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ESQA

Jalan Panglima Polim Raya no 28, Jakarta, 12160, Indonesia

Overview

ESQA is a cosmetics brand that provides comprehensive makeup and personal-care projects. The company is described as aiming to meet users' needs for makeup and personal care. The article reports ESQA recently completed a Series B financing. That financing was led by Unilever and totaled $4 million. The piece does not include operating metrics such as revenue or user counts, nor does it outline specific future product or expansion plans. Esqa is an Indonesian cosmetics company that markets itself as the nation’s first vegan cosmetics brand, claiming all 120 of its items are vegan and Halal-certified. The founders, Cindy Angelina and Kezia Trihatmanto, started the company after nearly a decade of study and work in Los Angeles; the company was founded in 2016. Esqa has expanded sales into Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam and plans further offline distribution through Sociolla storefronts. The company says it has achieved profitability. Esqa intends to use new funding for marketing, recruiting, product development, and business expansion. Its product focus remains on vegan and Halal-certified beauty items across a broad SKU base.

Total raised
$10M
Funding rounds
2
Latest round
Series B
Latest activity
Jul 2024

Industries

  • Beauty
  • Cosmetics
  • E-Commerce
  • Personal Care and Hygiene
  • Retail
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Recent funding

  1. Series B

    Jul 2024

    $4M

  2. Series A

    Nov 2022

    $6M

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