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.

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.

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.

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.

Thrive causemetics was born out of a friendship. makeup artist and product developer, karissa bodnar, lost her dear friend kristy to cancer at just 24 years old. kristy’s compassionate and vivacious spirit inspired karissa to create a company, a beauty brand and philosophy that goes beyond skin deep by empowering women. for every product you purchase, we donate to help a woman thrive. we believe changing the world starts with a single ingredient, and that’s why we create vegan, 100% cruelty-free formulas containing proven ingredients without the use of parabens or sulfates. all of our high-performance cosmetics are developed at our lab in los angeles.with over a decade of experience as a makeup artist, beauty product designer, and formulator, karissa has traveled the world sourcing powerful ingredients to create clean formulas with skin-loving properties.

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.

Luxury Beauty and Skincare Products

Vish is changing and innovating the hair color industry. At the local level, Vish helps salons eliminate waste, manage their inventory, increase service revenue, and provide valuable insight into their color business. At the global level, Vish will revolutionize supply chain management for the entire hair color industry. Designed by leading colorists, Vish is a complete color management system comprised of a Bluetooth enabled scale connected to the Vish app on a tablet, cloud based web app, and front desk app.

Our first product is an automated hair braider that reduces appointment times from hours to minutes, empowering stylists to triple their business and addressing the 8 billion hours spent braiding hair each year.