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Hero Cosmetics: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

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.

www.herocosmetics.us LinkedIn New York, United States 11-50 employees
Cosmetics Health Care Wellness
Total raised
$15.4M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Aug 2021

Hero Cosmetics has raised $15.4M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $15.4M announced in Aug 2021.

That round is above the $3.4M median round size for Consumer Goods companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Hero Cosmetics Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$15.4M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$15.4M in Aug 2021
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
New York, United States

Latest funding round on record: Aug 2021.

Hero Cosmetics Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$15.4M

Hero Cosmetics Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Ju Rhyu
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the Hero Cosmetics team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Hero Cosmetics Funding Compared to Other Consumer Goods Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
29,878
$7.5M

Hero Cosmetics' latest round of $15.4M is above the median round in Consumer Goods. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Hero Cosmetics Funding FAQs

What does Hero Cosmetics do?

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.

How much funding has Hero Cosmetics raised?

Hero Cosmetics has raised $15.4M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $15.4M announced in Aug 2021.

When did Hero Cosmetics last raise funding?

Hero Cosmetics' most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $15.4M, announced in Aug 2021.

Who is the CEO of Hero Cosmetics?

Ju Rhyu is listed as CEO at Hero Cosmetics.

Where is Hero Cosmetics headquartered?

Hero Cosmetics is based in New York, United States.

How many employees does Hero Cosmetics have?

Hero Cosmetics is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Hero Cosmetics' funding compare to other Consumer Goods startups?

Hero Cosmetics' latest round of $15.4M is above the $3.4M median round size for Consumer Goods companies on FundedIQ across 465 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Hero Cosmetics Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Hero Cosmetics is left off this page rather than filled in.

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