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Powered By $2.5M In Seed Funding, Plant-Based Hair Extensions Brand Nourie Preps For Launch
New plant-based hair extensions brand Nourie has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to jumpstart its plans to offer an alternative to the synthetic hair extensions that dominate the category. The investment firms Impact America Fund,...
Nopalera Raises $2.7M In Seed Funding To Further Its Mission Of Making “Latina Aspirational”
Bath and body care brand Nopalera has raised $2.7 million in seed funding to help realize its mission of transforming consumer views on the role of Mexican ingredients and culture in the beauty industry. “We are making...
Black-Owned Haircare Brand Alodia Raises $2M From New Voices Fund
Alodia has raised $2 million from Shea Moisture founder Richelieu Dennis’s New Voices Fund. After entering Target in February, the Black-owned haircare brand has upped its door count at the big-box retailer from about...
Credo Beauty Acquires Follain As Clean Beauty Retail Consolidates
Two early movers in clean beauty retail are consolidating. Credo Beauty has acquired Follain for an undisclosed sum, marking Credo’s first acquisition. A tiny sliver of the beauty retail sector, clean beauty retail has seen consolidation of...
Abel Odor Secures $1.35M To Raise The Global Profile Of Its Natural Luxury Fragrances
Natural fragrance brand Abel Odor has raised $1.35 million from early-stage investment firm Maker Partners to help it ride the wave of rising interest in conscious perfumes. The capital will be put toward inventory, employees, e-commerce,...
Following Japonesque’s Purchase Of Barefoot Scientist, CEO Simon Worraker Discusses The Company’s Deal Philosophy
In 2019, private equity firm Topspin Consumer Partners acquired Japonesque, a brand launched in 1985 by Paula Forberg Beritzhoff, a fashion model inspired by her trips to Japan to create tools reminiscent of those used by...
