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After Hero Cosmetics’ Exit, Aria Growth Partners Seeks Repeat Success With $152M Second Fund
Aria Growth Partners was one of the heroes in the trajectory of Hero Cosmetics, the maker of Mighty Patch that it invested in four years ago and helped sell to Church & Dwight for...
Bullish’s Mike Duda On CPG’s New Unconventional Founders, That Coldplay Concert, His Med-Spa Bet And Bullish Outlook
Mike Duda was at that Coldplay concert. “I can’t believe I’m admitting I went to a Coldplay concert, but actually it was good. It’s probably going to be on my LinkedIn bio,” he laughs, remembering the big...
Sugar Capital Raises $75M Third Fund As Its Co-Founder Declares “Consumer Is Back”
Sugar Capital co-founder Brian Sugar has declared consumer is back—and he’s on the attack. His early-stage venture capital firm is due to close a $75 million third fund by the...
Greycroft’s Brian Bustamante-Nicholson On His Mass Market Focus, The Agentic Web And Brand Durability
Greycroft, the 19-year-old early-stage venture capital firm crossing consumer and technology, has been bolstering its consumer bench. After Katherine Power, who’s had founding roles in Versed, Merit, Avaline and Who What Wear, became a partner in...
“Not Always About The Best Product”: VC McKeever Conwell On What Really Drives CPG Success
If you wanted to get on the radar of investor McKeever Conwell five years ago, all you had to do was slide into his Twitter DMs. Back then, he was fundraising for RareBreed Ventures, a pre-seed and...
“$5M To $6M To Grow”: Angel Investor And Advisor Anne Kurtz On The True Cost Of Beauty Brand Traction
Being an investor, no matter the industry, is inherently risky. But, in beauty, that sometimes can be hard to remember because the rewards are celebrated much more than the risks are discussed as brand failures tend to be...
