Often the hardest capital to raise is in the early stages of a business, especially if you are a founder that doesn’t have a network of wealthy friends and family to tap - this is where angel investors come into the equation. According to PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association more than 3,000 new angel investors are projected to make their first deal this year, up from 2,725 last year with the amount of money angels are investing into start-ups reaching $2.1 billion in the first half of this year, compared with $2.6 billion for all of 2020. We know tracking angels down can be a time-consuming and sometimes elusive project. We’ve done the leg work and compiled a list of angel investors that have been active in the beauty and wellness category in the first half of 2021.

Steven Alan, Founder and CEO Steven Alan - invested in Maude

Brian Bordainick, Co-Founder Starface - invested in Cake

Neil Blumenthal, Co-Founder Warby Parker - invested in Ever/Body

Hannah Bronfman, Angel Investor - invested in Topicals, Wellory, Bread Beauty Supply, Supergreat, Ami Colé

Elliot Cohen, Co-Founder of PillPack - invested in Weave

Kat Cole, Former-President of Focus Brand - The Fascination

Baron Davis, NBA Player - invested in House of Wise

Henry Davis, Co-Founder of Chord Commerce and former COO of Glossier - invested in Ami Colé, Weave

Iann Dior, Recording Artist - invested in Faculty

Jenny Fleiss, Founder Rent the Runway and Jetblack - invested in Ever/Body, Supergreat

Robert Fetherstonhaugh, Owner/General Manager of The Garage Store - invested in Athena Group

Laurence Franklin, Former Retail Executive - invested in Styx

Dave Gilboa, Co-Founder Warby Parker - invested in Ever/Body

Emma Grede, CEO of Good American - invested in Skinny Confidential’s beauty range

Steve Gutentag, Co-Founder 30 Madison - invested in Styx

Paul Hedrick, Founder of Tecovas - invested in Disco

Taylor Holiday, CEO of Common Thread Collective - invested in The Fascination

Stefanie Jay, Chief Business and Strategy Officer of eBay - invested in Athena Club

Sherry Jhawar, Co-Founder Blended Strategy Group - invested in Skinny Confidential’s beauty range

Demetri Karagas - Co-Founder 30 Madison - invested in Styx

Huda Kattan, Influenser and Founder of Huda Beauty - invested in Fresha

Henry Kravis, Founding Partner of KKR - invested in Athena Club

Philippe Laffont, - invested in Athena Club Founder of Coatue Management - invested in Athena Club

Bryan Mahoney, Co-Founder of Chord Commerce and Former CTO of Glossier - invested in Disco, Weave

Roth Martin, Co-Founder Rothy’s - invested in Cake

Benjamin Millepied, Co-Founder at Artform - invested in Maude

Jack McCue, Co-Founder of Fabletics - invested in House of Wise

Jean-Charles Morisseau, Entrepreneur - invested in Hub.Cycle

TJ Parker - Co-Founder and CEO of PillPack - invested in Weave

Raina Penchansky, Co-Founder of Digital Brand Architects - invested in Skinny Confidential’s beauty range

Katherine Power, Co-founder of Clique Brands - invested in Ami Colé

Jeff Raider, Co-Founder Harry’s and Warby Parker - invested in Ever/Body

Cédric Sellin, Tech Advisor - invested in Hub.Cycle

Nik Sharma, CEO Sharma Brands - invested in The Fascination

Gabby Slome, Ollie Co-Founder - invested in Cake, The Fascination

Andy Stenzler, Rumble Boxing Co-Founder - invested in Glosslab

Sean Rad, Tinder- Co-Founder - invested in Glosslab

Richards Rainwater, Taylor O’Neil Founder - invested in Disco

Brian Spaly, Trunk Club and Bonobos Co-Founder - invested in Cake

Joe Speiser, PetFlow Founder - invested in The Fascination

John Sutton, President of Red Ventures - invested in The Fascination

Elliot Tebel, F-ckJerry Co-Founder - invested in Glosslab

Shazi Visram, Founder of Happy Nest - invested in Athena Club

Alli Webb, Drybar Founder - invested in Skinny Confidential’s beauty range

Ali Weiss, CMO of Glossier - invested in Weave

Lindsay Peoples Wagner, Editor in Chief of The Cut - invested in Ami Colé

Maisie Williams, Actor - invested in Faculty

Heidi Zak, Co-Founder of ThirdLove - invested in Styx

Michael Zeisser, Managing Partner FMZ Ventures - invested in Fresha

Joey Zwillinger, Allbirds Co-Founder - invested in Skinny Confidential’s beauty range

BeautyMatter compiles the only report that provides a comprehensive overview of deal activity in the beauty and wellness ecosystem, supported by unique insights and analysis. As part of this research we tracked investors active in the sector every quarter.

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