# Aria Growth Partners

> Aria Growth Partners is a VC fund in New York backing Cosmetics and Beauty. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aria-growth
- Website: https://www.ariagrowth.com

Aria Growth Partners is a consumer growth equity firm that provides capital and elevated partnership to extraordinary consumer brands. Aria typically invests between $5 - $25 million for minority stakes in growth-stage consumer brands. For the last decade, Aria principals have been growth partners to many of the most successful emerging brandsacross beauty, personal care, food, beverage, household, baby, and pet products.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Private Equity | $15M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cosmetics | 3 | 43% |
| Beauty | 1 | 14% |
| Retail | 1 | 14% |
| Wellness | 1 | 14% |
| Distillery | 1 | 14% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 3 | 43% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 43% |
| Australia | 1 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jacqueline Dunklau | Founder & Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jacqueline-loken |
| Trevor Nelson | Founder & Managing Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trevor-nelson |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ultra Violette | Ultra Violette is a cosmetics company that sells lip balms and sunscreen lotions. | $15M | Private Equity | Jan 23, 2024 |  |
| Ultra Violette | Ultra Violette is a cosmetics company that sells lip balms and sunscreen lotions. | $15M | Private Equity | Jan 23, 2024 |  |
| LesserEvil | LesserEvil is a food manufacturing company that produces a variety of packaged snack products. The company focuses on creating snacks such as popcorn, puffs, and grain-free items made with organic and minimally processed ingredients.LesserEvil’s offerings cater to health-conscious consumers seeking alternatives to conventional snack foods. Theproducts are typically made with oils like coconut or avocado oil and use simple, recognizable ingredients. In addition to retail distribution, the company maintains an online store where consumers can browse and purchase its snack varieties directly. |  |  | Sep 20, 2023 |  |
| Onda | Onda is a spirits brand for a new generation of drinkers. Onda’s first product is a line of canned sparkling tequila beverages, made with blanco tequila and real, legit fruit. Onda’s beverages are all 5% ABV, 100 calories, zero sugar, zero carbs and naturally gluten free. Onda’s brand is inspired by the surf style of the ‘90s. | $12.5M | Series B | Jun 28, 2022 |  |
| The INKEY List | The INKEY List was born from a belief that better knowledge powers better decisions. |  | Private Equity | Feb 18, 2022 |  |
| Onda | Onda is a spirits brand for a new generation of drinkers. Onda’s first product is a line of canned sparkling tequila beverages, made with blanco tequila and real, legit fruit. Onda’s beverages are all 5% ABV, 100 calories, zero sugar, zero carbs and naturally gluten free. Onda’s brand is inspired by the surf style of the ‘90s. | $5M | Series A | May 10, 2021 |  |
| Hero Cosmetics | Hero Cosmetics is creating solutions for those times they have a pimple emergency. Their broader vision is to create products that can be their hero when their skin is in a pinch. |  | Private Equity | Jan 11, 2021 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [25madison](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/25madison) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Aria Growth Partners invest in?

Aria Growth Partners invests primarily in Cosmetics, Beauty and Retail startups, most often at Private Equity and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Aria Growth Partners's check size?

Aria Growth Partners typically joins rounds of $15M–$15M at Private Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Aria Growth Partners participates in.

### How do I contact Aria Growth Partners?

Public channels for Aria Growth Partners include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Aria Growth Partners?

The team at Aria Growth Partners includes Jacqueline Dunklau (Founder & Partner) and Trevor Nelson (Founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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