Function of Beauty (YC W16) — Customizable beauty for hair, skin, and body care products
We’re a customized beauty brand at the intersection of tech and beauty, setting out to democratize custom beauty and truly empower individuality. There’s no one size fits all with us.
Function of Beauty is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2016 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Customizable beauty for hair, skin, and body care products. The founders listed are Zahir Dossa (Founder/CEO), Hien Kaplan (Founder/Chief Scientist), Joshua Maciejewski (Founder/COO) (Y Combinator directory entry, November 15, 2015).
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We’re a customized beauty brand at the intersection of tech and beauty, setting out to democratize custom beauty and truly empower individuality. There’s no one size fits all with us.
Zahir Dossa
Founder/CEO
Hien Kaplan
Founder/Chief Scientist
Joshua Maciejewski
Founder/COO
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One of 49 companies held here in Consumer › Apparel and Cosmetics.
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