Cosmetics and beauty startups across skincare, color cosmetics, haircare, fragrance, and prestige beauty — including DTC brands, ingredient suppliers, and beauty-tech platforms.
Explore 283 recently funded cosmetics companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.
Hally is a beauty company that manufactures and retails hair color products.
Vyvve is a beauty and skincare company that offers anti-aging skincare products made with natural and plant-based ingredients.
Rosen Skincare is a brand of natural, but effective skincare products targeted towards young, active, and diverse individuals.
Halo Beauty is a cosmetic company that specializes in hair, skin, and nail care products and supplements.
Dr. JONES is an online marketplace for men's hygiene and beauty products.
Innomost develops ingredients for the cosmetics and personal care industry, based on the ethically produced raw material: Finnish wood.
Natac is a company dedicated to investigating, developing, and sustainably manufacturing ingredients of natural origin.
My Expert Midwife offers skincare products.
Maxx for Beauty is a beauty company that offers hair treatment and styling services.
Osakakuma is one of the fastest growing tech-enabled Japanese beauty and lifestyle retailer.
Sugarcoat is a nail bar that offers waxing, hair care, lash extensions, beauty products, and gift cards.
Lico Cosmetics is a chemical engineer specialized in formulation and high-end cosmetics.
Provectus Algae is a biotechnology company specializing in the optimization of algae to produce high-value chemicals and biologics.
CurlMix is a monthly subscription service that sends five to seven all-natural ingredients with instructions to mix their own hair products.
MERIT Beauty is a cosmetic brand company that offers luxury skincare products.
EDJY offers single‑blade nail cutters engineered for cleaner, smoother trimming.
MelaTech turns fungal melanin into next-generation materials that protect against radiation.
Her1 is a wellness brand that provides natural supplements with botanical nutrients to nourish your beauty from inside out.
DefineMe is has a clear mission: to empower self-worth and confidence through scent, and use sustainable and good for you ingredients.
Joseph Shining is a Turkish-American multinational retailer of personal care and beauty products.
UAUBox is an online cosmetics store selling customized beauty products using data mining and machine learning to study customer's usage.
Meloknows is a digital beauty platform designed to offer personalized beauty services.
Ever/Body is a cosmetic dermatology provider of personalized and tech-enabled services.
Beauty Bakerie is an e-commerce, cosmetics company that offers a full product line of some of the world's sweetest ingredients.
The cosmetics sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.
Cosmetics companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.
The cosmetics sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.
Here is how funding is distributed among the 283 cosmetics companies tracked in the VCBacked database.
Companies in the cosmetics sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.
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