# Beauty lead investors (2026 list) > 20 beauty lead investors, 90% active in the last 12 months. Led by JMI Equity, Seven Seven Six, KKR. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/beauty-lead-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Beauty lead investors Updated 7 November 2026 Firms we have watched lead a round raised by a beauty company in the last two years. Leading is rarer than taking part, and it is the role a founder most needs filled. [See all 20 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fbeauty-lead-investors)The top 20 **20** investors on the list No change this week **54** cheques in 12 months *+3%* against the market **$8.5M** median round they joined *+6%* against the market median **90%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **100%** have led a round ## The Top 20 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (18) - 1 [JMI Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jmi-equity) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **116** **$50M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 2 [Seven Seven Six](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seven-seven-six) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **83** **$9M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 3 [KKR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kkr) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **57** **$120M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 4 [Saama Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saama-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **28** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 5 [BECO Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beco-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Arab Emirates **18** **$8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 6 [Silas Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silas-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **16** **$5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [Verlinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verlinvest) *Deploying now* Family office · Belgium **15** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [sauce.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sauce) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **5** **$1.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 9 [360 ONE Asset](https://millionrounds.com/fund/360-one-asset) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **5** **$100M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 10 [Piper Private Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/piper) *Deploying now* Private equity · United Kingdom **4** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Sharrp Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sharrp-ventures-harsh-mariwala-investment-office) *Deploying now* Private equity · India **3** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [V3 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/v3-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **3** **$1.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 13 [Braavo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/braavo-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2** **$8.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Eternal Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sadev-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **2** **$1.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Trident Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trident-growth-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2** **$19M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [4equity - Media Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/4-equity-media-ventures) quiet VC firm · Brazil **1** **$2.5M** median round **Feb 2025** last seen - 17 [AC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acv-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Indonesia **1** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [Re:cap](https://millionrounds.com/fund/re-cap) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **1** **$2M** median round **Nov 2025** last seen - 19 [VDK CAPITAL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vdk-capital) quiet Advisor · United Kingdom **1** **$811K** median round **May 2025** last seen - 20 [Niveshaay Sambhav Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/niveshaay-sambhav-fund) *Deploying now* Investment firm **1** **-** median round **Jul 2026** last seen ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **3** Nov **[The Croffle Guys](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-croffle-guys)** Other · $1.5M *Led by* [V3 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/v3-ventures-2) - **3** Nov **[Solgram](https://millionrounds.com/company/solgram)** Pre-seed · $1M *Led by* [Saama Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saama-capital) - **2** Nov **[Hyeglo Beauty](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyeglo-beauty)** Seed · $738K *Led by* [sauce.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sauce) - **31** Oct **[Numour](https://millionrounds.com/company/numour)** $3.1M *Led by* [Sharrp Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sharrp-ventures-harsh-mariwala-investment-office) - **27** Oct **[Stryv](https://millionrounds.com/company/stryv)** Series B · $12M *Led by* [AC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acv-capital) - **27** Oct **[Troovy](https://millionrounds.com/company/troovy)** Series B · $12M *Led by* [Sharrp Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sharrp-ventures-harsh-mariwala-investment-office) ## Stages This Year 52 rounds - Other **15%** - Seed **15%** - Series B **12%** - Series C **12%** - Growth **12%** - Other **35%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - Beauty **17** - AI **12** - Healthcare **10** - B2C **9** - E-commerce **8** - Aerospace & Space **5** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 18 Q1 25 8 Q2 25 20 Q3 25 10 Q4 25 5 Q1 26 12 Q2 26 17 Q3 26 16 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI lead investors 1,723](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-lead-investors) - [Lead investors in United States 1,370](https://millionrounds.com/lists/lead-investors-in-united-states) - [Seed lead investors 1,091](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-lead-investors) - [Series A lead investors 920](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-lead-investors) - [Fintech lead investors 763](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-lead-investors) - [Series B lead investors 579](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-lead-investors) - [Growth lead investors 555](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-lead-investors) - [Robotics lead investors 397](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-lead-investors) - [Pre-seed lead investors 396](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-lead-investors) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about beauty lead investors ### Who are the most active beauty lead investors? By cheques observed, the most active are JMI Equity, Seven Seven Six, KKR, Saama Capital and BECO Capital. ### How many beauty lead investors are there? 20 are on record. 90% made an investment in the last 12 months and 100% have led a round. ### Which stages do beauty lead investors back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (21%) and Series B (15%). ### How big are the rounds beauty lead investors join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $8.5M. ### Which sectors do beauty lead investors back most? In the last 12 months, mostly Beauty, AI and Healthcare. ### Which beauty lead investors lead the most rounds? KKR (12 led), JMI Equity (7 led) and Saama Capital (6 led). ### Where are beauty lead investors based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (6), India (5) and the United Kingdom (2). ### What have beauty lead investors invested in recently? Recent rounds include The Croffle Guys (Other, Nov 2026, with V3 Ventures), Solgram (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with Saama Capital) and Hyeglo Beauty (Seed, Nov 2026, with sauce.vc). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)