What Does The Lawsuit Against Fearless Fund Mean For Efforts To Support Black Beauty Founders?

After a significant win in the United States Supreme Court in June striking down affirmative action in college admissions, a conservative leader that set the wheels in motion for the demise of affirmative action in...

Aerosoles Owner American Exchange Group Acquires HatchCollective To Enter The Beauty Category

American Exchange Group, owner of footwear brands White Mountain and Aerosoles, has broken into the beauty category by acquiring brand incubator HatchCollective. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. New York-based American Exchange Group takes over

When Will Early-Stage Funding For Beauty And Wellness Brands Turn Around?

If you’re an early-stage brand looking for institutional funding now, you’re late to beauty’s venture capital party. These days, as Joanna Glasner, a columnist for Crunchbase, put it, “Beauty is a pretty unattractive area for startup investors.”...

SKU’s Michelle Breyer Takes Stock Of Accelerator Programs And What CPG Brands Should Be Focused On Right Now

At textured hair digital destination NaturallyCurly, co-founder Michelle Breyer took a problem she was passionate about—that people with curly hair weren’t celebrated and couldn’t find products right for them—and addressed it by building a lucrative business. At...

WWP Beauty Sells Chinese Manufacturing Operations To AMPAC, Will Shutter Remaining Business

WWP Beauty has sold its Chinese manufacturing operations to packaging manufacturer AMPAC Ltd. and is closing the rest of its business. Going forward, AMPAC will be called WWP Beauty. Bain Capital Private...

Feelunique Co-Founders Raise $4.8M To Launch Teenage Beauty Brand Indu

Forthcoming teenage beauty brand Indu has raised $4.8 million from around 60 investors, including leading figures in the beauty and retail industries. Among the investors are Michael Casey, former CEO of Holland & Barrett, Sarah Miles, CEO...