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Cosmetic & Beauty VC

VC
Los Angeles, CA

Cosmetic & Beauty VC is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, CA investing in Other, Consumer, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $200K–$1.2M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$200K–$1.2M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
AUM
$117M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Consumer, Marketplace
HQ
Los Angeles, CA

Last verified: 2026-07-11

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $1.2M

AUM

$117M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused exclusively on beauty brands and services, helping founders scale with expertise in identity-driven businesses.

How Cosmetic & Beauty VC invests

Cosmetic & Beauty VC is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Consumer, Marketplace. It does not invest in B2B SaaS.

Cosmetic & Beauty VC typically writes checks of $200K–$1.2M per investment, backed by approximately $117M in assets under management.

Cosmetic & Beauty VC has backed 2 companies in our records, including Urban Decay, Frank Body.

Partners & Team

LJ

Lars Jenner

Partner

Beauty & Personal Care
Consumer
RG

Rich Gersten

General Partner

Emerging growth beauty & wellness brands
Consumer brands in beauty/personal care
Omnichannel sales strategy
CN

Cristina Nuñez

General Partner

Beauty & wellness brands
Operating leadership in CPG / beauty
Early to emerging growth investing

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Consumer
Marketplace

Does Not Invest In

B2B SaaS

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

UR

Urban Decay

Beauty
FR

Frank Body

Consumer Beauty
How to pitch Cosmetic & Beauty VC
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Consumer, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $1.2M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lars Jenner, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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