The London-based biotech beauty brand co-founded by Tendai Moyo and Ugo Agbai has closed a funding round co-led by the corporate venture arm of one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies. The deal brings Ruka’s total lifetime funding to…
Nigerian beauty entrepreneur Dabota Lawson has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Woodhall Capital International, securing a structured international facility to power the global expansion of Dabota Cosmetics. The signing was witnessed by the President of the African Export-Import Bank.…
Nigerian beauty entrepreneur Dabota Lawson has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Woodhall Capital International, securing a structured international facility to power the global expansion of Dabota Cosmetics. The signing was witnessed by the President of the African Export-Import Bank.…
The investor landscape for African beauty has changed substantially in the last three years. But the broader African VC ecosystem contracted 25% in 2024, and female-led startups raised just 2% of total funding. BBA maps the landscape honestly — who…
