Sephora Declares 2023 Speed up Founders Cohort Since its 15% pledge, Sephora has dedicated itself to encouraging and supporting Black and Brown beauty owners. Entering its eighth 12 months,

the 2023 Speed up Brand Incubation Program has chosen a cohort of seven cosmetic founders starting from skincare and makeup to fragrance and haircare, furthering their mission to full representation on their striped shelves.

“We’re very excited to welcome all 2023 finalists to the Speed up program and into the Sephora family,” said Priya Venkatesh, Senior Vice President, Global Merchandising, in an announcement.

“Our program continues to create spaces for BIPOC-founded and owned brands that represent our clients and the world today, all while providing meaningful support for growing brands to succeed.”

Being an element of the Speed up community offers owners a six-month curriculum of several advantages. One is putting BIPOC founders in spaces to network, construct investor collections and receive financial grants to assist in elevation.

They’ll even have an advisory team of inclusive beauty industry partners, including financial professionals and founders from the Sephora portfolio, like Mazdack Rassi of Milk Makeup, Wende Zomnir of Urban Decay, and Christine Chang and Sarah Lee of Glow Recipe.

The next class joins the legacies of other Black-owned beauty brands, comparable to Danessa Myricks Beauty, Bread Beauty Supply, Adwoa Beauty, Pendulum, Topicals, and 54 Thrones.

Scroll ahead for the official 2023 Sephora Speed up Cohort.

Moodeaux – Designed across the connection between scent, memory, and emotion, MOODEAUX, founded by Brianna Arps, contains a line of unpolluted fragrances that turns accessorizing your mood into mindful self-care and luxury into a way of life.

BROWN GIRL Jane Founded by Malaika Jones, Tai Beauchamp, and Nia Jones, BROWN GIRL Jane is a wellness-first multicultural health and beauty brand focused on solution-oriented, progressive products that boost mood and reduce the looks and feeling of stress.

Range Beauty – Founded by Alicia Scott, Range Beauty is plant-powered makeup that targets uneven tones and soothes irritated skin for melanin-rich women affected by pimples and eczema.

Glosshood – Founded by Sienna Brown, Glosshood is a beauty brand that gives area of interest goods that honor your inner child.

Seaspire Skincare – Founded by Camille Martin, Seaspire Skincare is disrupting the skincare industry with recent ingredients which are safer for humans and more sustainable for our surroundings.

OUI the People – Founded by Karen Young, OUI the People is a treatment-driven body care brand redefining the sweetness culture through a lens of inclusivity.

Of Other Worlds – Founded by Simedar Jackson, Of Other Worlds is a clinically conscious, culturally-inclusive beauty brand that straddles the road between clean and clinical to develop skincare that doesn’t compromise effectiveness or alienate our community.