Sephora North America has announced this years participants for its 2023 Accelerate brand incubator program , with a cohort of seven BIPOC brand founders spanning fragrance, makeup, and skincare.
Sephora's Accelerate program will continue to focus on BIPOC-founded and owned brands as part of its commitment to increasing BIPOC representation in its product assortment. Now in its eighth year, the Sephora Accelerate program continues to build a community of innovative, inspirational brand founders in the beauty
space, and creates a foundation, network, and ecosystem for brands to launch and thrive. This year's program aims to prepare BIPOC-founded beauty brands to launch at Sephora North America via bespoke support from those in the retailer's ecosystem of beauty entrepreneurs and experts.
"We are very excited to welcome all 2023 finalists to the Accelerate program and into the Sephora family," said Priya Venkatesh, Senior Vice President, Global Merchandising.
"Our program continues to create spaces for BIPOC-founded and owned brands that represent our clients and the world today, all while providing meaningful support for growing brands to succeed." With a focus on building community and collaboration across the beauty industry, the program features six months of weekly content and curriculum dedicated to elevating the brands and positioning them for long-term success, with programming such as Nancy Twine's (Briogeo) Financial Readiness Series; Vicky Tsai’s (Tatcha) Brand + Assortment Strategy Sessions; and Marketing Sessions with Amy Liu (Tower 28) .
Meet the 2023 Sephora Accelerate Cohort 1. Brianna Arps – Moodeaux Designed around the connection between scent, memory, and emotion,…
