ManiMe raised $6 million in venture capital funding led by Canaan Partners and Trinity Ventures.
WHO: CEO Jooyeon Song co-founded ManiMe with David Miró Llopis, the start-up’s COO. The duo met at Stanford University’s MBA program and spent two years developing ManiMe’s proprietary 3D technology. Using 3D imaging to create custom high-tech stick-on nails using gel sourced from Korea, ManiMe provides a customized, nontoxic manicure and pedicure delivered through a subscription service. They cost between $15 to $25 per set, depending on the complexity of the design, and last between 10 to 14 days.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: “With salons closing and nail artists unable to see clients, COVID has pushed people to make new choices about their nails,” the company wrote in a blog post announcing the funds.
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