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Esker Beauty Raises $500K In Pre-Seed Funding To Help It Grow Into An Elevated Modern-Day Version Of Calgon
“My goal is to turn people into bath people,” says Shannon Davenport, founder of clean bath and body care brand Esker Beauty. She’s taken a big step toward achieving that goal by closing a $500,000 pre-seed funding...
New British Sustainable Beauty Site Counter Culture Encourages Consumers To Make #JustOneSwitch
Counter Culture doesn’t think changing consumer culture should be hard. The new British sustainable beauty e-commerce website from Wendy Martin, a 28-year veteran of Visa, and Mark Wisniewski, a serial entrepreneur and investor who previously worked in...
At Brightly, The Product Drop Model Is Getting More Ethical And Environmental
Buying stuff isn’t an ecological pursuit. Brightly, the conscious consumerism content-cum-commerce platform, is the first to acknowledge that. “We want to help you cut down your consumption together with us and our community, but it’s about being...
Gloss Ventures, The Company Behind Sacheu Beauty, Grows Its Portfolio With Acquisitions And Incubation
Gloss Ventures, home of influencer Sarah Cheung’s brand Sacheu Beauty, has taken a shine to more brands. The incubator and acquirer has purchased three brands—Vitamin Bounty, Active Wow and Zoë Ayla—in transactions financed...
How Asutra Is Making It At Target, CVS And More Without External Funding
What if self-care was as simple as a few spritzes of aromatherapy mist or quick rubs of body lotion? That’s the message CEO and owner Stephanie Morimoto, Beacon Award winner for 2021 Entrepreneur of the Year, is...
Emerging As An Umbrella Company For Sustainable Brands, Eluma Beauty Inc. Acquires Miiko Skincare Co.
When Elate Cosmetics founder and CEO Melodie Reynolds incorporated her business four years ago, she did so under the name Eluma, a combination of the words “elevate” and “illuminate,” with the idea of creating an umbrella company...
Game Over For RFLCT: What The Demise Of Valkyrae’s Brand Signals About Influencers, Blue Light And The Beauty Industry
In the history of beauty brands marrying influencers with seasoned executives, RFLCT may have the shortest tenure. Less than two weeks after gamer Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter went public with the news of the skincare brand she...
