Collagen Sparkling Tea Brand SkinTe Pulls In $3M From Sara Blakely, Karlie Kloss, Diane Von Furstenberg And More

SkinTe is popping in more ways than one. The collagen sparkling tea brand has drawn $3 million from an array of investors, including Spanx founder Sara Blakely, The Honest Co. and ShoeDazzle co-founder Brian Lee, supermodel and Kode...

Sensitive Skin Specialist ELSI Beauty Raises $1M To Develop A Personalized Product Platform

People with highly sensitive skin often avoid beauty products out of fear the products will inflame their faces. ELSI Beauty is working to calm their fear by designing technology and skincare to ensure they don’t receive formulas...

ZitSticka Secures $5M In Series A Funding And Readies For Ulta Beauty Launch

ZitSticka aims to be a breakout star of the breakout segment—and it’s just been given fuel to help it get there with a $5 million series A funding round led by venture capital firm BFG Partners....

Buzzy Bee Product Brand Beekeeper’s Naturals Raises $3.5M From Sonoma Brands

If Beekeeper’s Naturals wasn’t buzzing before, it is now. The bee product wellness brand has drawn $3.5 million in series A funding from Sonoma Brands, a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in...

Angel Investment Community Fempire x SoGal Is On A Mission To Educate And Inspire Budding Female Investors

In the beauty industry, there’s an experience shared by many female founders that has nothing to do with retail realities or formulation foibles. “They’ll go out and pitch to 50, 100, 300 investors and get noes...

NakedPoppy Scores $4M For Clean Beauty Curation And AI-Driven Product Recommendations

Clean indie beauty brands have a new platform to help them get into consumers’ hands. Created by Jaleh Bisharat and Kimberly Shenk, NakedPoppy is a curated website for busy women without the time or inclination to stroll...