Follain Founder Tara Foley Jumpstarts Investment Bank Consensus Advisors’ Beauty And Wellness Practice

At retailer Follain, founder and former CEO Tara Foley guided many early clean beauty brands taking their first steps into stores. Now, in her new position as managing director at boutique investment bank Consensus

Bloomi Seeks Seed Funds, Expands Retail Reach At Target And Saks Fifth Avenue

After entering Target last year and crossing $3 million in annual sales, Bloomi is fundraising this year to further its growth. The sexual wellness brand is pursuing seed funding both via institutional investors and...

The Craftory’s Ernesto Schmitt On What It Takes To Be A Great Beauty Brand In 2023

Ernesto Schmitt, co-founder of The Craftory, a $600 million impact investment company, believes the beauty industry is at a true tipping point pushing it toward substance over style. “I personally have looked at 3,000 beauty...

Thirteen Lune Closes $8M Funding Round

Update: Inclusive beauty e-tailer Thirteen Lune has closed an $8 million seed plus round to bring the total amount of funding it’s raised to $12.5 million. Funds from the latest round, which BrainTrust Founders Studio participated in, will go...

Skincare Service Provider Heyday Raises $12M To Fuel Franchise Expansion

As aesthetic treatments get increasingly futuristic, skincare service provider Heyday and its investors are betting on the strength of the straightforward facial. The company has raised a $12...

Prima Acquires Prospect Farms To Form CPG Platform Uplifter Brands

Prima, the CBD and botanical beauty and wellness brand, has acquired Prospect Farms, a brand producing hemp-based wellness products for people and pets at a 250-acre farm and manufacturing facility, for an undisclosed price. Prima...