
Q: I’m at turning point with my skincare brand, and I want to raise funds to scale my business to the next level. How do VC firms choose investments?
If you’re a beauty brand looking for investment, how do you stand out from the crowd? I asked the people with the insights: VC investors like – Beauty investor Ransley Carpio, currently the VP of Venture Investments at Fortress Brand, Catherine Collins, Founder of beauty growth agency Constellar Consultancy, Gregory Ross, Constellar Consultancy’s Financial Director, and Oliver Mauss, Founder and CEO of DRVE.
According to Crunchbase data, venture-backed beauty startups raised about USD $1.9 billion in 2021 (up to September). That figure was split across over approximately 150 deals — not far off the…