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Kiki World Raises $7M From Estée Lauder And Others, Opens Platform Up To B2B Clients

Rachel Brown — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 11:30:51 +0000

Kiki World, the blockchain-enabled brand that invites consumers to weigh in on products prior to launch and rewards them for engagement, has raised $7 million in funding to help facilitate the spread of its technology to content creators and other brands.

Investors in the round, which was $2 million over Kiki’s goal and

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Who Could Buy Space NK?

Erica La Sala — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 03:55:36 +0000

Add Space NK to the growing group of beauty companies looking to sell.

According to British news outlet Sky News, the prestige beauty specialty retailer owned by venture capital firm Manzanita Capital aims to fetch between 300 million and 400 million pounds

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Incubator Slate Brands Acquires Frontman To Grow Its Reach With Gen Z Guys

Rachel Brown — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 23:02:12 +0000

Slate Brands, a beauty incubator with men’s brand Insanely Clean in its portfolio, is increasing its presence in the men’s space with the purchase of men’s acne care brand Frontman.

The deal marks Slate Brands’ first acquisition and is intended to boost Insanely Clean’s community of

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The Flex Co. Secures Multimillion-Dollar Investment From Justin Verlander And Kate Upton

Claire McCormack — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 05:07:49 +0000

Professional baseball player Justin Verlander and his wife model Kate Upton have made a multimillion-dollar investment in sustainable period care brand The Flex Co.

The exact amount wasn’t disclosed, but the cash infusion is supporting the brand’s launch of naturally odor-fighting Bamboo Pads and Bamboo Liners. The products

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XRC Ventures Pinpoints The Exact Metrics Investors Want To See From Emerging Beauty Brands Now

Rachel Brown — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 22:25:10 +0000

The goalposts keep moving up for emerging brands looking to nab early-stage capital.

That’s among the biggest takeaways from a report on consumer venture capital benchmarks for the first quarter of this year by VC firm XRC Ventures that chronicles a shrinking pool of investors backing beauty brands

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Scent Lab Secures Seed Funding, Brings On Bulletin’s Ali Kriegsman As Co-Founder And CMO

Rachel Brown — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 19:02:18 +0000

As gen Z consumers reject signature fragrances in favor of picking scents based on moods, seasons, outfits and preferred identity traits of the moment, customization concept Scent Lab is vying to be their go-to brand for continual change—and it’s bolstered its talent and bank account to become it.

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