Meet RUKA: The Hair Brand Creating Personalised Extensions To Match Black Women’s Hair Textures

They banded together to create something that focuses on a customer-first experience with safe needle piercing, a wide range of earring options with accessible price points, and of course, an inclusive brand that stands for bold self-expression. Similar to Glossier, the company has grown rapidly popular with consumers by focusing its marketing on b... See more

Founded by Zhang, an early TikTok investor in 2017, Shop LIT Live received a $6 million seed round led by CRCM Ventures in April 2021. It currently has slightly under 100,000 monthly active users, over 10,000 weekly active users and “thousands” of daily active users, said Zhang. Month-to-month user numbers are growing by 40%, he said. The platform ... See more