Skyn Iceland Gets A New Owner, Gears Up For Global Growth Based On Nordic Wellness Positioning
Skyn Iceland has traveled into new hands. The brand is being restructured under a company called Skyn Holding led by Antoine de Larocque, formerly CEO of beauty and pharmaceutical product producer Pharma & Beauty Group, with capital...
Looking To Boost DTC Sales? Nik Sharma Recommends Emerging Brands Focus On Three Key Areas
If a direct-to-consumer brand founder fell asleep five years ago and woke up in 2022, she might think she was in the middle of a nightmare. Broken supply chains, high customer acquisition costs and record inflation have led...
Where Are All The Latinx Women-Founded Beauty Brands With VC Funding?
Sandra Velasquez has bootstrapped Nopalera, her bath and body care brand that launched in November 2020, since its inception. To her, bootstrapping doesn’t mean investing millions or even thousands of dollars in the business. “I literally started...
Professional Surfer Alana Blanchard Partners With Gloss Ventures To Launch Sun And Skincare Brand Pursuit
Professional surfer Alana Blanchard’s newest pursuit is sun and skincare brand Pursuit Beauty. Its assortment spans seven products—Clean Wave Daily Face Cleanser, Double-Up SPF 50 Face Sunscreen Serum, Hang 40 SPF 40 Face Sunscreen Gel, Body Surf SPF...
Science-Driven Beauty Startup Seaspire Raises $3M To Create Sustainable Skincare For Women Of Color
Helmed by scientists Camille Martin and Leila Deravi, Seaspire has raised a $3 million seed round to finance a premium eco-conscious skincare line launching next year with products for women of color containing an ingredient...
