Elevation Labs Acquires Smaller Copacker Boomerang Laboratories

Elevation Labs has acquired beauty manufacturer Boomerang Laboratories to diversify its geographic and merchandise reach. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Started in 1999, Boomerang was previously purchased by private-label and contract...

Menstruation Gets An M&A Moment. Will The Flow Continue?

Speaking to Beauty Independent in 2014, The Honey Pot Company founder Beatrice Dixon was candid about her ambition to sell the brand to Unilever for $1 billion. Although that ambition hasn’t been achieved yet, she took...

AI-Powered Women’s Wellness Marketplace Unfabled Raises $1.6M To Expand International Reach And Data Insights

Unfabled has raised $1.6 million in funding from several backers, including Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Group, Exceptional Ventures, Founders Factory, Chai Ventures, SyndicateRoom and 3 Sisters Ventures. Headquartered in London, the

Dame Acquires Fellow Sexual Wellness Brand Emojibator

Sexual wellness brand Dame has acquired sex toy maker Emojibator for an undisclosed sum. Alexandra Fine, co-founder and CEO of Dame, will oversee both brands, while Emojibator founder Joe Vela will transition...

Unilever Ventures Re-ups Investment In Perelel As The Supplement Brand Closes $6M Series A Round

Perelel’s customers are sticking with it—and so are its investors. The supplement brand designed for women’s different hormonal stages has completed a $6 million series A funding round led by Unilever Ventures, Willow...

Ulta Beauty is Using Myavana’s AI-Powered Analysis To Direct Shoppers To The Best Products For Their Hair

Beauty technology company Myavana has raised $1.5 million from BrainTrust Fund and Prisma Ventures, the digital innovation fund from Ulta Beauty. In addition to providing capital to the company, the beauty...