Sandbridge News

Before K-beauty became a growth engine for US beauty retail, aesthetician and consultant Alicia Yoon was trying to convince buyers that it was a category at all.

Sandbridge Capital has been named a Growth Investor nominee in Beauty Independent’s 2026 Beacon Awards, marking the firm’s third recognition in the category.

For Alicia Yoon, founder of Peach & Lily and Peach Slices, the path to double-digit growth has been the one less traveled.

A fragrance brand that behaves more like a world than a product line.

With Sandbridge Capital’s minority investment in Jacquemus, Ken Suslow has joined the board, reinforcing the firm’s partnership with founder-led global brands.

The most active investors in 2025 were beauty conglomerate L’Oréal, European firm Iris Ventures, UK firm JamJar Investments, and US firms Prelude Growth Partners and Sandbridge Capital.

Founded in 2021 by Founder & CEO Priyanka Ganjoo, Kulfi was named one of BeautyMatter’s Future 50 Brands, recognizing the most influential next-generation beauty companies.

This week, I’m thinking about creators-turned-founders.

Peach & Lily founder Alicia Yoon credits the brand’s long-term loyalty to staying “inch wide, mile deep” — focusing on potent yet gentle formulas, true innovation, and education over trends.

Madison Reed is entering its next phase of growth—leveraging “agentic AI” and a strong subscription base to streamline operations, enhance customer experience, and position the brand for a p

Sandbridge Capital was honored as a winner at Beauty Independent’s 2025 Beacon Awards, which celebrate the investors, entrepreneurs, and brands shaping the future of beauty.

DedCool is redefining fragrance—partnering with Erewhon to launch the first scent-inspired smoothie, featured in Forbes for its bold innovation.

Sandbridge Capital has been named a Growth Investor nominee in Beauty Independent’s 2025 Beacon Awards, which spotlight standout investors fueling innovation and impact across the beauty ind

“Many have tried to fill that void… including DedCool, which offers fragrances in an array of formats including detergent.”

R.e.m. Beauty, the beauty brand founded by Ariana Grande, has tapped André Branch as chief executive officer.

How cynics and shoppers came around to a glitter-infused makeup line, and why it’s now beating everyone — including Rare Beauty — at the Instagram metric game.

Sandbridge Capital has a new senior adviser. The company has named Lynda Berkowitz to the job, who most recently served as the chief executive officer of Ilia.

After a Sephora launch last year, the celebrity makeup artist’s eponymous label joins Sandbridge’s portfolio of high-profile beauty and fashion brands.

The brand, founded by Jayme Jenkins and Jessica Stevenson in 2021, has closed a funding round with existing pre-seed investors and led by Sandbridge Capital.

Fortune, as they say, favors the bold. Here are the largest deals in beauty in the last five years. Including the $500M acquisition of Ilia and the $350M acquisition of Youth to the People.

Big Deal: Known for his big personality, Suslow has a people-first policy when it comes to choosing his next deal. No wonder he’s a founder favorite.

As Glossy reported in November, after just five years in business, Peach & Lily reached $100 million in annual sales in 2023.

K-beauty has swept across the skincare aficionado spectrum like nothing else. The K-beauty market is forecast to reach $18.32 billion by 2030 with a CAGR of 9.2%.

In our seventh annual list, we celebrate the year's biggest changemakers in fashion and beauty. They include executives who took their companies into new, competitive categories...