H Venture Partners’ Elizabeth Edwards Talks Biomimicry, Scaling Brands And Bringing More Than Money To The Cap Table

How do you scale innovative, clean and sustainable brands disrupting essential consumer goods categories like skincare, wellness, feminine care, and food and beverage? Seasoned venture investor Elizabeth Edwards believes she knows, and the...

Sexual Wellness Brand Cake Closes $4M Seed Round, Prepares For Nationwide Walmart Launch

Play and pleasure specialist Cake has closed a $4 million seed round led by venture firm Lerer Hippeau. Other participants in the round are existing investor Brand Foundry Ventures, which led the brand’s...

Sexual Wellness Brand Maude Closes $5.8M Series A Round

Stylish intimacy brand Maude has closed a $5.8 million series A round led by early-stage beauty and wellness fund True Beauty Ventures. Along with True Beauty Ventures, participants in the round include Aesop and The...

Clean Beauty Brand OSEA Takes Its First-Ever Investment From Cavu Venture Partners

OSEA has received a minority investment from Cavu Venture Partners, backer of Kite Hill, One Bar, Hippeas, Health-Ade and Guayaki. The amount of the investment, which is the first the legacy...

Natural Household Cleaning And Personal Care Brand Puracy Secures $6M Line Of Credit, Sets Path For Growth

Puracy has secured a $6 million line of credit from Gerber Finance to expand its retail network and propel plastic-saving product development on its own terms. The funding comes after the natural household cleaning and personal...

Personal Hygiene Brand Olika Gets A New Owner And Plots A Roadmap For Growth

American consumers may not be hoarding hand sanitizer any longer, but that doesn’t mean they’re abandoning personal hygiene. John Melo, CEO of synthetic biotechnology firm and Biossance owner Amryis Inc., is so convinced personal hygiene will...