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Nancy Twine announces $1m Dream Makers Founder Grant to empower female leaders
Published: 01-03-2024 | 11:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau
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Nigerian Social commerce platform MAKA raises $2.65m to streamline fashion and beauty shopping
Published: 20-12-2023 | 14:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau
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DRA Family Office closes seed funding round in early stage cosmetics venture Nicole Bryl Skincare
Published: 23-11-2023 | 11:20:00 | By: Pie Kamau
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Estonian-based Generative AI startup Haut.AI raises €2m to expand in skincare B2B SaaS
Published: 16-11-2023 | 09:20:00 | By: Pie Kamau
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Chinese startup Rootique launches Rootique DUO to revolutionize hair loss treatment
Published: 08-11-2023 | 09:45:00 | By: Pie Kamau
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Unilever Ventures and True Beauty Ventures invest in clean fragrance pioneer, The 7 Virtues
Published: 02-11-2023 | 12:32:00 | By: Pie Kamau
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Boulder-based startup Hickey Hack develops first ever concealer for hickeys
Published: 13-01-2023 | 08:34:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Hickey Hack, a startup based in Boulder, Colorado, has developed a concealer designed to eliminate hickeys. This is the first time a product like this has ever been created and is a major breakthrough in the cosmetic industry.
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New York-based skincare startup Glowbar closes $10m growth capital
Published: 04-01-2023 | 15:31:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Glowbar, the skincare brand whose custom 30-min, $65, clinical-grade facial has made it a breakout success in New York, announced it has received a $10 million growth investment led by Peterson Partners
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Alien Invasive Fruit Flies project comes to the rescue of Southern Africa mango farmers
Published: 20-06-2022 | 10:45:00 | By: Bob Koigi
In a bid to tame the voracious flies, the Alien Invasive Fruit Flies project in Southern Africa has come up with five technologies as part of an integrated pest management (IPM) package.
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Finnish booking startup Book Salon raises €3m to gleam European beauty and wellness salons
Published: 05-04-2022 | 14:26:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Book Salon, a Finnish payment and booking service provider specializing in hair, beauty, and wellness companies, has announced the successful closure of a €3 million funding round led by Joint Effects.
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Kenyan-based Penda Health partners with femtech e-Commerce startup Kasha to ease contraceptive access for consumers
Published: 06-12-2021 | 15:16:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Healthcare solution provider Penda Health announced a partnership with Rwandan femtech e-Commerce startup Kasha, to enable increase access to contraceptive products via the Kasha digital platform.
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P&G Ventures invites entries for its next Innovation Challenge
Published: 29-10-2021 | 16:05:09 | By: Pie Kamau
P&G Ventures, the early-stage startup studio within Procter & Gamble, announced the call for entries for its next Innovation Challenge.
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Unilever invites startups to partner through Positive Beauty Growth Platform
Published: 30-09-2021 | 16:19:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Unilever announced the launch of the Positive Beauty Growth Platform, a new initiative which aims to partner with scaleups and startups to drive innovation and brand growth.
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Il Makiage acquires Israeli computer vision startup Voyage81
Published: 18-08-2021 | 13:44:50 | By: Bob Koigi
Il Makiage’s acquisition of Voyage81 will enable the company to use Voyage81’s patented hyperspectral imaging systems to further enhance the company’s machine learning capabilities.
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Digital Disrupt invests in AI-powered cosmetics startups to reinvent the future of beauty
Published: 11-08-2021 | 13:59:41 | By: Pie Kamau
Openface, a personalized AI-based cosmetics solution, raised $380K as Digital Disrupt VC club looks to pioneer data-driven beauty tech in Europe. Belgian fund Pitchdrive participated in the pre-seed round.
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Zimbabwe agritech startup Farmhut secures investment to scale operations
Published: 30-03-2021 | 15:25:13 | By: Bob Koigi
Zimbabwe agritech startup Farmhut has received $US100 000 investment from the Hult Prize Foundation. This follows through the Hult Prize accelerator program of the 2020 cohort.
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Hair color innovator Madison Reed raises $52m to continue omnichannel expansion
Published: 24-02-2021 | 13:13:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Hair color innovator Madison Reed announced a $52 million financing round to continue to fuel its omnichannel expansion and build upon the 130 percent growth it saw during 2020.
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Zimbabwe startup Phenomenon Technologies partners with MEL Science for applied learning solutions in Africa
Published: 26-11-2020 | 13:53:09 | By: Bob Koigi
Zimbabwean startup Phenomenon Technologies has partnered with global science kits giant MEL Science in a strategic move meant to enable applied science learning in Zimbabwe and Africa.
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Peer-to-peer solar leasing startup Sun Exchange announces African expansion in Zimbabwe
Published: 11-11-2020 | 15:13:00 | By: Pie Kamau
South African peer-to-peer solar leasing startup Sun Exchange marked its official expansion into sub-Saharan Africa with the first of three crowdsales for a multiphase, 1.9 megawatt (MW) solar-plus-storage project for Nhimbe Fresh.
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[Startup Interview] Tracy Mapfumo, CEO, Eny's Treats, Zimbabwe
Published: 11-08-2020 | 12:04:00 | By: Bob Koigi
Eny's Treats, a startup based in Zimbabwe, manufactures seed-based gluten free snacks that are topped up with natural and unrefined sweeteners for the upmarket urban health-conscious consumers. The startup’s CEO Tracy Mapfumo elaborates.
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[Startup Interview] Vimbai Malandu, Co-Founder, YuPlan Limited, Zimbabwe
Published: 21-07-2020 | 18:20:00 | By: Bob Koigi
YuPlan Limited is a Zimbabwe digital startup that allows customers to book a venue from anywhere in the world. The platform holds a selection of venues from office spaces, residential plots, gardens, school halls and sports fields among others.
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[Startup Interview] Brian Munanga, CEO, SmartBuild, Zimbabwe
Published: 18-05-2020 | 15:10:33 | By: Bob Koigi
SmartBuild, a Zimbabwe startup, is simplifying the process of building and renovating houses by providing a platform where clients requiring such services can get quotations from a number of experienced contractors in the shortest possible time.
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[Startup interview] Washington Chipango, Founder, Power Life Energy, Zimbabwe
Published: 01-05-2020 | 17:16:00 | By: Bob Koigi
Power Life Energy is a renewable energy startup domiciled in Zimbabwe that is addressing energy poverty in the Southern African country by making power affordable and accessible to everyone while meeting the growing demand for clean energy.
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[Startup Interview] Takudzwa Mlambo, CEO, Forestry & Citrus Research, Zimbabwe
Published: 01-05-2020 | 11:07:21 | By: Bob Koigi
Forestry & Citrus Research based in Harare Zimbabwe is an agro forestry research startup working with farmers in exploiting the potential of food and fruit trees through value addition with an eye on the export market.
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[Startup Interview] Tawanda Chitewe, CEO, iSeven Consultants, Zimbabwe
Published: 24-04-2020 | 12:05:00 | By: Bob Koigi
iSeven Consultants is a Zimbabwe based startup offering retail management consulting services. It has carved a niche in solving clients’ challenges in operations, procurement and inventory management, human resources and public relations. Tawanda Chitewe explains.
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