Corpus Plays The Long Game To Create A Lasting Luxury Brand

In the story of Baxter of California, the grooming brand’s 2013 sale to L’Oréal is a huge plot line, but founder J.P. Mastey, who launched personal care brand Corpus five years after the sale, thinks there’s...

Dandi Launches With $1.3M In Funding To Ease Stressful IVF Treatments

Dandi, a fertility care brand assisting Americans going through often tough in-vitro fertilization treatments, is launching today with $1.3 million in funding.  Tiferes Ventures, Ruttenberg Gordon Investments, Winklevoss Capital and WeWork...

Hi, Skin Leans Into Customization And Expansion To Stand Out In A Crowded Facial Bar Segment

Hi, Skin is waving hello to big growth in 2024. The facial chain plans to more than double its skin studio footprint by the end of this year as it breaks into new...

VC-Backed Curly Hair Tool Brand Richualist Snags “Shark Tank” Deal

Richualist founder Dawn Myers wasn’t initially sure if appearing on “Shark Tank” was the right move for her curly hair tool brand. Unlike the majority of brands on the ABC business competition show, it’s venture-backed, having raised...

Sunscreen Skeptic Kelly Slater Dives Into Sun Care With New Personal Care Brand Freaks Of Nature

Kelly Slater, the surfing legend who’s famously critical of sunscreen, has teamed up with incubator and venture studio Squared Circles to launch personal care brand Freaks of Nature starting with sunscreen and moisturizer. To support its entrance...