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25 Oct

Lauren Perez and Allie Glines’ Brand Incubator Raises $12

FounderSix, the influencer beauty brand incubator behind Allie Glines’ Ravie Beauty, Alex Renee’s Ary World and Lauren Perez’s Anablue, has gained a recent investment. The incubator, which was founded in 2020, has raised $12 million from KD Capital. The firm has previously invested in OkCupid, ShopRunner, Spot Hero and Teleon Health, amongst other corporations, in accordance with its website. “We’re quite different from brand incubators in the wonder space. You generally get ones which can be either manufacturing-focused or investment-focused. We have now a holistic offering of what we are able to do,” said Oli Goulden, who cofounded FounderSix with Pieter Wittgen. “With the cash now being there to launch these brands and get them to a certain level, we are able...
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15 Oct

Maesa Declares Winners of Beauty, Wellness Incubator Program –

Hair removal skincare brand Fuzz Clinic, fragrance brand House of Foster and South Asian-inspired skin and hair care brand Squigs Beauty have won the The Maesa Magic Incubator, each being awarded a $35,000 grant. Maesa, the incubator behind Flower Beauty by Drew Barrymore, TPH by Taraji P. Henson and Kristen Ess Hair, amongst others, launched the annual program for early-stage entrepreneurs in July. It’s designed for early-stage beauty and wellness consumer packaged goods founder, who're either within the pre/early-launch phase or have achieved lower than $100,000 in sales to-date.  This system offers a 12-week intensive curriculum, specifically tailored to bring their respective brand visions to life, in addition to admission into the “Way forward for Commerce and Work” program, hosted by the Emerson Group, positioned on-site at...
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20 Jul

Maesa Launches Beaty, Wellness Incubator Program With $35,000 Grant

Maesa, the wonder incubator behind Flower Beauty by Drew Barrymore, TPH by Taraji P. Henson and Kristen Ess Hair, amongst others, is launching an annual program for early-stage entrepreneurs, who will each receive a $35,000 grant. The Maesa Magic Incubator has been designed for 3 early-stage beauty and wellness consumer packaged goods entrepreneurs, who're either within the pre/early-launch phase or have achieved lower than $100,000 in sales to-date.  This system offers a 12-week intensive curriculum, specifically tailored to bring their respective brand visions to life, in addition to admission into the “Way forward for Commerce and Work” program, hosted by the Emerson Group, situated on-site at Harvard Faculty Club. “The #MaesaMagicIncubator is launching with the intent of cultivating a community of empowered beauty...
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2 Jul

Too Faced Founders Create Toy Box Brands Incubator –

Inside a nondescript office constructing in Corona del Mar, California sits a veritable playland of entrepreneurship. Here lies the offices of Toy Box Brands, the most recent enterprise from Jerrod Blandino and Jeremy Johnson. Emblazoned above rows of desks is the phrase “F–k average, be legendary.” Product samples are scattered all over the place. In Johnson’s office sits a framed flag that reads, “I can’t consider we’re still doing this.” “I can’t consider we’re doing this again” is more prefer it. Yes, Blandino and Johnson, partners in business and life who founded Too Faced in 1998 and sold it to the Estée Lauder Cos. in a landmark deal for $1.45 billion in 2016, then the biggest acquisition in Lauder’s history — are back at it....
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