06.19.23
The BrainTrust Fund has announced $1 million equity investment into Listener Brands, Inc., the parent company of hair care brands CurlMix and 4COnly. Created by Founder and CEO Kim Lewis, Listener Brands is the fourth investment by the BrainTrust Fund, joining a portfolio that includes BeautyStat, Thirteen Lune and Uoma Beauty.
BrainTrust Fund executives lauded Lewis, noting that she grew Listener Brands into one of the top five Black-founded hair companies in the US.
According to BrainTrust General Partners Kendra Bracken-Ferguson (founder/CEO) and Lisa Stone (co-founder/chief investment officer), Lewis is “an extraordinary entrepreneur.”
"The BrainTrust Fund team's knowledge of retail, marketing and CPG already have made them valuable investors," said Lewis. "As we continue to grow and expand the family of Listener Brands, I'm excited to tap into the expertise of the BrainTrust Fund community."
The BrainTrust Fund focuses on early stage investments in the beauty and wellness sector identified via BrainTrust Founders Studio, the largest platform dedicated to Black founders of beauty and wellness companies.
BrainTrust Fund executives lauded Lewis, noting that she grew Listener Brands into one of the top five Black-founded hair companies in the US.
According to BrainTrust General Partners Kendra Bracken-Ferguson (founder/CEO) and Lisa Stone (co-founder/chief investment officer), Lewis is “an extraordinary entrepreneur.”
"The BrainTrust Fund team's knowledge of retail, marketing and CPG already have made them valuable investors," said Lewis. "As we continue to grow and expand the family of Listener Brands, I'm excited to tap into the expertise of the BrainTrust Fund community."
The BrainTrust Fund focuses on early stage investments in the beauty and wellness sector identified via BrainTrust Founders Studio, the largest platform dedicated to Black founders of beauty and wellness companies.