October 9th, 2012

Social Beauty Startup Preen.me Raises $800K From Genesis & Horizons Ventures

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Preen.me, a Tel Aviv-based social beauty startup, is today announcing having closed on a healthy $800,000 round of seed funding led by Genesis Partners. The round also saw participation from Li Ka-Shing’s Horizons Ventures as well as individual investor Oren Zeev. First launched as a Facebook fan community a year ago, then later expanding into an online website for beauty and makeup tips and how… → Read More

October 27th, 2010

Makeup Discovery Service BirchBox Raises $1.4 Million Seed Round

Have you ever walked into your neighborhood Sephora only to feel utterly inundated by a sea of colorful beauty products? There are literally thousands of slots filled with bronzers, eye palettes, brushes, moisturizers, foundations, creams, creating a dizzying kaleidoscope of shades and scents.

As someone who doesn’t pour over fashion magazines for the latest product and make-up tips, it’s simply… → Read More