Themes To Watch As Brands Contend With The End Of The Beauty Boom
Insights firm eMarketer has declared, “The end of the...
Fresh Off Wander Beauty Exit, Serial Entrepreneur Divya Gugnani Talks Fundraising And Growing Fragrance Brand 5 Sens
Serial entrepreneur and investor Divya Gugnani has sold Wander Beauty, the brand of convenient beauty essentials she started with model Lindsay Ellingson in 2015, to holding company NamelessCPG, where it joins a portfolio with Everly, Wile,...
The Bullish Outlook For Beauty M&A And Bearish Prospects For Early-Stage Funding This Year
Although the number of beauty deals didn’t tank in 2024—through October last year compared to 2023, investment bank Capstone Partners estimates there were 57 versus 43 transactions—a significant portion of the volume was from struggling assets...
Skincare Company Stratia Opens Contract Manufacturer Sespia To Serve Small Beauty Brands
Stratia, the science-forward direct-to-consumer skincare brand, is branching out to serve other brands with Sespia, a new contract manufacturing, formulation and fulfillment subsidiary. As medium and big beauty manufacturers consolidate, Sespia’s...
8 New Beauty Brands Launching At Credo
Pushing into categories beyond traditional beauty, Credo wants to be a one-stop shop for clean living devotees. At the end of 2024, the San Francisco-based NextWorld Evergreen-owned retailer launched a home vertical by adding candle and...
