True Beauty Ventures
New York, NY · Invests in US · Website
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Beauty and wellness founders with differentiated brands, strong operational discipline, and proven consumer traction deserve access to patient capital combined with deep industry expertise. The next generation of successful beauty companies will be built by founders who balance creative brand vision with rigorous operational execution.
Likely not a fit for
Commodity products without differentiation, founders without operating experience, capital-intensive models, brands relying solely on influencer marketing, models requiring massive customer acquisition spend.
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~2 months
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Assets under mgmt
- $117M
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
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Moon Juice offers adaptogenic beauty and wellbeing products, focusing on natural supplements that enhance health and beauty.
Sofie Pavitt Face offers a range of skincare products specifically designed for acne-prone skin, including cleansers, serums, and moisturizers.
Recent activity
- Dec 2025
Biologica
Seed
- Sep 2025
Hung Vanngo
Seed · Lead
- Sep 2025
Jupiter
Seed · Lead
- May 2025
Jupiter
Series A
- Jul 2024
The Maker
Seed · Lead
- Nov 2023
Iris & Romeo
Series A · Lead
True Beauty Ventures in the news
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3 months ago
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Selva Ventures Invests in Sofie Pavitt Face
3 months ago
WWD
EXCLUSIVE: True Beauty Ventures Invests in Sleep or Die
3 months ago
beautyindependent.com
Sofie Pavitt Face Funding, Madison Reed Debt, Laurel Supply Lineup And More: Indie Beauty Dish
3 months ago
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4 months ago
AWISEE.com
The Best 7 Venture Capital Firms in New York City in 2026 (List)
7 months ago
fashionista.com
How True Beauty Ventures Became the 'Partner of Choice' for Indie Brands
Jul 2025
WWD
True Beauty Ventures Invests in Jupiter
May 2025
Beauty Independent
Crown Affair Secures $9M In Series B Funding Round Led By True Beauty Ventures
Nov 2024
BeautyMatter
Aesthetician-Founded Brand Sofie Pavitt Face Lands Seed Investment
Oct 2024
Beauty Independent
Sofie Pavitt Face Receives Seed Funding From True Beauty Ventures
Oct 2024
WWD
Beauty’s Most Powerful Financiers
Sep 2024
Beauty Independent
Nearing Closure Of Its Second Fund, True Beauty Ventures Talks De-risking Investments In A Challenging Market
May 2024
beautyindependent.com
These Investors Are Sticking With The Consumer Sector As Others Leave It
Feb 2024
PR Newswire
Iris&Romeo Announces Retail Expansion into Sephora And Series A Funding Partnership From True Beauty Ventures
Dec 2023
Global Cosmetics News
Unilever Ventures and True Beauty Ventures Invest in The 7 Virtues Fragrance
Nov 2023
Cosmetics Business
Unilever Ventures backs fragrance for first time with The 7 Virtues investment
Nov 2023
The Business of Fashion
True Beauty Ventures and Unilever Ventures Bet on Fragrance
Nov 2023
beautyindependent.com
Unilever Ventures And True Beauty Ventures Enter The Fragrance Category By Backing The 7 Virtues
Nov 2023
PR Newswire
Unilever Ventures and True Beauty Ventures Make Inaugural Investment in Fragrance with The 7 Virtues, the Clean Fragrance Pioneer
Nov 2023
Drug Store News
Unilever Ventures, True Beauty Ventures invest in The 7 Virtues
Nov 2023
Vogue
Where are beauty founders raising capital now?
May 2023
BeautyMatter
Sustainable Beauty Brand Caliray Raises Series A Investment
Feb 2023
glossy.co
True Beauty Ventures’ Cristina Nuñez: ‘We want to be relationship builders’
Oct 2022
Business Insider
13 venture capitalists to know who specialize in investing in beauty startups
Aug 2022
BeautyMatter
Active Investors in Beauty Industry Venture Capital
Feb 2022
Beauty Independent
True Beauty Ventures’ Cristina Nuñez On Bridge Mentorship, Missteps Indie Brands Make And Hot Beauty Categories
Nov 2021
Crunchbase News
How A Beauty Startup-Focused VC Invests From Her New $42M Fund
Aug 2021
BeautyMatter
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Aug 2021
WWD
Beauty and Wellness Investor True Beauty Ventures Closes $42 Million Fund
Jul 2021
Femtech Insider
Sexual Wellness Brand maude Raises a $5.8M Series A to Invest in Growth and Internationalization
Jul 2021
TheIndustry.beauty
maude closes $5.8m in Series A funding as it carves out space for sexual wellness in the beauty industry
Jun 2021
beautyindependent.com
Sexual Wellness Brand Maude Closes $5.8M Series A Round
Jun 2021
WWD
Sexual Wellness Brand Maude Raises $5.8M Series A
Jun 2021
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