Kara La Forgia, Esq.

Early stage Investor, Beauty & Wellness

📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 12 investments📅 7 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2023
VC🌍 United States
12
Total investments
7
Early stage
2
Mid stage
1
Late stage
7y
Years active

Portfolio

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Apr 2023
Blank Beauty is a digital-to-physical platform that empowers customers to personalize their favorite cosmetic products. We develop hardware and software solutions for the just-in-time manufacturing of cosmetic products by leveraging single-batch product creation. This technology enables us to offer millions of color and product varieties without the traditional challenges of inventorying and marketing thousands of SKUs.
late stageRetail
Investor
Jan 2021
Supergreat is a video-first community of beauty enthusiasts who’ve created hundreds of thousands of videos on over 40,000 products they love. They share looks, encouragement, knowledge and also get together during our daily livestream shopping events. Supergreat promotes authentic user generated content from beauty enthusiasts who are excited to share their own routines and favorite products for people they relate to. Supergreat Live, a new feature allows users to watch and participate in interactive shopping and product giveaways from brands, creators, and retailers. Additionally Supergreat Carousels, allows brands, retailers, and publishers to embed videos from the Supergreat community on their product pages. Since its launch in 2018, Supergreats community of creators has made over 200,000 videos on over 40,000 products they love and use daily. Minutes of video watched on the platform have more than tripled during the past six months as consumers have increasingly turned to video reviews and demos to learn about products. Supergreat is the future of beauty commerce and has over 200,000 users, where real people are experts on the products they love and use daily.
Investor
Dec 2020
The fountain of never ending spending money for the youth
Investor
Dec 2020
We’re Swaypay, the #1 Creator Loyalty Network. We’ve been around since 2016 and since the very beginning, our mission has been to empower creators to thrive by boosting their purchasing power. We get it; being a creator is a grind. And let's be real, it can be tough on the wallet. That's where we step in. Swaypay is all about making creator life a little easier and a lot more rewarding. Think of us as your financial sidekick, here to help you save on everything from the latest tech to your next meal. We're talking exclusive deals and cash opportunities that are all about keeping your creativity flowing without breaking the bank. It's not just about discounts (though, who doesn't love a good deal?). It's about giving you the freedom to focus on your passions, grow your audience, and take your creator journey to the next level. Whether you're dreaming of going full-time or just looking to fund your next big project, we've got your back.
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Nov 2020
At Peachy, we see wrinkles through the lens of prevention. We focus on what works, delivering care grounded in science and tailored through a preventative blend of botox, prescription retinoids, and daily-use sunscreen – for every face and skin type. Currently based in New York, our studios feature an entire service range centered on diminishing and preventing fine lines. As an experience, we’re balancing function, innovation, and taste with an emphasis on genuine client empowerment. How we’re doing it: • Every provider at Peachy arrives board-certified, with a sole focus in communicating around and delivering personalized wrinkle care. • Every wrinkle analysis comes complimentary, with no pressure to treat, and powered by AI for a tailored and precise plan to refine lines. • Pricing is transparently set at $425 for all FDA-approved treatment areas, with no surprises or surcharges. • Studio Experience Specialists guide and ensure our clients feel welcome along every part of their Peachy journey. In a word, we’re taking wrinkle care where it hasn’t gone. Now we’re expanding our footprint in New York and beyond, and we’ll need the talent to make it happen. But talent alone won’t cut it! At Peachy, we’re looking for individuals driven to effect positive change in skin, across all operational segments! Treating wrinkles should never be difficult or unclear – it should be as seamless as the skin you aspire to have. And now with Peachy, it is.
Investor
Oct 2020
A Los Angeles, California-based skincare brand dedicated to developing innovative and efficient skincare tools and topicals for all genders, ethnicities, and skin tones.
Investor
Jul 2020
Likewise is a hiring platform for smart e-commerce companies. Get connected with top designers, web developers, copywriters, photographers and more.
Investor
Jul 2020
Wana is a community platform that fosters hope, direction, and healing for people with chronic and invisible illnesses #WeAreNotAlone
Investor
Jul 2020
We are a collective of high-powered creative mutant world-builders, here to tell stories so wild, fantastical, heart-wrenching, touching, and epically ridiculous that they cant not be believed.
Investor
Sep 2019
The app for audio erotica.
early stageOnline Media
Investor
Aug 2019
We are here to redefine beauty standards.
Experience · 17 entries
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Investments (12)
Founder (3)
2024
2023
Investor
Apr 2023
Blank Beauty is a digital-to-physical platform that empowers customers to personalize their favorite cosmetic products. We develop hardware and software solutions for the just-in-time manufacturing of cosmetic products by leveraging single-batch product creation. This technology enables us to offer millions of color and product varieties without the traditional challenges of inventorying and marketing thousands of SKUs.
late stageRetail
2021
Investor
Jan 2021
Supergreat is a video-first community of beauty enthusiasts who’ve created hundreds of thousands of videos on over 40,000 products they love. They share looks, encouragement, knowledge and also get together during our daily livestream shopping events. Supergreat promotes authentic user generated content from beauty enthusiasts who are excited to share their own routines and favorite products for people they relate to. Supergreat Live, a new feature allows users to watch and participate in interactive shopping and product giveaways from brands, creators, and retailers. Additionally Supergreat Carousels, allows brands, retailers, and publishers to embed videos from the Supergreat community on their product pages. Since its launch in 2018, Supergreats community of creators has made over 200,000 videos on over 40,000 products they love and use daily. Minutes of video watched on the platform have more than tripled during the past six months as consumers have increasingly turned to video reviews and demos to learn about products. Supergreat is the future of beauty commerce and has over 200,000 users, where real people are experts on the products they love and use daily.
2020
Investor
Dec 2020
The fountain of never ending spending money for the youth
Investor
Dec 2020
We’re Swaypay, the #1 Creator Loyalty Network. We’ve been around since 2016 and since the very beginning, our mission has been to empower creators to thrive by boosting their purchasing power. We get it; being a creator is a grind. And let's be real, it can be tough on the wallet. That's where we step in. Swaypay is all about making creator life a little easier and a lot more rewarding. Think of us as your financial sidekick, here to help you save on everything from the latest tech to your next meal. We're talking exclusive deals and cash opportunities that are all about keeping your creativity flowing without breaking the bank. It's not just about discounts (though, who doesn't love a good deal?). It's about giving you the freedom to focus on your passions, grow your audience, and take your creator journey to the next level. Whether you're dreaming of going full-time or just looking to fund your next big project, we've got your back.
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