Sequoia Capital Israel

Sequoia Capital Israel is a venture capital firm that backs startups and growth companies across seed to late-stage rounds, with a focus on Israel. It invests across sectors including fintech, financial services, internet, mobile, technology, and healthcare, spanning banking, payments, advertising, ecommerce, data, security, software, and related enabling tech. Typical commitments range from 100,000 to 1 million in seed, 1 to 10 million in early venture, and 10 to 100 million in growth rounds. The firm is based in Tel Aviv and operates as part of Sequoia Capital's global network.

Rohit Agarwal

Managing Director

Mohit Bhatnagar

Managing Director

Sakshi Chopra

Managing Director

Fu Xin

Partner

Shmil Levy

Investor

Ishaan Mittal

Managing Director

Abhishek Mohan

Principal

Javier Ng

Associate

Enita Pu

Partner

Yoav Shaked

Investor

Pavel Vyhnalek

Operating Partner

Wang Chenyu

Vice President

Past deals in Skincare

Amaani

Seed Round in 2024
Amaani is a beauty and wellness company that operates a premium skincare and haircare brand called AÏZA. Inspired by the rich ingredients and rituals of the region, AÏZA offers alcohol-free and vegan products, providing customers with a luxurious and sensory experience while ensuring superior efficacy.

CHOSEN By Dermatology

Grant in 2024
CHOSEN By Dermatology is a retailer specializing in skin and hair care products. It offers a range of cosmeceutical and nutraceutical items, such as sunscreens, hair growth serums, moisturizers, and collagen supplements, all recommended by dermatologists. Customers can shop online and benefit from a loyalty program, as well as access to user experiences and insights.

Somethinc Beauty

Series B in 2022
Somethinc Beauty is an e-commerce skincare brand that offers a diverse range of genderless personal care products at affordable prices. The company specializes in manufacturing skincare items, including serums, body care solutions, sunscreens, lip scrubs, and facial washes. In addition to skincare, Somethinc provides a variety of makeup products such as mascara, lipstick, eyeshadow, loose powder, and compact powder. By focusing on quality ingredients and an extensive product lineup, Somethinc aims to meet the needs of customers seeking effective beauty solutions without high costs.

Beauty Haul

Series B in 2022
Beauty Haul specializes in retail and wholesale of a spectrum of beauty products online and offline.

Purplle

Series D in 2022
Founded in 2011, Purplle is an Indian online retailer specializing in cosmetics, fragrances, skincare, and hair care products. It offers a wide range of beauty brands and products, aiming to enhance the shopping experience for customers.

Lemonilo

Series C in 2021
PT Lemonilo Indonesia Sehat operates as a retail platform that focuses on promoting healthier lifestyle choices through a diverse range of natural and affordable products. Established in 2016 and based in Jakarta Barat, Indonesia, Lemonilo offers an extensive selection of food products, such as snacks, vegetables, fruits, meat, seafood, baby food, and juices, alongside personal care items like face treatments, body care, dental hygiene products, and essential oils. The company is dedicated to providing products free from over 100 harmful synthetic ingredients and collaborates with small and medium-sized enterprises across Indonesia. Lemonilo aims to support the Indonesian population in leading healthier and more productive lives by making healthy living accessible and affordable through both its online platform and physical retail stores.

Purplle

Series E in 2021
Founded in 2011, Purplle is an Indian online retailer specializing in cosmetics, fragrances, skincare, and hair care products. It offers a wide range of beauty brands and products, aiming to enhance the shopping experience for customers.

Minimalist

Series A in 2021
Minimalist is a skincare brand known for its innovative and honest approach. It offers a wide range of products targeting various skin types and concerns, with a focus on transparency in ingredients and creating clean formulations.

Lemonilo

Series B in 2021
PT Lemonilo Indonesia Sehat operates as a retail platform that focuses on promoting healthier lifestyle choices through a diverse range of natural and affordable products. Established in 2016 and based in Jakarta Barat, Indonesia, Lemonilo offers an extensive selection of food products, such as snacks, vegetables, fruits, meat, seafood, baby food, and juices, alongside personal care items like face treatments, body care, dental hygiene products, and essential oils. The company is dedicated to providing products free from over 100 harmful synthetic ingredients and collaborates with small and medium-sized enterprises across Indonesia. Lemonilo aims to support the Indonesian population in leading healthier and more productive lives by making healthy living accessible and affordable through both its online platform and physical retail stores.

Purplle

Series D in 2021
Founded in 2011, Purplle is an Indian online retailer specializing in cosmetics, fragrances, skincare, and hair care products. It offers a wide range of beauty brands and products, aiming to enhance the shopping experience for customers.

Ubras

Series B in 2020
Ubras is a women's lingerie manufacturing brand that specializes in size-free, comfortable, and seamless underwear. The company is dedicated to research and development, creating innovative products that combine various fabrics and technologies to meet diverse consumer needs. Ubras aims to simplify the selection process for intimate clothing by providing a range of comfortable options suitable for various use cases. Through its focus on quality and comfort, Ubras seeks to enhance the everyday experience of women by offering functional and stylish lingerie solutions.

Perfect Diary

Series C in 2019
Perfect Diary is an e-commerce-based cosmetic brand. The company is committed to exploring the trends in international cosmetics and the frontiers of fashion to provide easy-to-use cosmetics products for young Asian women.Perfect Diary is professional in branding and online traffic management. By launching co-branded cosmetic products with KOLs, idols and even some famous organizations like the British Museum

NOME

Series B in 2019
Guangzhou Nome Brand Management Co., Ltd. operates consumer lifestyle retail stores in China, offering a diverse range of products including clothing, shoes, bags, food, culinary items, skin care products, and furniture under the NOME brand. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Guangzhou, with an additional office in Stockholm, the company focuses on collaborating with Nordic independent designers to blend design inspiration with practical functionality. NOME emphasizes optimizing its supply chain by sourcing suitable manufacturers worldwide and investing in highly automated, large-scale production methods, allowing it to provide quality products at competitive prices. The company aims to enhance the daily lives of consumers through its thoughtfully designed offerings.

NOME

Series A in 2018
Guangzhou Nome Brand Management Co., Ltd. operates consumer lifestyle retail stores in China, offering a diverse range of products including clothing, shoes, bags, food, culinary items, skin care products, and furniture under the NOME brand. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Guangzhou, with an additional office in Stockholm, the company focuses on collaborating with Nordic independent designers to blend design inspiration with practical functionality. NOME emphasizes optimizing its supply chain by sourcing suitable manufacturers worldwide and investing in highly automated, large-scale production methods, allowing it to provide quality products at competitive prices. The company aims to enhance the daily lives of consumers through its thoughtfully designed offerings.

Cestbon

Series B in 2018
C'estbon Group is a developer, manufacturer, and retailer of beauty and personal care products. The company offers a diverse range of consumer product segments, including COCOVEL, MARTIN, Clearsoft, BARBER, Man Zhi Tang, HOF, Kangpai, Dr. Kawamoto, molimood, and White Essence. Their product lineup encompasses perfumes, hair care, skin care, beauty, baby care, and other personal care items. C'estbon Group integrates product research and development with production, sales, and customer service, aiming to meet the varied needs of their clientele in the beauty and personal care market.

Cocovel

Series B in 2018
Cocovel is a personal care brand company.

NOME

Series A in 2018
Guangzhou Nome Brand Management Co., Ltd. operates consumer lifestyle retail stores in China, offering a diverse range of products including clothing, shoes, bags, food, culinary items, skin care products, and furniture under the NOME brand. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Guangzhou, with an additional office in Stockholm, the company focuses on collaborating with Nordic independent designers to blend design inspiration with practical functionality. NOME emphasizes optimizing its supply chain by sourcing suitable manufacturers worldwide and investing in highly automated, large-scale production methods, allowing it to provide quality products at competitive prices. The company aims to enhance the daily lives of consumers through its thoughtfully designed offerings.

Vini Cosmetic

Venture Round in 2017
Founded in Ahmedabad, India in 2009, Vini Cosmetic is a cosmetic company that specializes in personal care products. It owns popular brands such as Fogg, 18+ deodorants, and White Tone Talc.

Vini Cosmetic

Secondary Market in 2017
Founded in Ahmedabad, India in 2009, Vini Cosmetic is a cosmetic company that specializes in personal care products. It owns popular brands such as Fogg, 18+ deodorants, and White Tone Talc.

FACES Cosmetics

Acquisition in 2017
FACES Cosmetics, with a proud Canadian heritage spanning over 40 years, offers an exclusive line of makeup, skincare products and personal care accessories. FACES offer unparalleled variety in its products, which are designed to suit every ethnicity, skin type and tone, complexion and texture. Not tested on animals, FACES products are hypoallergenic and conform to the most stringent quality and safety requirements. FACES products are globally acclaimed and are available at attractive price points in all its markets from North America to India. The wide assortment of shades, textures and designs helps the FACES consumers capture every look and style, right from casual to professional to glamorous.

Gengmei

Series B in 2015
Gengmei is a Chinese mobile application established in 2013, specializing in connecting users seeking cosmetic surgery with qualified professionals. The platform offers real-life plastic surgery case studies, covering various procedures such as micro-plastic surgery, dental work, ophthalmology, and anti-aging treatments. With over 3.4 million cases across 204 cities and five overseas regions, Gengmei has helped approximately 22 million users find suitable doctors, reducing the risk of subpar services and assisting professionals in building their personal brands.

Hanhoo Cosmetics Co.

Series A in 2014
Hanhoo Cosmetics Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Guangzhou Shichangsheng Cosmetics Company, specializes in the development and sale of organic cosmetics. The company focuses on providing skincare products for women and children, catering to the growing demand for natural beauty solutions in China. Hanhoo markets its products through a combination of e-commerce platforms and physical retail locations, including offline distribution centers and franchise shops, ensuring accessibility for consumers. By offering these products at reasonable prices, Hanhoo aims to make quality skincare accessible to a broader audience.

Curatio Healthcare

Venture Round in 2014
Curatio Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. is a specialty dermatology company focused on addressing therapy gaps in both general and specialty dermatology. The company develops a range of dermatology and cosmetology products, including those for skincare, baby care, and hair care. Its offerings encompass targeted solutions for pigmentary disorders, emollients, protectives, and acne therapy. By leveraging extensive market research, Curatio identifies the needs of dermatologists and cosmetologists, transforming innovative ideas into effective products. The company's world-class research and development expertise, combined with collaboration with research partners, enables it to deliver high-quality solutions tailored to the daily challenges faced by professionals in the field.

Manuka Bee LIP CARE

Series A in 2014
Manuka Bee LIP CARE is a brand of natural skin care products.

Gengmei

Series A in 2014
Gengmei is a Chinese mobile application established in 2013, specializing in connecting users seeking cosmetic surgery with qualified professionals. The platform offers real-life plastic surgery case studies, covering various procedures such as micro-plastic surgery, dental work, ophthalmology, and anti-aging treatments. With over 3.4 million cases across 204 cities and five overseas regions, Gengmei has helped approximately 22 million users find suitable doctors, reducing the risk of subpar services and assisting professionals in building their personal brands.

Vini Cosmetic

Venture Round in 2013
Founded in Ahmedabad, India in 2009, Vini Cosmetic is a cosmetic company that specializes in personal care products. It owns popular brands such as Fogg, 18+ deodorants, and White Tone Talc.

Paras Pharmaceuticals

Venture Round in 2013
Paras Pharmaceuticals Limited is a prominent player in the fast-moving consumer goods sector in India, specializing in the development and manufacture of healthcare and personal care products. The company offers a diverse range of items, including skin and hair care products, deodorants, prickly heat powders, absorbent dusting powders, and pain-relieving ointments. Additionally, it provides solutions for cracked heels, itch relief, ringworm, and cold and cough symptoms, along with analgesic pills, hand sanitizers, skin defense talc, and contraceptive pills. Serving both domestic and international markets, Paras Pharmaceuticals focuses on retailing, marketing, and distributing well-known household brands within the healthcare and personal care categories.

Jumei

Series A in 2011
Jumei is a China-based online platform specializing in cosmetics and personal care products, catering primarily to women. As a pioneering business-to-consumer e-commerce site focused on the cosmetics sector, Jumei aims to capitalize on the growing demand for beauty products while minimizing competition with other retail markets. Since its inception, the platform has experienced significant growth, with monthly sales increasing from 100,000 Yuan to 500,000,000 Yuan within three years. Jumei offers a diverse range of products, featuring well-known brands such as Calvin Klein, Estee Lauder, Avon, and Elizabeth Arden. The company has attracted substantial venture capital from notable investors, including Alibaba and Sequoia Capital, and currently boasts nearly four million registered users. Founded by Chen Ou in Beijing, Jumei has established itself as a key player in the online beauty retail industry.

Mecox Lane

Series C in 2008
Mecox Lane Limited, established in 1996 and headquartered in Shanghai, specializes in the retail of a diverse range of consumer products in the People's Republic of China. The company offers health and beauty products such as skincare supplements, functional nutrition, weight management solutions under Maxicare brand, along with beauty products like skin care and personal care items under La Celler and Skin Fairy brands. Additionally, Mecox Lane provides lifestyle products including mattresses, air purifiers, home furnishing items, and third-party branded products. These products are primarily sold through the company's online store WM18.com and other e-commerce channels such as WeChat and social media networks, along with call center sales. As of April 2016, Mecox Lane operates under its parent company Cnshangquan E-Commerce Co., Ltd.
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