Investors
DC Advisory Forecast: Private Equity To Reign Over Increased Beauty M&A This Year
DC Advisory forecasts a boost in beauty mergers and acquisitions for the remainder of the year, with private equity firms leading the charge in scooping up attractive assets as they remain bullish on the beauty...
A Way To Keep Your Founder-Led Beauty Brand Going? Sell To Another One.
As Elate founder Melodie Reynolds was deliberating whether to extend her makeup business to skincare in 2021, fellow founder Kimiko Foster-West, pregnant with her first child at the time, was deliberating whether to shutter her brand Miiko...
Three Ships Beauty Raises $2.5M To Fuel Its Next Stage Of Growth
Three Ships Beauty has raised $2.5 million in funding to strengthen its team and marketing as it eyes a bigger presence in the United States. The round was led by Thrive Venture Fund,...
VC-Backed Curly Hair Tool Brand Richualist Snags “Shark Tank” Deal
Richualist founder Dawn Myers wasn’t initially sure if appearing on “Shark Tank” was the right move for her curly hair tool brand. Unlike the majority of brands on the ABC business competition show, it’s venture-backed, having raised...
Vector Consumer Strengthens Its Collagen Business By Acquiring Dose & Co. And Pura Collagen
Vector Consumer is doubling down on collagen with the acquisitions of Pura Collagen and Dose & Co. Terms of the deals weren’t disclosed. The two brands will enter a portfolio with...
Testmate Health Raises $6M To Launch First At-Home Rapid Test For STIs
Sexual health startup Testmate Health has raised $6 million in seed funding to change how testing for sexually transmitted infections is conducted. The round was led by women’s health...
