Top 10 Apparel, Beauty, and Personal Products Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – July 1st-15th, 2025
Several interesting transactions closed in the Apparel, Beauty, and Personal Products sector over the past two weeks. If you would like more info on these deals or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
PE Growth/Expansion
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- Odele, a beauty brand that offers premium, practical, and safe products for consumers, received $2.9 million of development capital.
- The GLD Shop, a jewelry and accessories brand based in Miami, Florida, received development capital from MarcyPen Capital Partners, BVP Management Company and other investors.
Merger/Acquisition
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- Olympic Jewellers, fine jewelry brand that supports retail clients with custom craftsmanship and advanced restoration services, was acquired by Ben Bridge Jeweler, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.
Later Stage VC
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- Onda Wellness, a company offering organic hemp-based personal products that support the regeneration of the Earth, raised venture funding from Outlaw Ventures.
Early Stage VC
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- Bellevue Beard Spa, a beauty company offering services to manage and maintain all beard types, raised $110 million of venture funding.
- Cadense, a company providing adaptive footwear that empowers individuals experiencing walking difficulties, raised $1.01 million of venture funding from Founders Capital Partners and other investors.
- Regeneration Nation, an agriculture-focused apparel and content company promoting true health for soil, people, and planet, raised venture funding from Outlaw Ventures.
Seed
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- Formulate, a skin and haircare brand that offers customized hair, scalp, and skin care products, raised $1.39 million through a combination of Seed-4, and Seed-5 from Natural Bridge Ventures, Rootspring Ventures and Digital Disrupt.
- Koobz, an automated footwear manufacturing company that produces shoes through sustainable methods, raised $7.28 million of seed funding in a deal led by Uncork Capital.
Accelerator/Incubator
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- Feno, a company developing an innovative connected smart toothbrush that transforms oral health and improve systemic health, joined Matter as part of its SMILE Health Cohort.
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Rashidah Billups
Managing Director
Seasoned financial professional with over 20 years of experience in technology, investment banking, commercial banking, credit, and asset management. Diverse background and executive presence with unique perspectives. Managed relationships at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as an AVP and served as NJ State Co-Chair for the company's Corporate Philanthropic networks. Developed investment client relationships at Morgan Stanley and founded an independent financial advisory firm. CFO at RMCG, a leading firm in tokenization of real-world assets on-chain and played a pivotal role in raising capital for multi-million-dollar projects in real estate and technology, launching the FraXion Token and FraXion Marketplace. Bachelor of Science in Finance from William Paterson University, studied Intellectual Property Law at Cambridge University, and holds technology certifications in network cabling and fiber optics. FINRA Series 7 and 66 licensed.
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