BOLD (Business Opportunities for L’Oréal Development)
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About
BOLD (Business Opportunities for L’Oréal Development) is L’Oréal’s corporate venture capital fund, making minority investments worldwide from seed to Series C in startups that advance the beauty value chain—spanning beauty tech, digital/Web3, biotech and sustainability—while offering strategic collaboration with L’Oréal’s R&D, brands and distribution.
Key facts
- Type
- Corporate VC
- Stages
- Seed,Series A,Series B,Growth
- Sectors
- Beauty/Fashion, B2B, B2C, Brand, Digital health, Healthcare, Software/SaaS, Vertical SaaS, AI & Automation
- Headquarters
- France
- Offices
- Paris
- Geographic focus
- France,Europe,Asia,USA
- Lead / Follow
- Can lead and follow
- Founded
- 2018
Track record
- Portfolio companies: 25
- Total investments: 28
- Exits: 3
Notable investments in France
Microphyt, Rembrand