Beauty Leaders Tune Into Digital Startup Space: ‘The Disruptors Are Out There’
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
J&J and Coty are among firms getting inside looks at digital beauty startups via accelerator programs that award funding and expertise to promising concepts. Emerging platforms for virtual sampling and personalized skin-care are proving big draws.
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