# Series A beauty investors (2026 list)

> 32 series A beauty investors, 100% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Founders Fund. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-beauty-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Series A beauty investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a Series A round raised by a beauty company in the last two years. Both the stage and the sector are what they did, not what their website says.

[See all 32 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fseries-a-beauty-investors)The top 25

**32** investors on the list *-1* this week

**2,028** cheques in 12 months *-12%* against the market

**$7.5M** median round they joined *-6%* against the market median

**100%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**69%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,598** **$12M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,038** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **951** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **765** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **655** **$13M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland) *Deploying now* Government · Ireland **447** **$1.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [Hack VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hack-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **179** **$9.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 10 [CMT Digital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cmt-digital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **156** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **124** **$20M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 12 [Archetype](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archetype) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **116** **$5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 13 [L Catterton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/l-catterton) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **110** **$34M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [Kaya VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kaya-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Czechia **105** **$2.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 15 [6th Man Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/6mv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **99** **$5.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 16 [Surge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv-partners) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Singapore **91** **$5.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 17 [Unilever Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unilever-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United Kingdom **89** **$8.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 18 [Portfolia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/portfolia) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **86** **$5.1M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 19 [Female Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/female-founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **85** **$4.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [EQT Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-life-sciences) *Deploying now* VC firm · Netherlands **60** **$50M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [Halogen Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/halogen-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **53** **$3.6M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen
- 22 [EIT Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eit-health) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **49** **$1.4M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 23 [Metaplanet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metaplanet) *Deploying now* VC firm · Estonia **49** **$9.7M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 24 [Fireside Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fireside-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **33** **$6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [3E Bioventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3e-bioventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **30** **$22M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen

**7 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Humble Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics)** Series A · $51M *Led by* [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures)
- **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)
- **6** Nov **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series D+ · $240M *With* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)
- **5** Nov **[ArrayPatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/arraypatch)** Seed · $1.8M *With* [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland)
- **5** Nov **[firmly](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmly)** Series A · $15M *With* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)
- **5** Nov **[Shinka](https://millionrounds.com/company/shinka)** Seed · $2.1M *With* [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland)

## Stages This Year

1,833 rounds

- Venture **24%**
- Seed **18%**
- Series A **15%**
- Pre-seed **14%**
- Series B **8%**
- Other **21%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **850**
- Big Data & Analytics **109**
- Fintech **106**
- Healthcare **92**
- Biotech **91**
- Aerospace & Space **65**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

610 Q1 25

569 Q2 25

658 Q3 25

658 Q4 25

661 Q1 26

560 Q2 26

439 Q3 26

91 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

## Lists Like This

- [Seed AI investors 2,922](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-ai-investors)
- [Series A AI investors 2,490](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-ai-investors)
- [Series B AI investors 1,557](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-ai-investors)
- [Pre-seed AI investors 1,286](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-ai-investors)
- [Growth AI investors 1,186](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-ai-investors)
- [Series A fintech investors 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-fintech-investors)
- [Series C AI investors 930](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-c-ai-investors)
- [Seed fintech investors 925](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-fintech-investors)
- [Series A biotech investors 650](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-biotech-investors)

[All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists)

## Reading for founders at Series A

- Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies Reid Hoffman · 2018 3.95 from 7,118 ratings on Goodreads Scaling and operations Leading and managing Moats and competition About the book Foreword by Bill Gates LinkedIn cofounder, legendary investor, and host of the award-winning Masters of Scale podcast reveals the secret to starting and scaling massively valuable companies. What entrepreneur or founder doesn’t aspire to build the next Amazon, Facebook, or… On AmazonListen on Audible
- One Page Talent Management: Eliminating Complexity, Adding Value Marc Effron · 2010 4.00 from 311 ratings on Goodreads Leading and managing Hiring and culture Scaling and operations About the book A Revolutionary Approach to Talent Management You know that winning in today’s marketplace requires top quality talent. You also know what it takes to build that talent, and you spend significant financial and human resources to make it happen. Yet somehow, your company’s… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Sales Development Playbook: Build Repeatable Pipeline and Accelerate Growth with Inside Sales Trish Bertuzzi · 2016 4.18 from 696 ratings on Goodreads First sales Hiring and culture About the book Raise your hand if your company needs more new customers. I suspect your hand is (figuratively) up. This book is about not just growth, but high-growth, explosive-growth, the kind of growth that weather satellites can see from space. The success of any business-to-business… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups Daniel Coyle · 2017 4.24 from 37,412 ratings on Goodreads Hiring and culture Leading and managing About the book What do Pixar, Google and the San Antonio Spurs basketball team have in common?The answer is that they all owe their extraordinary success to their team-building skills. In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the most effective organisations in the world and… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&stage=series_a).

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## Quick answers about series A beauty investors

### Who are the most active series A beauty investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Founders Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners and SOSV.

### How many series A beauty investors are there?

32 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 69% have led a round.

### Which stages do series A beauty investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (25%) and Series A (22%).

### How big are the rounds series A beauty investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $7M.

### Which sectors do series A beauty investors back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Big Data & Analytics and Fintech.

### Which series A beauty investors lead the most rounds?

Bessemer Venture Partners (51 led), Insight Partners (43 led) and Founders Fund (42 led).

### Where are series A beauty investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (16), Ireland (1) and the Czechia (1).

### What have series A beauty investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Humble Robotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Obvious Ventures), Ocient (Series C, Nov 2026, with Greycroft) and Harbinger (Series D+, Nov 2026, with Greycroft).

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