 11 active competitors, only 1 of which is funded. Hudson's Bay Company, which secured $1M in Dec, 2021.

Who are the top competitors of Lenta?

Lenta's top competitors include Next, M&S and Hudson's Bay Company. Among them, Hudson's Bay Company secured the most recent funding round in December, 2021.

Lenta - 2026 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors

Lenta is an acquired company based in Saint Petersburg (Russia), founded in 1993. It operates as a Food retail hypermarket group. Lenta has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 11 active competitors, including 1 funded and 6 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Next, M&S and Hudson's Bay Company.

Company Details

Lenta is a hypermarket retail chain group in Russia. As of March 2016, It operates 142 hypermarkets in 70 cities across Russia and 32 supermarkets in Moscow and St. Petersburg with a total of approximately 891,995 sq.m. of selling space. It operates six distribution centres for hypermarkets and one for supermarkets. As of March 2016, they claim to have more than 8.4 million active loyalty cardholders and approximately 92% of all sales in Lenta stores are tied to their loyalty card. It’s largest shareholders include TPG Capital and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) of Lenta Ltd. are listed on the London Stock Exchange and on the Moscow Exchange.

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Founded Year

1993

Location

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Oct 21, 2015, $*****

Investors

EBRD & 3 more

Ranked

7^th among 11 active competitors

Employee Count

784 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Utkonos

Similar Companies

Carrefour & 1035 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Severgroup (Apr 03, 2019)

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Lenta got acquired by Severgroup on Apr 03, 2019.

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Lenta has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 23, 2015. Lenta has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Lenta:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 21, 2015	4101860	Post IPO	2328047	6454790	2950745	9995685
Mar 23, 2015	2556200	Post IPO	3998794	7026579	2001481	4849730

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Lenta's employee count trend

Lenta has 784 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Lenta's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Lenta include Next, M&S and Hudson's Bay Company. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Lenta, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Next 1982, Leicester (United Kingdom), Public	Online retailer of apparel, accessories, homeware, beauty, and furniture	-	Western Technology Investment, Bridgepoint Group ... & 1 others	70/100
2nd	M&S 1884, London (United Kingdom), Public	Retail chain of clothing, home & luxury food products	-	Europa	67/100
3rd	Hudson's Bay Company 1670, Brampton (Canada), Acquired	Department store retailer	-	Rhone Group, GPI Capital & 2 others	64/100
4th	Fix Price 2007, Moscow (Russia), Public	Retail chain offering a wide range of products	-	-	55/100
5th	VkusVill 2009, Saint Petersburg (Russia), Series A	Retailer of prepared meals, desserts, and grocery items for home delivery	-	Aimforthemoon, Baring Vostok	54/100
6th	Magnet 2010, Krasnodar (Russia), Unfunded	Retailer of food products and household goods through physical outlets	-	-	47/100
7th	Lenta 1993, Saint Petersburg (Russia), Acquired	Food retail hypermarket group	-	EBRD, Russian Direct Investment Fund & 2 others	45/100
8th	O'Key Group 2001, Moscow (Russia), Public	Provider of printed materials and design services	-	-	41/100
9th	HomeMarket 2004, Moscow (Russia), Funding Raised	Chain of retail stores offering multi-category consumer products	-	-	24/100
10th	pivko24 2017, Yekaterinburg (Russia), Unfunded	Chains providing retail access to beer and various food products	-	-	18/100