Investors

Leading Beauty Investment Bankers On The Changing Landscape, Hot Categories And Top Deals: Part 1
Investment bankers are essential to dealmaking processes to bring on growth capital, sell companies or take a business public. Especially in today’s uncertain market in which beauty brands can be difficult to value, investment bankers act as liaisons...

Boost Lab And TBH Skincare Merge To Form Holding Company York St Brands
Boost Lab and TBH Skincare have merged to form York St Brands, a Sydney-based holding company that could buy and incubate more brands in the future. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. It was supported by...

Goodwill Brands And Branded IP Acquire Natural Skincare And Body Care Brand Plant Apothecary
Goodwill Brands and Branded IP have acquired Plant Apothecary from Rare Beauty Brands. As part of the transaction, Thirteen Lune co-founder Nyakio Grieco has invested in the natural skincare and body care brand. Terms of...

Carson Life Joins A Select Group Of Latina-Founded Startups That Have Surpassed $10M In Funding
Sonia Guzman, founder of Carson Life, has entered a select group of Latina founders who’ve raised in excess of $10 million in funding. Her Miami-based beauty and wellness brand has secured $2 million in bridge funding following...

Youthforia Secures Seed Funding From True Beauty Ventures And Willow Growth Partners
Fiona Co Chan, founder and CEO of Youthforia, a brand known for makeup formulated to be good enough to sleep in, can sleep easier now. Youthforia has closed a seed funding round led by

Active Partners’ Jason Mahendran On Why Expertise, Masstige Skincare And Metrics Showing Brand Love Are Critical Today
Partner Jason Mahendran has been integral in pointing London-based consumer-focused investment firm Active Partners’ capital compass toward the beauty industry. In 2021, it backed skincare brand Facetheory to the tune of 10 million pounds. Last year, it ventured...