Venture Capital Arm of Loreal Invests in Series B of Biotech Company Debut

Retail
Written By Rick Watson

Debut is a beauty biotechnology startup.

I didn’t realize that L’Oreal had a venture arm, but now I know it has one, and it’s called Debut which launched in 2018 actually.  I continue to be bullish on large brands and retailers starting venture arms, and for startups to puruse investments from these companies as strategic investors can provide a lot of specialized resources for startups.  Debut is a synthetic biotech company that focus on sustainable beauty concepts.

Retail Dive: L’Oréal’s VC firm invests in biotech company Debut

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

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