Deal Flow
Bond-Building Haircare Brand Filament Raises $2M Seed Round
In another indication that haircare remains firmly in investors’ crosshairs, Filament, a science-driven brand drawing comparisons to bond-building pioneer Olaplex, has raised a $2 million oversubscribed seed round. The round was led by...
Obagi Medical Sells To Bridgepoint For $460M As Beauty’s Ties To Aesthetics Deepen
Waldencast has sold Obagi Medical, the 38-year-old professional skincare brand founded by dermatologist Zein Obagi, to private equity firm Bridgepoint Group for $460 million as the lines...
Violette_FR Lands $5M From Existing Investors In Tough Makeup Funding Market
In a challenging funding environment for color cosmetics, Violette_FR has raised $5 million from a tight circle of existing backers, demonstrating their conviction that the brand could be an eventual winner when appetite...
Feel Peptides Raises $3M To Bring Elevated Branding And Accessibility To Peptides
In the fast-growing peptide space, where consumers have often turned to gray-market operators and compounding pharmacies, Feel Peptides is aiming to legitimize the category by pairing pharmaceutical-grade products with a luxury brand sensibility, and...
Good Molecules Lands Aria Growth Partners Investment Amid Continued Appetite For Ingredient-Led Skincare
Aria Growth Partners sees continued opportunity in affordable, science-backed skincare. The consumer growth equity firm has invested in Good Molecules, the ingredient-focused skincare brand joining a portfolio that already includes The Inkey...
Healthy Extracts Acquires Sommer Ray’s Imaraïs Beauty In $20M Deal
Healthy Extracts has acquired Sommer Ray’s Imaraïs Beauty in a transaction valued at approximately $20 million, underscoring deal momentum in supplements...
