Deal Flow

Apothékary Lands $16M To Fuel Retail Growth And Product Innovation

Apothékary has raised $16 million in fresh funding, with $10 million coming from venture capital and $6 million from debt financing, as it accelerates retail expansion and ramps up product innovation. The funding,...
Retail Report

How Tiev Med Spa Is Bringing A Recurring Healthcare Model To Aesthetics

As aesthetic medicine shifts from occasional splurge to recurring wellness habit, the operators gaining traction are increasingly building businesses that look less like beauty services and more like membership-based healthcare platforms. At Tiev Med Spa,...
Deal Flow

The Bar For Beauty Funding Remains High, But Investors See More Paths To Success

The goalposts for securing beauty funding have never been higher, but the field of play is more open than ever, at least according to XRC Ventures’ latest quarterly Consumer VC Benchmarks report based on...
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How A Hairstylist Became One Of TikTok Shop’s Biggest Livestream Stars And Surpassed 1M Orders

Three years ago, Mandys Peña was a hairstylist with a small beauty business and online following. Today, she is one of TikTok Shop’s biggest beauty success stories. The founder of Simply Mandys became the first...
No Stupid Questions

Can Ulta Beauty Help Bath & Body Works Reclaim Its Glory?

Does Bath & Body Works, the $4 billion-plus mall staple built on scented hand soaps, shower gels and three-wick candles, need reinforcement to stay relevant? As it confronts declining sales, waning mall traffic and a fiercely...