Deal Flow
AI-Driven Wig Customization Company Parfait Receives $5M In Funding
Parfait is gearing up to disrupt the wig category with $5 million in funding. The funding round was led by Upfront Ventures and Serena Ventures, backer of wig and hair extension company Mayvenn. Other participants include...
Sommer Ray’s Imaraïs Beauty Raises $1.25M In Seed Funding, Expands Retail Distribution
Less than a year after entering the market with better-for-you ingestible skincare gummy Glow, influencer Sommer Ray’s Imaraïs Beauty has raised $1.25 million at a $12.5 million valuation. Private individuals from Canada,...
Helen Of Troy Buys Leading Textured Haircare Brand Curlsmith For $150M
In a hot haircare category, Helen of Troy is adding to its strong bench with the acquisition of textured haircare brand Curlsmith. The owner of Drybar’s haircare products line and Hot Tools’ styling appliance range is...
Biossance Parent Company Amyris Acquires Clean Beauty Retailer Onda
Amyris is acquiring Onda Beauty, the boutique clean beauty retailer co-founded by Naomi Watts. The deal marks the first retail acquisition for the synthetic biotechnology company that owns the Biossance, Pipette, Costa Brazil and Olika, and...
Women Beauty Company Founders Create Two New Accelerators To Support Fellow Women Founders
AccelerateHER In 2016, Sephora’s Accelerate mentorship and incubation program debuted with a cohort of eight female-led beauty startups, including the Ayurvedic-inspired skincare brand Sahajan founded by Lisa Mattam. To this day, Mattam keeps in touch with members...
With $1.2M In Funding, Glow Botanica Strives To Get Its Natural Hormonal Imbalance Antidotes To As Many Women As Possible
With the new brand Glow Botanica and Hormone University, a hormone health education platform launched in 2020, founder Ana G. Herrera’s goal is to bring hormonal wellness front and center in women’s health across their...
