Headline
Headline
San Francisco, California, United States
Berlin, Paris, London, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Paris, Tokyo, Taipei
Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B
Type
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Description
Headline (formerly e.ventures) is a global Venture Capital firm with a presence in seven cities, investing at all stages across geographies.
Its Early Stage Funds, based in the US, Europe, Asia, and Brazil, focus on local investments, while the San Francisco-based Growth Fund invests globally from Series B onward. This structure allows Headline to closely monitor local trends, identify promising founders, and lead investment rounds. Founded in San Francisco in 1998, Headline continues to thrive as a leading VC firm.
Mission
Headline is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. We invest across geographies, leading rounds at every stage. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth to make their success global.
Beauty Investments #
3
Primary Sector
Tech/Consumer/Beauty
Beauty Exits #
1
Last Beauty Invest
Jan, 2019-Goop
BEAUTY PORTFOLIO
| How to Apply? | Pitch here: https://forms.headline.com/intros-and-ideas |
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Our Early Stage Funds are based in the US, Europe, Asia, and Brazil, and invest locally. Our San Francisco-based Growth Fund invests globally from Series B and beyond, working in collaboration with our Early Stage Teams. The sizes and locations of these funds make it possible for us to see local trends up close, identify winning founders, and lead rounds at every stage. Sonos, The RealReal, Creditas, Sorare, Pismo, AppFolio, goPuff, Acorns, Farfetch, Segment, Bumble and Yeahka are among the stars in Headline’s world. |
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BEAUTY FUNDER FIT SCORE
Resources
Education
Accelerator
Network
1:1
4.9/10
*This score calculates the likelihood of any beauty brand getting funded by the investor. The score gives weights to number of beauty investments, recency of beauty investment, number of beauty exits, inclusivity inclination, resources offered, etc.
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LEAD DETAILS
Lead Contact
Thomas Gieselmann
Title
Investor-Co-Founder
Email Id
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JUMP CONCLUSION
Headline’s investment strategy centers on early-stage and growth-stage technology firms, serving diverse industries including consumer & beauty, with a global presence in key innovation hubs across the US, Europe, and Brazil.
Good Beauty Funder Fit so if there’s some fit with your beauty brand and the portfolio, you can have them in your target VC list.