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Wldkat

BeautyUSAClosed 2023

Total Raised

$5M

Peak Valuation

Undisclosed

Employees

Year Collapsed

2023

Business model

Skincare brand built around unconventional, underappreciated natural ingredients, sold D2C.

In brief

Founded by a 20-year veteran of Urban Decay, the brand pivoted twice in its short life — first conceived as a cannabis brand, then forced to pivot away from CBD-based products entirely due to regulatory and retail restrictions, before settling on unconventional natural ingredient…

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Key facts

Founded
2019
Closed
2023
Headquarters
Newport Beach, USA
Industry
Beauty
Employees
Revenue
Undisclosed

Related failures

Often compared with: Youth to the People, The Ordinary.