Deal Flow
Range Beauty Becomes The First Black Woman-Owned Makeup Brand To Score A “Shark Tank” Deal
Range Beauty has made television history by becoming the first Black woman-owned makeup brand to score a deal on “Shark Tank.” In an episode of the ABC show that aired on Feb. 25, “sharks” or investors Mark...
Better For You Wellness Set To Acquire Natural Body Care And Haircare Brand Mango Moi
Better For You Wellness is gearing up to acquire body care and haircare brand Mango Moi. The acquisition will be an all-stock transaction, according to Ian James, CEO of BFYW and founder of The Ideation...
Wolf Project Raises $3M To Make An Impact In The Growing Men’s Skincare Market
Wolf Project’s big project of getting men to adopt skincare rituals just got a major boost. The Geneva-based brand has secured $3 million in seed funding from investment firm Ace & Co., former Richemont CEO Richard...
Eight Black Women Beauty Company Founders On What It’s Like To Raise $1M Or More
The dismal rate of funding for Black women-led startups has been an unfortunate fixture of the investment landscape. In 2020, 93 Black women raised over $1 million in venture capital and, in total, Black women-led startups received less...
Common Heir Raises $2.5M To Accelerate Merchandise, Retail And Sustainability Efforts
Common Heir is looking to ramp up its merchandise, retail and sustainability efforts with $2.5 million in new funding, an amount that surpassed the clean beauty brand’s fundraising goal by more than $1 million. Among Common...
KraveBeauty Founder Liah Yoo’s New Venture Fund Wants To Change Beauty Investing For The Better
KraveBeauty founder Liah Yoo has launched the fund Press Reset Ventures with $1 million and a mission that’s much broader than achieving a good return on beauty investments. Yoo believes the traditional venture capital model is...
