Sustainable Deodorant Brand PAPR Secures Funding From L’Occitane’s Venture Arm And Cristina Carlino

Just over three years since Procter & Gamble scooped up Native and Unilever purchased Schmidt’s Naturals, PAPR is emerging as a deodorant player to watch. The direct-to-consumer brand owned by Los Angeles company Paper Cosmetics and focused...

Attn: Grace Doubles Pre-Seed Raise, Collaborates With AARP Innovation Labs

Attn: Grace, a personal care brand disrupting the incontinence segment with stylish, sustainable and subscription-based products for women, has raised a total of $2 million in pre-seed funding with the closure of a second $900,000...

How Clean Cosmetics Brand True + Luscious Has Used Purchase Order Financing To Fuel Growth

In January 2019, a large beauty subscription company issued a purchase order for $1.5 million worth of True + Luscious’s merchandise. Mehir Sethi, founder of the clean makeup brand, was excited to fulfill the purchase order, but...

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...