Unilever Ventures-Backed Skincare Brand BYBI Raises $7M, Readies For Target Launch

BYBI has closed a $7 million series A round of funding that will be used to fuel expansion in the United States, where the London-based brand is set to make its debut at...

Touchland Disrupted The Hand Sanitizer Category—And Has Plans To Disrupt Even More In The Future

Long before hand sanitizers became the accessory du jour, Andrea Lisbona recognized the utilitarian product was in desperate need of a shakeup. “Considering millions of people use hand sanitizers on a regular basis, it was actually...

L Catterton Invests $150M In Product Personalization Leader Function Of Beauty

L Catterton is powering personalization with a $150 million minority strategic growth investment in Function of Beauty, a direct-to-consumer leader in tailoring haircare, skincare and body care formulas to individual consumers. The series B capital puts...

Sexual Wellness Specialist High On Love Launches THC Line, Creates Joint Venture

High on Love’s business is blazing.  The 2-year-old sexual wellness cannabis brand has inked a deal with Rose LifeScience, a cannabis producer and distributor backed by larger cannabis company

Marketing Maven Iman Hasan Launches We Are Renn To Support Women Of Color Brand Founders

Entrepreneur and public relations expert Iman Hasan understands the challenges of accessing capital for women of color trying to finance their emerging brands. Hasan also understands the power of effective marketing, and that these costly...

Why Jiva-Apoha Founder Angela Shore Is So Committed To Hand-Blending Oils

Before wellness and beauty became a conjoined category, Angela Shore focused on healing rather than improving. She started her brand Jiva-Apoha, which takes its name from the Sanskrit term for soul-healing, in 2013...