“Gen Z Is Going To Break A Lot Of Molds”: Great Bowery Investments’ Jorge Cosano On The Beauty Brands Of The Future

In 2019, investor and advisor Jorge Cosano finished a two-year stint at Nutrafol where he helped founder and friend Giorgos Tsetis raise awareness for the hair health supplement range, and raise a $35 million series...

Indian-Inspired Beauty Brand Aavrani Raises $2M Seed Round And Launches On Amazon

 Co-founder and CEO Rooshy Roy recreated her beauty brand Aavrani last year to be unapologetically Indian. She reached out to consumers, upgraded the packaging to pay homage to India, and connected with her culture in a new...

Private Label Service Cosmetics Solutions Partners With Beauty Branding Lab To Better Serve Emerging Brands

Despite the pandemic and one of the worst economic downturns in history, startup business activity grew in the United States in 2020, according to a study by the Peterson Institute for International Economics

These BIPOC Beauty Brand Founders Are Prioritizing Mental Health For Themselves And Their Team

Before the pandemic hit, Tara Darnley made a New Year’s resolution declaring she wouldn’t allow anything to compromise her peace. “Not work, not family, nothing,” she stresses. Once 2020 rolled around, well, that proved to be difficult. A...

Cannabis Beauty And Wellness Specialist Frigg Expands Retail Distribution, Joins Credo For Change 2021 Cohort

Less than a year since launching cannabinoid-focused Frigg, Kimberly Dillon has already won Tower 28’s first Clean Beauty Summer School program, including a $10,000 grant from New Voices Foundation, completed clean beauty retailer The Detox Market’s...