Peach & Lily Receives Minority Investment from Sandbridge Capital

Peach & Lily has its first big investor — Sandbridge Capital, which also backs Derek Lam and Youth to the People. Peach & Lily was founded in 2012 by Alicia Yoon as a means to bring Korean beauty trends into the U.S. market. The business also has two owned brands – Peach & Lily, a prestige brand that makes products like Glass Skin Refining Serum for $39, and Peach Slices, a mass brand sold at CVS. It also acts as a third-party distributor to certain brands. Sandbridge has taken a minority stake in the business. Yoon said that the influx of capital should allow Peach & Lily to start expanding internationally, particularly in Europe. “We didn’t really raise the capital because we needed the capital. This is year eight of the business and this is our first-ever institutional partner,” she said. “We wanted a strategic growth investment.” “We are looking to expand internationally, and we’re definitely focusing on Europe,” Yoon said. “The other part is that our community is very loyal, over 65 percent of our sales last year came from repeat purchases and we want to create more experiential offerings for our community.” Peach & Lily plans to develop new initiatives that include in-real-life

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