CurlMix Has Raised $3.6M—And Counting—Via Crowdfunding Platform WeFunder

In 2015, CurlMix began as a do-it-yourself haircare subscription box. “Kind of like Blue Apron, but for hair,” explains co-founder Kimberly Lewis. After noticing customers’ affinity for flaxseed gel, Lewis and her co-founder husband Timothy pivoted to...

Vegamour Receives $80M Minority Growth Investment From General Atlantic

General Atlantic is showing it’s bullish on the power of plant ingredients to promote hair growth with an $80 million investment in Vegamour. The direct-to-consumer clean and vegan haircare, lash and brow brand joins the beauty...

Hand In Hand Sells Majority Stake To Bain Capital Double Impact

Hand in Hand’s business is now hand in hand with Bain Capital Double Impact. The clean personal care player that’s donated nearly 14 million bars of soap to help combat water-borne diseases is the first consumer packaged...

Why Republic Is Becoming A Go-To Crowdfunding Platform For Beauty And Wellness Startups

Crowdfunding platform Republic is gaining traction with the independent beauty and wellness set, including brands and e-tailers Bloomi, Quim and HelloAva. The private investing platform gives both accredited and...

Multibrand Beauty And Personal Care Company Waldencast Acquisition Corp. Goes Public Via SPAC

Waldencast Acquisition Corp. is now trading on the NASDAQ. The multibrand beauty and personal care vehicle formed by beauty investment firm Waldencast Ventures and Felipe Dutra, formerly CFO of Anheuser-Busch InBev, has gone public via a...

Curls Partners With Ouidad And WetBrush Owner Beauty By Imagination To Accelerate Growth

Mahisha Dellinger, who started Curls with $30,000 of her personal savings in 2002, has entered into a partnership with Beauty by Imagination to accelerate her haircare brand’s next phase of growth. Terms of the deal weren’t...