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BREAKTHROUGH
BEAUTY + WELLNESS

We invest in cultural and commercial leadership via products and services that everyone buys.

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PORTFOLIO

Personalized hair care rooted in science and technology.
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Luxury care for all skin at an affordable price by John Legend.

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Next-gen healthcare brand selling immediate relief in stigmatized categories.

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First company using AI and computer vision to customize hair products.

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Clean, inclusive skincare, color cosmetics, and fragrance.

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Beauty retailer showcases inclusion: Brands are 90% BIPOC-led + 10% ally-led.

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Patented, potent, proven skincare, founded by a chemist.

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Curly hair wash-and-go system for all hair types.

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Natural haircare dedicated exclusively to 4C hair.

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Say "UH-MAH": Beauty for all who have been left out.

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Are you a breakthrough cultural and commercial leader?

We invest in inclusive founding teams of breakthrough beauty and wellness products and services. If your company has achieved $1M or more in annual revenues and you seek seed to Series A stage funding, we'd love to hear from you.  
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LEADERSHIP

Lisa Stone, General Partner
A Silicon Valley builder turned investor with multiple, VC-backed exits. Lisa helped raise $100MM+ to build five consumer movements (25MM-245MM unique visitors/month) as a creator economy pioneer, publisher and growth strategist: Women.com/Hearst, Law.com, BlogHer, SHE/Penske, and Ellevest. As an investor, Lisa has helped raise $140MM from limited partners toward new consumer products and experiences, including family offices and institutional investors.  Outside boards: MyPocketCFO, VideoShops.
Karla Martin, General Partner
A seasoned operational executive, board member, and strategic advisor. Karla has held executive leadership roles across large organizations, entrepreneurial ventures and venture capital (Booz & Co, Deloitte, Google). Unique expertise in Retail/Consumer, Retail/Consumer Tech/AI, Innovation, operational excellence, strategy development and execution, digital and social marketing, strategic planning, and financial controls/P&L management.  Outside boards: Savage X Fenty by Rihanna, Ramy Brook.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Kendra Bracken-Ferguson, Co-founder and GP Emeritus
Kendra is the CEO of Carmell Corporation (NASDAQ:CTCX). She is the Founder and CEO Emeritus of BrainTrust which encompasses BrainTrust Agency, a digital marketing and brand development consultancy, BrainTrust Founders Studio, the largest membership based platform for inclusive founders in beauty and wellness, and BrainTrust Fund I, LP, co-founded with Lisa Stone. One of the first 100 Black women to have raised over $1M in investment for her first company, Kendra is a transformative brand builder and visionary leader who has guided and monetized more than 200 influencer-driven brands that have collectively generated more than $100M in revenue. Kendra serves on the BrainTrust Fund's LP Advisory Committee.
Chidinma Asonye
Founding Board Member and Chief Commercial Officer, WYN Beauty by Serena Williams
Tara Abraham
Chairwoman, Accel Inc.
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