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    Waldencast

    New York, New York, United StatesFounded 2019

    Waldencast is a holding company and investment vehicle founded by former L'Oréal Group president Michel Brousset in 2019. It creates, acquires, accelerates, and scales next-generation beauty and wellness brands, with portfolio companies including Obagi Skincare and Milk Makeup. The firm went public on NASDAQ (WALD) following a SPAC business combination in 2022.

    67% of their portfolio is in Consumer. Their most common stage is seed (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $15.2M (across 5 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

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    Fund Size

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    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

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    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    6 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    CCompass BeautySeed$6.0MApr 2022
    Manual.to logoManual.toSeed$30MJan 2021
    NUE logoNUESeries A$9MJun 2019
    NUE logoNUESeries B$25MJun 2019
    NUE logoNUESeries A——
    Revea logoReveaSeed$6M—

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    Last updated: 27 September 2026