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Soko Glam
Korean skin care, beauty & make up products
- 21-100 employees
- B2C
- Beauty
- eCommerce
- 1261 Broadway, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10001
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Company mission
Soko Glam is on a mission to help all people believe there are only good (skin) days ahead.
-18% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Over the last few years the Western world has become pretty taken with Korean film & TV, pop music, and “K-Beauty”. Thanks to brands like Dr.Jart+, Peach & Lily, and Soko Glam, Korean beauty products are now accessible and budget friendly in western markets.
Soko Glam launched back in 2012 in what was then a fairly cold market, but as the popularity of K-Beauty really took hold, the company was well positioned to grow in tandem. Indeed, co-founder Charlotte Cho is now partly credited with making the 10-step skin care routine as popular as it is today.
Now, it’s one of the most high-profile e-commerce companies in its niche, growing impressively with a small team and relatively little funding. While its position in the US is pretty secure, it’ll be interesting to see how Soko Glam performs on the international market as more local brands emerge in the space.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Remote Work Opportunities (role-dependent)
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- 401K Program
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Parental Leave
- Health & Wellness Benefit
Company values
- Effectiveness, Communication, Honesty, Ownership & Selflessness are our primary values.
- People: We are unreasonably selective about our people and consider ourselves a pro sports team
- Customers: We obsess over our customers
- Philosophy: We work very hard and learn a lot along the way!
- How we operate: We are extraordinarily candid with each other and always default to transparency
- Future focused: We have a relentless focus on driving results that shape our future
Funding (1 round)
Jan 2016
$2m
SEED
Total funding: $2m
Leadership
Dave Cho
(CEO)After serving in the US Army for eight years, they attended the Google Student Veterans Summit, then joined Facebook as an intern before co-founding Soko Glam.
Charlotte Cho
(Chief Curator)Is also the founder of premium skin care brand Then I Met You. Author of international bestseller "The Little Book of Skincare" and "The Little Book of Jeong".
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