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Nykaa and L’Oréal’s BOLD set up partnership to co-invest in Indian beauty brands

Mumbai, Maharashtra24 Sept 2026

Nykaa and L’Oréal’s corporate venture fund BOLD (Business Opportunities for L’Oreal Development) will jointly invest in Indian beauty and personal care brands, according to a Nykaa stock exchange filing. The partners said these will be minority, purely financial investments, with founders retaining ownership control; no cheque size or total corpus was disclosed.

Why it matters

The partnership formalises a new channel of growth capital and retail/industry support for Indian beauty and personal care startups.

NykaaL’Oréal BOLD (Business Opportunities for L’Oreal Development)