Testmate Health Raises $6M To Launch First At-Home Rapid Test For STIs

Sexual health startup Testmate Health has raised $6 million in seed funding to change how testing for sexually transmitted infections is conducted.  The round was led by women’s health...

They Sold Their Brands. Now, They’ve Swooped In To Save Them.

Shortly after she was restored in the CEO post at Beautycounter in January, Gregg Renfrew, founder of the clean beauty direct seller that private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired in 2021 at a $1...

Repurpose Global Acquires Bluebird Climate To Expand B2B Sustainability Services

Repurpose Global has acquired Bluebird Climate to extend its offerings for companies looking to take sustainability action. Founded in 2016 by Svanika Balasubramanian, Aditya Siroya and Peter Wang Hjemdahl, Repurpose Global has worked with over 300...

Private Equity Firm West Lane Capital Partners Acquires Mented Cosmetics

West Lane Capital Partners is diving deeper into beauty by acquiring Mented Cosmetics. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. It marks West Lane’s second beauty transaction this year. Earlier this month, the...

Kiki World Raises $7M From Estée Lauder And Others, Opens Platform Up To B2B Clients

Kiki World, the blockchain-enabled brand that invites consumers to weigh in on products prior to launch and rewards them for engagement, has raised $7 million in funding to help facilitate the spread of its technology to content...

Who Could Buy Space NK?

Add Space NK to the growing group of beauty companies looking to sell.  According to British news outlet Sky News, the prestige beauty specialty retailer owned by venture capital firm Manzanita Capital