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Halogen Ventures Halogen Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund focused on female founded consumer technolog

Halogen Spotlight: YSE Beauty is a Los Angeles-based, results-driven skincare brand built for women in their late 30s, ...
06/01/2026

Halogen Spotlight: YSE Beauty

is a Los Angeles-based, results-driven skincare brand built for women in their late 30s, 40s, and beyond who want clinical results without complicated routines.

Founder Molly Sims spent decades as one of the most recognizable faces in the industry. Behind the scenes she was struggling with hyperpigmentation and melasma, carrying concealer everywhere she went and cycling through harsh clinical products that left her skin raw. In 2019 she stopped everything and started building her own solution. She tested formulas for years, sent neighbors boxes of unmarked products with handwritten instructions, and kept going until a plastic surgeon asked what she was doing to her skin. That became YSE Beauty, which launched in April 2023.

Since launch, YSE is on the shelves in Sephora nationwide, earned 14+ major beauty awards, closed a $15M Series A and welcomed its first CEO, Doreen Arbel former GM at Charlotte Tilbury with two decades at L’Oréal. Molly Sims was also named to Inc.’s 2025 Female Founders 500.

Shop at YSEBeauty.com, Sephora.com, and at a near you.

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Congratulations to on making the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies of 2026!Operating 4,200 parking locations across N...
05/22/2026

Congratulations to on making the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies of 2026!

Operating 4,200 parking locations across North America, processing over $5 billion in annual payments and reaching 30 million Members. The scale speaks for itself.

Metropolis is an artificial intelligence company for the real world. Their computer vision platform eliminates friction from daily life, powers check-out free payments, and unlocks seamless predictive and personalized experiences everywhere consumers transact. The company is pioneering the Recognition Economy, transforming physical spaces into responsive environments with an intelligence layer that understands presence, anticipates needs and personalizes moments.

Huge congratulations to Metropolis founders and team Alex Israel (CEO), Courtney Fukuda, Peter Fisher, and Travis Kell!

05/14/2026

Incredibly proud of Halogen’s portfolio company Teal Health.

Kara Egan and her team .Health built the first FDA-authorized at-home cervical cancer screening with the same accuracy as a doctor’s office. This is what patient-centered healthcare looks like. In May 2025, Teal received the only FDA-authorization for at-home screening, and now just seven months later, has scaled nationally across 50 states to meet the growing demand.

Kara Egan, CEO and Co-Founder of Teal Health said it best, “Women have been asking for a better option, and now it is here. We are proud to bring at-home screening to women across the country, and we have been building fast to get here, a place where this option is now available for everyone who wants it across the United States.”

Proud to back Teal Health and the future they’re building for women!

🎥credit: .health

is an AI-powered platform to support students from college to career. The platform handles everything from personal sta...
05/12/2026

is an AI-powered platform to support students from college to career. The platform handles everything from personal statements and school matching to internship search and professional identity development. More than 500,000 students have used it already. And they are just scratching the surface.

, Founder & CEO of ESAI discovered that students weren’t struggling with the process because they lacked achievements; they were struggling because no one had taught them how to understand themselves. As AI tools emerged that could write essays, she knew the real problem still wasn’t being solved. So she built ESAI to help students find their own voice. Julia appeared on Shark Tank and has been named to Forbes 30 Under 30. Welcome to the portfolio, Julia!

Learn more : http://www.esai.ai

Meet Lyndsey Bunting, Co-Founder & CEO of .Blue Onion is a fintech company building tools for e-commerce finance and acc...
05/05/2026

Meet Lyndsey Bunting, Co-Founder & CEO of .

Blue Onion is a fintech company building tools for e-commerce finance and accounting teams, getting accounting out of the past and driving decisions for the future. They are trusted by leading brands including Supergoop!, BarkBox, and more.

Lyndsey has always had a genuine love for finance and accounting. To her, it’s the language of business. Finance and accounting teams are the backbone of every organization, yet they’re often overlooked and under-supported by technology. So she built something that truly understands their world.

From helping teams move out of the daily grind to a more strategic role, Blue Onion is giving e-commerce brands the financial infrastructure they’ve always needed.

Swipe to hear her story.

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Co Founder and CEO, Alex Israel is featured in Forbes! Metropolis uses AI to make the physical world smarter, from park...
04/29/2026

Co Founder and CEO, Alex Israel is featured in Forbes!

Metropolis uses AI to make the physical world smarter, from parking and retail to hospitality and mobility. They are calling this Recognition Economy: a world where technology recognizes you, moves with you, and removes the friction that slows everyday life down. Metropolis raised $1.6Billion in 2025 and is the largest parking lot network in the U.S, handling $5Billion annual checkout-free payments for 20 million members and counting.

We’ve been cheering this team on since the early days! Excited to see the continued growth and innovation from this incredible team!

Full Forbes feature here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jefffromm/2026/04/14/the-recognition-economy-metropolis-turns-ai-into-instant-convenience/

Halogen Spotlight: Venus AerospaceVenus Aerospace is a Houston-based hypersonic propulsion company building the first fu...
04/23/2026

Halogen Spotlight: Venus Aerospace

Venus Aerospace is a Houston-based hypersonic propulsion company building the first fundamental improvement in rocket engine technology in over 60 years. Founded in 2020 by Sassie and Andrew Duggleby, the company has a simple mission: Connect the world through travel that spans continents in just one hour.

Their Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine is up to 25% more efficient and more compact than traditional rocket engines. In May 2025 they conducted the first US ground-launched flight test of an RDRE in history. They hold NASA and DARPA contracts and have raised over $106M.

Sassie has been named to the Inc. Female Founders 500 multiple years running and is a Robert J. Collier Trophy finalist, one of the most prestigious honors in American aerospace.

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Proud to welcome Julia Rae and to the Halogen portfolio. Julia met her husband on a golf course. They were randomly pai...
04/22/2026

Proud to welcome Julia Rae and to the Halogen portfolio.

Julia met her husband on a golf course. They were randomly paired to play a round and neither of them saw it coming. That moment stuck with her because it was real. No algorithm, no carefully curated profile. Just two people showing up and doing something together.

So she built Score Love.

is a golf-meets-dating experience brand creating real spaces for real connection. Their seven-city national tour launched this week with a singles event series where real people meet IRL on the golf course. No apps. No algorithms. Just a great night and a chance to meet someone worth remembering. Get your ticket here:

- Nashville - April 21
- Dallas - April 23
- Scottsdale - April 28
- Denver - April 30
- Boston - May 4
- Philly - May 6
- Pittsburgh - May 12

Welcome to the Halogen family, Julia! So excited to be on this journey with you.

Meet Julia Cheek, Founder & CEO of Everlywell.Everlywell is a digital health company putting lab testing directly in you...
04/14/2026

Meet Julia Cheek, Founder & CEO of Everlywell.

Everlywell is a digital health company putting lab testing directly in your hands, combining AI-powered technology with human insight to deliver personalized, actionable health answers. They have helped over 60 million people get answers about their health and delivered nearly 1 billion personalized health insights.

Fueled by AI and built for scale, Everlywell is breaking down barriers, closing care gaps, and unlocking a more connected healthcare experience that is smarter, faster, and more personalized.

Over a decade ago, Julia had a frustrating, expensive lab experience and asked one question: why is healthcare designed this way? That question became a company.

She walked onto Shark Tank in 2017, closed a deal with Lori, and hasn’t slowed down since. Today Everlywell partners with health plans reaching 170 million insured lives.

Swipe to hear her story.

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Meet Julia Cheek, Founder & CEO of Everlywell .Everlywell is a digital health company putting lab testing directly in yo...
04/14/2026

Meet Julia Cheek, Founder & CEO of Everlywell .

Everlywell is a digital health company putting lab testing directly in your hands, combining AI-powered technology with human insight to deliver personalized, actionable health answers. They have helped over 60 million people get answers about their health and delivered nearly 1 billion personalized health insights.

Fueled by AI and built for scale, Everlywell is breaking down barriers, closing care gaps, and unlocking a more connected healthcare experience that is smarter, faster, and more personalized.

Over a decade ago, Julia had a frustrating, expensive lab experience and asked one question: why is healthcare designed this way? That question became a company.

She walked onto Shark Tank in 2017, closed a deal with Lori, and hasn’t slowed down since. Today Everlywell partners with health plans reaching 170 million insured lives.

Swipe to hear her story.

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