Claire McCormack
H Venture Partners’ Elizabeth Edwards Talks Biomimicry, Scaling Brands And Bringing More Than Money To The Cap Table
How do you scale innovative, clean and sustainable brands disrupting essential consumer goods categories like skincare, wellness, feminine care, and food and beverage? Seasoned venture investor Elizabeth Edwards believes she knows, and the...
Kinfield Executes Its Biggest Product Launch Yet In Tandem With Madewell And Outdoor Voices Events
Between this month and last, Kinfield founder Nichole Powell has traveled or will travel to Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Austin and Miami for her 2-year-old outdoor essentials brand’s first-ever series of IRL events to...
Charlotte’s Book Founder Robin Shobin Teams Up With Carole Radziwill To Launch Sexual Health Brand Sex And Good
When Robin Shobin reentered the dating world at 40 years old following her divorce, the serial entrepreneur, who had married at 24, tried dating apps for the first time and once again navigated the condom aisle....
Sexual Wellness Brand Cake Closes $4M Seed Round, Prepares For Nationwide Walmart Launch
Play and pleasure specialist Cake has closed a $4 million seed round led by venture firm Lerer Hippeau. Other participants in the round are existing investor Brand Foundry Ventures, which led the brand’s...
Sexual Wellness Brand Maude Closes $5.8M Series A Round
Stylish intimacy brand Maude has closed a $5.8 million series A round led by early-stage beauty and wellness fund True Beauty Ventures. Along with True Beauty Ventures, participants in the round include Aesop and The...
Sally Beauty Execs On Supporting Independent Brands And Serving Post-Pandemic Customers
As beauty consumers return to beauty stores and salons, professional beauty specialty retailer Sally Beauty is in a unique position to introduce emerging brands to them as they reload their beauty budgets. Emerging...
Clean Beauty Brand OSEA Takes Its First-Ever Investment From Cavu Venture Partners
OSEA has received a minority investment from Cavu Venture Partners, backer of Kite Hill, One Bar, Hippeas, Health-Ade and Guayaki. The amount of the investment, which is the first the legacy...
