Mila Launches With $2.5M In Funding To Make Sexual Wellness More Mainstream

Mila has officially launched with $2.5 million in funding to reimagine sexual and intimate wellness as an everyday category rather than an occasional purchase. Besting an initial $1 million target, the oversubscribed...

Former Amazon Aggregator Olsam Group Acquires Wrinkles Schminkles As It Rebrands Into Avenir Collective

Olsam Group has acquired Australian skincare brand Wrinkles Schminkles as it rebrands into Avenir Collective, a dedicated beauty and personal care platform pivoting from its roots as an Amazon aggregator. Terms of the deal...

Apothékary Lands $16M To Fuel Retail Growth And Product Innovation

Apothékary has raised $16 million in fresh funding, with $10 million coming from venture capital and $6 million from debt financing, as it accelerates retail expansion and ramps up product innovation. The funding,...

How Tiev Med Spa Is Bringing A Recurring Healthcare Model To Aesthetics

As aesthetic medicine shifts from occasional splurge to recurring wellness habit, the operators gaining traction are increasingly building businesses that look less like beauty services and more like membership-based healthcare platforms. At Tiev Med Spa,...

The Bar For Beauty Funding Remains High, But Investors See More Paths To Success

The goalposts for securing beauty funding have never been higher, but the field of play is more open than ever, at least according to XRC Ventures’ latest quarterly Consumer VC Benchmarks report based on...