Indu, the teen-first British beauty brand, has closed its first institutional funding round to secure four million pounds to support its physical retail expansion in the UK. The funding round was led by Unilever Ventures, the venture and growth capital arm of Unilever, who joined forces with V3 Ventures, the consumer-focused venture capital...
14 Aug 2024
Microbiome-balancing bodycare brand Luna Daily has secured new investment from Unilever Ventures to support the brand’s product range expansion. In a statement, Luna Daily, founded by Katy Cottam, former global head of brand marketing at Charlotte Tilbury, said the funding would allow the brand to continue to innovate and expand into new...
3 Jul 2024
Australian scalp care brand Straand, which launched in the UK in November, has secured 4 million Australian dollars in funding to support further international expansion. The funding was led by Unilever Ventures, the venture capital arm of the personal care and cosmetics group, which previously invested in a pre-seed round in 2022. They were...
14 Dec 2023
Unilever Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Unilever Group, has joined forces with US-based investment firm True Beauty Ventures to invest in clean fragrance pioneer The 7 Virtues for an undisclosed amount. The joint investment marks the first time either company has invested in the fragrance category, with both Unilever Ventures and True...
2 Nov 2023