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True Beauty Ventures

True Beauty Ventures, based in New York, is a specialist consumer fund that can lead Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds with checks ranging from $1 million to $10 million.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Check size$1M to $10M
Leads roundsYes
FocusConsumer
Latest fund$75M Fund II (2024)
Investing team5 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at True Beauty Ventures

5 people on the investing team, 2 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Cristina NunezCo-Founder & General PartnerShe has held roles at Tengram Capital Partners, L Catterton, UBS Investment Bank, Clark's Botanicals, and Laura Geller Beauty.
Rich GerstenCo-Founder & Managing PartnerHe founded True Beauty Ventures to support emerging beauty and wellness brands.
Caroline WeintraubVice PresidentFocus: investment sourcing and portfolio strategy.
Caroline PhippsSenior AssociateFocus: investments and portfolio management.
Maclean LiottaSenior AssociateShe previously worked at CHANEL and UBS Investment Bank, and holds degrees from Colgate University and the Fashion Institute of Technology.

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Writes $1M to $10M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target7-10%
How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

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In their words

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On these lists

Seed consumer investors in New York34Series A consumer investors in New York29Series B consumer investors in New York18Pre-seed consumer investors in New York17Seed investors in United States2836Series A investors in United States1790Pre-seed investors in United States1561Series B investors in United States563

Questions

What stage does True Beauty Ventures invest in?

True Beauty Ventures reports entry at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How much does True Beauty Ventures invest?

True Beauty Ventures reports checks of $1M to $10M.

Does True Beauty Ventures lead rounds?

Yes. True Beauty Ventures says it can lead.

Who are the partners at True Beauty Ventures?

Cristina Nunez (Co-Founder & General Partner), Rich Gersten (Co-Founder & Managing Partner).

Is True Beauty Ventures active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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