
Glou Beauty is a pioneering platform in the beauty resale market, founded in 2019 with the mission to make selling pre-owned beauty products effortless and buying them as easy as purchasing new. The company has established itself as an expert in beauty resale, with features in publications like Cosmopolitan and The Sunday Times, and case studies at Harvard Business School, Hubspot, and AWS. Glou's core offering revolves around providing insights and tools for consumers to shop and sell beauty products more sustainably and intelligently. They are focused on disrupting hyper-consumption by promoting the reuse of existing products, thereby reducing market demand and encouraging manufacturers to produce less. Their approach emphasizes reducing and reusing before recycling, positioning them uniquely in the sustainable beauty sector. Glou offers services like an inventory buyout program for sellers and

Glou Beauty is a pioneering platform in the beauty resale market, founded in 2019 with the mission to make selling pre-owned beauty products effortless and buying them as easy as purchasing new. The company has established itself as an expert in beauty resale, with features in publications like Cosmopolitan and The Sunday Times, and case studies at Harvard Business School, Hubspot, and AWS. Glou's core offering revolves around providing insights and tools for consumers to shop and sell beauty products more sustainably and intelligently. They are focused on disrupting hyper-consumption by promoting the reuse of existing products, thereby reducing market demand and encouraging manufacturers to produce less. Their approach emphasizes reducing and reusing before recycling, positioning them uniquely in the sustainable beauty sector. Glou offers services like an inventory buyout program for sellers and
Founded: 2019
Founder & CEO: Karen Lee
Business model: AI-enabled C2C re-commerce marketplace for pre-owned beauty
Notable programs: AWS Impact Accelerator; Techstars Detroit (Spring 2023); VHBOS Founder Fellowship
Total disclosed funding: 130,000 USD
Sustainable beauty re-commerce; reducing waste and overconsumption in the beauty industry.
2019
E-commerce; Re-commerce; Beauty
130000.00
Last funding date reported
“Selected for accelerator and fellowship programs including AWS Impact Accelerator for Women Founders, Techstars Detroit (Spring 2023), and VHBOS Founder Fellowship (2023).”