Startup · $6m raised
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Straand raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Family Office | Unnamed stage | - |
| Unilever Ventures | Unnamed stage · Pre-seed | - |
Companies Straand acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Straand. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Bellabox, an early Australian beauty subscription service, is shutting down this month after rising costs; the piece recalls its 2013 $1.3 million raise and Allure Media's 2014 purchase of half the company.
Straand, an Australian scalp-care startup, has landed $4 million from Unilever Ventures and the Harvey family office, on top of a $2 million pre-seed round, to fund its global retail expansion.
Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany
Roundup of six Australian startup raises totalling $94 million: Q-CTRL, Hnry, FoodByUs, F4S, STRAAND and Lenexa Medical, backed by investors including Salesforce Ventures, AirTree, Base Capital, Investible, Unilever Ventures and Stoic VC.
Also stoicam.com.au
Australian microbiome-focused haircare brand Straand has secured a $2 million pre-seed investment from Unilever Ventures to fund expansion into the US, UK, Europe and China, with advisory support from Lempriere Wells.