These Gen Z founders just launched a skincare brand from their apartment—it sold out within days. (via CNBCMakeIt)
With each national reckoning Olowe, 23, and Teng, 24,
, the company says, from investors including Netflix CMO Bozoma Saint John, entrepreneur and DJ Hannah Bronfman, and the Emmy-nominated leads of the HBO show "Insecure" Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji.. "At this point, [it] feels like a dream." She found a common bond with Teng after meeting through a mutual friend last year. Teng, who is Asian American, also spent her childhood in and out of doctor's offices seeking treatment for her severe eczema.and witnessed the disparity in access to health care for people of color. There were instances, she says, that not a single Black patient was enrolled for clinical trials she worked on, meaning there was no representation to see how certain treatments would work on darker skin.
Rather than being relegated to pharmacy aisles or doctor's offices, they wanted to create balms and salves that made treating their skin an act of self-care, rather than a chore to "fix" their concerns.
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