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Lotus Herbals’ Nitin Passi Breaks Down The Company’s Investment Strategy
With India surpassing China as the country with the world’s largest population, the rest of the globe is seeing rupees as the income of its nearly 1.43 billion citizens increases. The beauty industry is no exception, and...
Active Partners’ Jason Mahendran On Why Expertise, Masstige Skincare And Metrics Showing Brand Love Are Critical Today
Partner Jason Mahendran has been integral in pointing London-based consumer-focused investment firm Active Partners’ capital compass toward the beauty industry. In 2021, it backed skincare brand Facetheory to the tune of 10 million pounds. Last year, it ventured...
XRC Labs Venture Partner Andrew Ross On Channel Economics, The Relationship Between Strategics And Small Brands, And A Pomade He Loves
After almost six years at The Estée Lauder Cos., where he was EVP of strategy, new business development and integration, Andrew Ross joined XRC Labs, a venture capital firm and accelerator founded by Pano...
Norwest’s Sonya Brown On How Problem-Solution Brands Solve Problems Facing Beauty Businesses Today
Sonya Brown, co-head of the growth equity team at investment firm Norwest Venture Partners, has been a prominent beauty industry backer for two decades. As a VP at private equity firm Summit Partners in...
The Craftory’s Ernesto Schmitt On What It Takes To Be A Great Beauty Brand In 2023
Ernesto Schmitt, co-founder of The Craftory, a $600 million impact investment company, believes the beauty industry is at a true tipping point pushing it toward substance over style. “I personally have looked at 3,000 beauty...
Inside The Healing Company’s Push To Grow Its Portfolio To 15 Brands In Three Years
The defective healthcare system leaves people searching for solutions to everyday issues. The Healing Company believes it can be a major force in providing those solutions. Founded by Anabel Oelmann, a former model and supplement entrepreneur,...
