Top Beauty Startups in 2026

We are a dynamic and quickly growing team on a mission to disrupt the beauty and wellness technology space. Every single day, you will help shape the future of GlossGenius. You will be challenged both creatively and intellectually as you take on important projects in an environment that fosters continuous learning, growth and ownership. We're looking for candidates that resonate with our mission "to help small business owners be more successful and do what they love." If this sounds like you, we want you. We make powerful software that’s helping beauty and wellness salons and studios manage and grow their businesses through an integrated booking, payments and marketing platform. We're fundamentally changing the beauty industry and disrupting legacy software solutions with its affordable, elegant and easy-to-use solution.

Candid is redefining oral health by using modern technology to help deliver human-focused care. With a commitment to creating the best outcomes, Candid inspires confidence and promotes wellbeing. We believe that high-quality orthodontics should be affordable and accessible, and we’re pioneering an innovative approach to diagnosing, treating, and monitoring cases remotely. Our team is a group of startup veterans with experience across healthcare, hospitality, tech, and finance at companies such as Lyft, BCG, Airbnb, Blackstone, and Clover Health.

Madison Reed (madison-reed.com) is an e-commerce start-up with a team of 180+ rock stars in San Francisco. We’re revolutionizing the $50B hair care market using technology (web, mobile, tablet, social) to radically innovate the user experience and business model. Madison Reed is headquartered in SF and backed by top-tier venture capital firms Norwest VP, True Ventures, Maveron and Shea Ventures.

Squire is the world’s leading and fastest-growing software technology platform for barbershops, a hundred-billion-dollar global industry. We provide a one-stop solution that helps small business entrepreneurs run and grow their businesses. Squire is also the premiere booking engine that connects people with great barbers nationwide. We make it easy to discover and book the best barbers wherever you are, in just a few taps. With headquarters in New York and a presence in major cities in the United States, U.K. and Canada, Squire has quickly become a market leader in technology solutions for the barbershop industry. Squire is currently a Series D company and has raised over $165M to date. For more information, please visit getSquire.com or download the Squire app from the App or Play Store.

Scentbird is a fast growing subscription service for luxury perfumes. Inspired by the razor-razorblade model, Scentbird ships 30-day supplies of designer perfumes (Prada, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana) in a sleek case. Scentbird’s secret sauce is a scent recommender powered by 500,000 authentic perfume reviews.

DollarShaveClub.com sends awesome razors right to your door for a few bucks a months. No more over-paying for brand name razors. No more forgetting to buy them at the store. "Shave Money. Shave Time." Major Product, Brand & UI/UX overhaul coming Feb 2012

We’re a growing company. Everything we do, we do to help people grow into the best version of themselves. As the pioneers of hair wellness, we create natural, clinically effective formulas for hair growth and provide support for people at every step of their hair journey. Our multi-factorial approach targets the root causes of hair thinning using a patented blend of medical-grade botanicals—and is recommended by over 3,000 physicians and hair professionals for trusted, reliable results. We never settle, and are continuously challenging existing treatments and methodologies to advance the frontier of hair science. As we help our customers grow, we grow too—by embracing individuality and differences, leading by example, and empowering ourselves and others with our passion for wellness and innovation. Keep growing. It’s our mantra. Our commitment to helping anybody and everybody committed to realizing their own potential to grow.

SWATI is a premium coloured lens brand, Swedish & Indian at heart and global by nature. We create beauty without boundaries, empowering everyone to express their own kind of beautiful. We make lenses for people who use style to say something, and our ambition is to become the go-to global brand for bold, inclusive, and ever-evolving self-expression. Headquartered in Sweden and operating across 100+ markets, we are building that brand market by market. What holds it together is what we believe in: empowerment, inclusivity, playful honesty, and uncompromising quality, with style at the heart of it all.

quip is the oral care company designing and delivering products, advice and professional services to make oral health more simple, accessible, and enjoyable — starting with a better electric toothbrush. As the first to market direct-to-consumer oral care subscription service — with fresh supplies delivered every three months, oral care advice sent straight to hundreds of thousands of consumers, and a bidirectional tech platform in development to connect users with a large dental professional network — quip is working to elevate every part of the oral care experience for everyone.

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