# Richard Gersten > Richard Gersten is a Series B investor at True Beauty Ventures backing Beauty and Manufacturing. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [True Beauty Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/true-beauty-ventures) - Location: New York, United States - Total investments: 9 - Last investment: Nov 2023 - Lead investor: 44% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-gersten-5000466 Richard Gersten is a Series B investor at True Beauty Ventures in New York focused on Beauty and Manufacturing. Richard Gersten is based out of New York, New York and is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of True Beauty Ventures. Richard previously worked at Tengram Capital Partners as a Advisor. Richard Gersten attended the Union College. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Beauty | 6 | 67% | | Manufacturing | 5 | 56% | | Wellness | 3 | 33% | | Cosmetics | 3 | 33% | | E-Commerce | 2 | 22% | 13 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Series B | 3 | 33% | | Series A | 2 | 22% | | Seed | 1 | 11% | | Series C | 1 | 11% | | Funding Round | 1 | 11% | 6 stages tracked in total. ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | United States | 6 | 67% | | Canada | 1 | 11% | | Croatia | 1 | 11% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | The 7 Virtues Beauty | The 7 Virtues Beauty manufactures and markets perfumes to help finance causes for peace. Our contemporary collection includes: Orange Blossom Rose Amber, Vetiver Elemi, Grapefruit Lime, Patchouli Citrus, Jasmine Neroli and Vanilla Woods. We also have a peace blend box that empowers you to blend our fragrances and create your own signature peacefragrance. | | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 01, 2023 | | | Caliray | Caliray is a wellness lifestyle made of clean makeup. Their products are a clean multi-purpose palette, setting spray, surfproof, clean primer, clean mascara, clean highlighter, clean wellness tint, lip plumper, and more. | | Series A | Feb 17, 2023 | | | Moon Juice | Moon Juice bridges the gap between alchemy and biology for health benefits. | $7M | | Jan 13, 2022 | | | Moon Juice | Moon Juice bridges the gap between alchemy and biology for health benefits. | $7M | Series C | Jan 13, 2022 | | | Feals | Feals is a modern wellness brand delivering thoughtful, cannabis-based health supplements designed to keep your head clear and help you feel your best. Our mission is to provide a simple, healthy, better way to feel better. | $6.8M | Series A | May 11, 2021 | | | K18 Hair | K18 Hair is a cosmetics manufacturer that offers a variety of products for nourishing and repairing hair. | | Series B | Aug 25, 2020 | | | AQUIS | AQUIS is a beauty tool manufacturer that pioneers a science-based approach to restoring hair’s natural strength, vitality, and beauty. It was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California. | | Series B | Jun 30, 2020 | | | Aquis Hair | Aquis Hair is a Personal Care Product Manufacturing company. | | Series B | Sep 18, 2019 | | | Kinship | Kinship manufactures and also has an e-commerce platform that sells cruelty-free skin and beauty products. | | Seed | | | 9 of 9 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Springboard Growth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/springboard-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [NewBound Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/excelsior-financial-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Fab Co-Creation Studio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fab-co-creation-studio-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Montage Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/montage-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Recharge Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/recharge-capital-3d5d) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Unilever Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unilever-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About True Beauty Ventures VC Fund · New York, United States True Beauty Ventures, a firm focused on investing in beauty and wellness startups. True Beauty intends to have a portfolio of 10 to 12 brands with this fund and has already invested in six companies, including hair care brand Crown Affair and CBD brand Feals. 2 contacts available at True Beauty Ventures. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Cristina Nuñez | Co-Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cristina-nu%C3%B1ez | | Richard Gersten | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-gersten-2 | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund - [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Richard Gersten invest in? Richard Gersten invests primarily in Beauty, Manufacturing and Wellness startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Richard Gersten last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Richard Gersten closed in Nov 2023. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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