Guive Balooch
Global Vice President @ L'Oreal
New York, United States
Guive Balooch is a post-ipo equity investor at L'Oreal in New York focused on Biotechnology. Guive Balooch is the global vice president of the Connected Beauty Incubator at L’Oréal Research and Innovation, dedicated to bringing new scientifically driven ecosystems to beauty consumers worldwide. A native of California, Balooch has a scientific background, with a BA in molecular and cell biology from the University of California, Berkeley,and a PhD in biomaterials from the University of California, San Francisco. Following a postdoc at Stanford in cell biomechanics, he joined the pharmaceutical industry working on new antibody research for bone-related diseases. He then joined L’Oréal in 2008, initially a part of building new collaborations for L’Oréal with startups and universities. With his increased interest in linking to consumers and the business, he is now running a worldwide connected beauty incubator focused on new technologies for the beauty market and scoping and implementing new consumer experiences for every beauty need. His passion lies in the link between bringing new and exciting scientific technology to empower beauty consumers and improve their routines and behaviors.
- Total investments:
- 1
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- Lead investor:
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Industries Guive Balooch invests in
Stages Guive Balooch invests in
Countries Guive Balooch invests in
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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OliX Pharmaceuticals
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OliX is a clinical stage biotechnology company, based on their own proprietary RNA interference (RNAi) technology regulating the expression of disease-causing genes. | $72.6M / Post-IPO Equity / Jun 02, 2026 |
Co-Investors
About L'Oreal
L’Oréal manufactures and sells cosmetic products for women and men worldwide. It offers skincare and haircare products, deodorants, make-up products, perfumes, oral cosmetics, hair colors, styling and shaping products, nail care products, and dermocosmetics.The company provides its products under the Lancôme, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint LaurentBeauté, Biotherm, Kiehl’s, Ralph Lauren, Shu Uemura, Cacharel, Helena Rubinstein, Clarisonic, Diesel, Viktor&Rolf, Yue Sai, Maison Martin Margiela, Urban Decay, Guy Laroche, Paloma Picasso, Vichy, La Roche-Posay, SkinCeuticals, Roger&Gallet, Sanoflore, L’Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, Softsheen.Carson, Essie, L’Oréal Professionnel, Kérastase, Redken, Matrix, Pureology, Shu Uemura Art of Hair, Mizani, Essie, CARITA, and Decleor brand names.
L'Oreal Contacts
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Antoine Borde
Global eCommerce Acceleration Director and Digital Transformation
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Guive Balooch
Global Vice President
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Laurent Schmitt
Global Head of Corporate Finance and Financial Communication; CEO of BOLD, VC Fund of L’Oreal
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Lubomira Rochet
Chief Digital Officer, member of the Group Executive Committee
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Mourad Ajarti
Asia Pacific CIO
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What does Guive Balooch invest in?
Guive Balooch invests primarily in Biotechnology startups, most often at Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Guive Balooch last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Guive Balooch closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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