Taylor Bryant
Inside The Fundraising Process That Led To Vegamour’s Big $80M Deal
More than three years after it started, Vegamour crossed $1 million in monthly sales in November 2019. Ultimately, its business surged 800% that year. The sales and growth attracted investors, and General Atlantic poured $80 million into the brand for...
After 30-Plus Years As A Broker For Brands Like Mielle Organics, Germaine Bolds-Leftridge Creates Her Own Line
Germaine Bolds-Leftridge has spent almost half of her life being what she calls a server. It’s a role she’s happily taken on during her three-decade broker career cultivating beauty brands like Mielle Organics, Oyin Handmade, Curls Dynasty, Kenya...
Rosen Skincare Raises $2 Million—And Plots Its Eventual Exit
Rosen Skincare has raised $2 million from New Voices Fund to support its retail partnerships with Target and Ulta Beauty, and accelerate growth. Launched by Jamika Martin in 2017, the acne-focused brand is stocked at...
“Stay With What We Know”: Founder Dan Hodgdon Shares Lessons From The Early Days Of Building Vegamour
While working with marula oil producer Southern Botanica, Dan Hodgdon realized active ingredients could be combined to effectively address common hair issues. He thought, “What if we tried to put these things all together into a singular...
Glass Lizzard Offers A Pared-Down Alternative To K-Beauty’s 10-Step Skincare Routines
Prior to launching Glass Lizzard almost a year and a half ago, founder Jason Choi worked at Quik Bowl, his family’s restaurant in Buena Park, Calif. In what proved to be impeccable timing, the restaurant was sold...
After Launching With Target And Ulta Beauty In the US, Megababe Is Heading To Cult Beauty In The UK
Personal care brand Megababe is out to leave no thigh unswiped—and a new partnership with Cult Beauty is moving it closer to that objective. “If a woman has thighs that chafe, I want to be able to...
What Founder Dan Hodgdon Learned From Past Stumbles To Build Vegamour
Vegamour founder and CEO Dan Hodgdon lived a lot of lives prior to launching his multimillion-dollar haircare band. By the time he was 17 years old, he had already moved to 20 different places. “I lived in...
