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Function of Beauty

Active · Customizable beauty for hair, skin, and body care products.

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
19signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 300Team size · YC's directory+12.9
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

OtherCírculo de BellezaShared: beauty brand500 Global 2021MexicoStartup →OtherBeaubble KoreaShared: beauty brand500 Global 2025South KoreaStartup →OtherCXX Co.Shared: beauty brand500 Global 2025South KoreaStartup →OtherLUS BrandsShared: beauty, hair, careYC W18TorontoStartup →OtherMBXShared: beauty, care, brandYC W14San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Function of Beauty
Company
Círculo de BellezaShared: beauty brand500 Global 2021Not statedOther
Beaubble KoreaShared: beauty brand500 Global 2025Not statedOther
CXX Co.Shared: beauty brand500 Global 2025Not statedOther
LUS BrandsShared: beauty, hair, careYC W18ActiveOther
MBXShared: beauty, care, brandYC W14ActiveOther

Adjacent

OtherNaturAll ClubShared: beautyYC W19PhiladelphiaStartup →OtherLion PoseShared: beauty, e-commerce, skinYC W21San FranciscoStartup →OtherInactiveStyleBeeShared: beauty, hair, customizedYC S15San FranciscoStartup →AIALLSALE Corp.Shared: beauty brand500 Global 2025South KoreaStartup →OtherStyleseatShared: beauty, empower500 Global 2010United StatesStartup →
Companies next to Function of Beauty
Company
NaturAll ClubShared: beautyYC W19ActiveOther
Lion PoseShared: beauty, e-commerce, skinYC W21ActiveOther
StyleBeeShared: beauty, hair, customizedYC S15InactiveOther
ALLSALE Corp.Shared: beauty brand500 Global 2025Not statedAI
StyleseatShared: beauty, empower500 Global 2010Not statedOther

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AlgorizAlgoriz is an AI based algorithmic trading platform that enables you…team of 4InactiveAI
CaperPlug-and-play cashier-less retail powered by computer vision and AIteam of 15YC top companyAcquiredAI
CastleBlock bots & bad behaviorteam of 20hiringActiveDevtools
ChatfuelPlatform to easily create chatbots to engage with audiences on…team of 532 programsActiveDevtools
DailyConversational Voice and Multimodal AI built with Open Sourceteam of 126ActiveAI, Devtools
DeepgramBuilding foundational AI for speech transcription and understanding.team of 115released Improved modelsActiveAI, Devtools

About Function of Beauty

We’re a customized beauty brand at the intersection of tech and beauty, setting out to democratize custom beauty and truly empower individuality. There’s no one size fits all with us.

YC batch
W16 · Winter 2016
Status, per YC
Active
Category
Other
Team size
300
Location
New York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Beauty, Personalization, E-commerce

Function of Beauty in W16: 122 companies, 18% AI

Company profile

Function of Beauty: questions

Which YC batch was Function of Beauty in?

Function of Beauty was in Y Combinator's Winter 2016 batch (W16).

Is Function of Beauty still active?

Y Combinator lists Function of Beauty as active.

Where is Function of Beauty based?

Function of Beauty lists New York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA as its location on YC's directory.