Claire McCormack
Veracity Raises $6M In Series A Funding To Capitalize On Momentum
To push the accelerator on already feverish growth, Veracity has raised a $6 million series A round led by Maveron and Melitas Ventures, bringing its total funding to $14 million over...
Facing Criticism, B Lab Unveils Stronger B Corp Certification Standards
Facing criticism that its certification process didn’t adequately account for the global impacts of multinational corporations, B Lab, the nonprofit behind the B Corp movement encouraging businesses to be forces for good, has...
Maëlys Rides Body Care’s Momentum With Retail Growth
With Ulta Beauty focused on catering to skin below the chin, Maëlys is making the most of the opportunity by expanding at the beauty specialty retailer. The brand has become one...
Is Rhode Worth $1 Billion?
Forget celebrity beauty fatigue, E.l.f. Beauty’s $1 billion acquisition of Hailey Bieber’s gen Z-favorite skincare and color brand Rhode is a huge gamble on fame, particularly of the social media variety, continuing...
VC-Backed Modern Incontinence Brand Hazel Launches At Target
Hazel has launched premium disposable absorbent briefs at over 300 Target stores. With the big-box partnership, the modern incontinence brand’s retail distribution has increased 681% over the last 12 months. Prior to Target,...
Army Vet And Influencer Julianna Christensen’s New Brand Roame Affordably Elevates Personal Care
Julianna Christensen, an army veteran-turned-social media star, didn’t want to put out just another influencer-fronted money grab with trend-chasing goods. For her new personal care brand Roame, Christensen, who...
Beauty’s Modern New Intimacy
In 2025, intimate care is everywhere, with no area of the body overlooked. While some bearishness has emerged about sexual wellness after retailers and investors were bullish on it in the 2020s, the...
