How a 26-year-old Black female founder raised $12.6 million in venture capital for her skincare brand, Topical
How a 26-year-old Black female founder raised $12.6 million in venture capital for her skincare brand, Topicals
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Olamide Olowe started her skincare brand after growing up with chronic skin conditions such as boils and ingrown hairs. These issues weren't commonly discussed by her peers or medical professionals, she said.
"I grew up feeling really isolated and spent a lot of time going to dermatologists and primary-care physicians trying to find treatment," Olowe told Insider. "I wasn't getting results and I didn't really understand why."
In college, Olowe learned that people of color were not only underrepresented in the skincare industry but also widely missing from clinical trials and research.
READ MORE: How a 26-year-old Black female founder raised $12.6 million in venture capital for her skincare brand, Topical https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusin...
jortakales@insider.com (Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins) -
Olamide Olowe started her skincare brand after growing up with chronic skin conditions such as boils and ingrown hairs. These issues weren't commonly discussed by her peers or medical professionals, she said.
"I grew up feeling really isolated and spent a lot of time going to dermatologists and primary-care physicians trying to find treatment," Olowe told Insider. "I wasn't getting results and I didn't really understand why."
In college, Olowe learned that people of color were not only underrepresented in the skincare industry but also widely missing from clinical trials and research.
READ MORE: How a 26-year-old Black female founder raised $12.6 million in venture capital for her skincare brand, Topical https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusin...
