Ceremonia Raises $10M in Series A Led by Sandbridge

27 Apr

Babba Rivera is used to moving fast — but now she’s going into overdrive. Ceremonia, the Latinx clean hair care brand Rivera launched in 2020, has raised $10 million to support its recent expansion to greater than 500 Sephora stores with a series A investment round led by Sandbridge Capital. That has the buzzy brand working with an investment firm that’s proven to have a knack for large exits with Ilia (sold to the Courtin-Clarins family holding company), Youth to the People (L’Oréal) and Thom Browne (Ermenegildo Zegna). Existing Ceremonia investors Silas Capital and Female Founders Fund also re-upped through the round. “We’re in no way chilling out,” Rivera, who leads the corporate as chief executive officer, told WWD. “The work begins now...

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8 Jan

Documenting the wonder ideals of Cali, Colombia’s cosmetic surgery

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Kurt Hollander takes to the streets of Cali to capture the town’s cosmetic architecture and the physical manifestations of the influence of cosmetic surgery on the culture Cali, the state capital of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, is home to a whole bunch of plastic surgeons. More people travel to Colombia for operations than anywhere else on the earth, the vast majority of them heading to Cali, and with annual profits of tens of millions of dollars the town has develop into often called Colombia’s ‘Silicone’ Valley. And it’s not only the foreigners keeping the industry going. Colombia ranks third on the earth for essentially the most variety of surgeries per capita, and the...

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17 Oct

In pictures: Hairstyles and heritage in Mali’s capital, Bamako

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Photographer Nybé Ponzio celebrates the sweetness and cultural importance of Black hairstyles in his series ‘Afrohair’ “A straightforward example,” begins Paris-born, Mali-based photographer Nybé Ponzio. “Being gap-toothed in Europe is contrary to the sweetness standards. In Africa it is an indication of elegance to the purpose where some people go thus far as to create this gap between their teeth.” Ponzio is talking concerning the cultural differences he experienced while growing up in Bailly-Romainvilliers, a small town within the suburbs of Paris, and Bamako, Mali – his home country and where he has been living since 2021. The divergence of thought had a heavy impact on him. “There have been things inside me that...

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24 Sep

Black Girl Magic Summit, Amazon and Capital One Join

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Black women are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs within the U.S., and it’s high time they receive the support they deserve. Boss Women Media’s (BWM) couldn’t agree more. In a news release, it was announced that BWM, a web-based membership platform, is returning one other 12 months with their Black Girl Magic Digital Summit and have teamed up with Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator (BBA) to amplify and empower Black women entrepreneurs. The pre-recorded digital Black Girl Magic Summit might be available for viewing on Saturday, August 27 via Prime Video. Speakers include Allyson Felix, Meena Harris, Aurora James, and actress Meagan Good. Moreover, the summit will feature fireside conversations with founders and members of Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator: Pauline Idogho, Founder and CEO of Mocktail Club,...

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