Michel Brousset

Founder and CEO at Waldencast (NASDAQ: WALD)

📍 New York, New York, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 7 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2020
Operator-angel🌍 United States
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Feb 2020
C16 Biosciences uses innovative processes found in nature to brew sustainable alternatives to palm oil. Palm oil is everywhere: it’s in our food, clothes, shampoo, and even the fuel that powers our cars. But this $61 billion industry has drastic environmental and societal costs: rainforests from Costa Rica to Indonesia are destroyed to make way for oil palm tree plantations, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and destroying habitats for people and endangered wildlife along the way. But palm oil doesn't have to be a problem. There remains an urgent need for consumers and companies alike to switch to environmentally conscious, sustainable palm oil products. C16 was founded with the objective of creating a sustainable, environmentally friendly alternative to conflict palm oil. By offering producers, refiners, traders and consumers of palm oil an opportunity to invest part of their production into bio-based oils and sustainability efforts, our aim is to reduce the environmental footprint of palm oil production and protect precious natural land, wildlife, and resources in the process. We've developed technology to brew a sustainable alternative to palm oil from microbes. Fermentation is a well-proven commercial process that has been used for centuries to convert raw materials into consumable commercial products consumed by billions of people every day. We believe that brewing palm oil like beer is the best and most likely path to developing a truly sustainable palm oil alternative. Our palm oil is sustainable -- it doesn't involve deforestation, endangering precious animal species, or forcing inhumane labor practices. The result is a world where consumers can enjoy the products they love without worrying about the dangerous practices involved in making them.
Investor
Sep 2019
MANUAL delivers healthcare at scale thanks to its comprehensive digital clinic. Our ambition is to extend the healthy years of many lives in the UK, Brazil, and beyond focusing on life-impeding conditions like hormonal imbalance, obesity and hair loss. The company has steadily grown since inception, with $30m funding from leading investors, were now serving 500k+ patients, across 2 geographies. We are centralising the diagnosis, custom medications, doctor specialist services, behavioural change, and fully vertically integrated management of the treatment journey, under one roof. Innovating on healthcare delivery, MANUAL provides patients with engaging treatment plans generating superior clinical outcomes: 90%+ of patients see an improvement in their Quality of Life (QoL) within 6 months.
Investor and Board Member
Sep 2019
dá pra fazer diferente? a gente acredita que sim :) oi! somos a sallve, uma startup brasileira de beleza direct-to-consumer (DTC) obcecada pela experiência da nossa comunidade. por isso, nossa missão vai além de criar uma marca: estamos construindo um espaço que conecta pessoas, ideias e conteúdos sobre um novo mercado de beleza. por aqui, já tem um time incrível junto com a gente inspirado nessa missão, além do investimento dos principais fundos de venture capital brasileiros. - fórmulas incríveis inspiradas por necessidades reais - desde sempre, combinamos conversas sinceras, escolhas seguras e fórmulas incríveis. já ouvimos milhares de pessoas nas redes sociais, nos reviews de produtos e na nossa comunidade - e vamos seguir assim, com um time multidisciplinar e diverso capaz de descobrir como cada conversa inspira algo novo, com soluções poderosas que vão muito além dos produtos. - nossos valores - 1. nos inspiramos no mundo, fazemos do nosso jeito 2. nós crescemos rápido e fazendo o certo 3. temos orgulho de tudo que fazemos 4. acreditamos na beleza da verdade 5. somos nossos consumidores 6. beleza de dentro pra fora 7. do jeito mais simples
Investor and Board Member
Aug 2019
[/keer/ why-s] ✨ High-performance, Certified Organic Beauty. ♻️ Committed to Sustainability. Designed by Makeup Artist Kirsten Kjaer Weis. kjaerweis.com
Investor
Jul 2019
Costa Brazil is an eco-beneficial beauty line created by Francisco Costa to capture the rich natural essence of his native land. All of our ingredients are responsibly sourced from the Brazilian rainforest and activated using the latest laboratory technologies.
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2020
Investor
Feb 2020
C16 Biosciences uses innovative processes found in nature to brew sustainable alternatives to palm oil. Palm oil is everywhere: it’s in our food, clothes, shampoo, and even the fuel that powers our cars. But this $61 billion industry has drastic environmental and societal costs: rainforests from Costa Rica to Indonesia are destroyed to make way for oil palm tree plantations, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and destroying habitats for people and endangered wildlife along the way. But palm oil doesn't have to be a problem. There remains an urgent need for consumers and companies alike to switch to environmentally conscious, sustainable palm oil products. C16 was founded with the objective of creating a sustainable, environmentally friendly alternative to conflict palm oil. By offering producers, refiners, traders and consumers of palm oil an opportunity to invest part of their production into bio-based oils and sustainability efforts, our aim is to reduce the environmental footprint of palm oil production and protect precious natural land, wildlife, and resources in the process. We've developed technology to brew a sustainable alternative to palm oil from microbes. Fermentation is a well-proven commercial process that has been used for centuries to convert raw materials into consumable commercial products consumed by billions of people every day. We believe that brewing palm oil like beer is the best and most likely path to developing a truly sustainable palm oil alternative. Our palm oil is sustainable -- it doesn't involve deforestation, endangering precious animal species, or forcing inhumane labor practices. The result is a world where consumers can enjoy the products they love without worrying about the dangerous practices involved in making them.
2019
Investor
Sep 2019
MANUAL delivers healthcare at scale thanks to its comprehensive digital clinic. Our ambition is to extend the healthy years of many lives in the UK, Brazil, and beyond focusing on life-impeding conditions like hormonal imbalance, obesity and hair loss. The company has steadily grown since inception, with $30m funding from leading investors, were now serving 500k+ patients, across 2 geographies. We are centralising the diagnosis, custom medications, doctor specialist services, behavioural change, and fully vertically integrated management of the treatment journey, under one roof. Innovating on healthcare delivery, MANUAL provides patients with engaging treatment plans generating superior clinical outcomes: 90%+ of patients see an improvement in their Quality of Life (QoL) within 6 months.
Investor and Board Member
Sep 2019
dá pra fazer diferente? a gente acredita que sim :) oi! somos a sallve, uma startup brasileira de beleza direct-to-consumer (DTC) obcecada pela experiência da nossa comunidade. por isso, nossa missão vai além de criar uma marca: estamos construindo um espaço que conecta pessoas, ideias e conteúdos sobre um novo mercado de beleza. por aqui, já tem um time incrível junto com a gente inspirado nessa missão, além do investimento dos principais fundos de venture capital brasileiros. - fórmulas incríveis inspiradas por necessidades reais - desde sempre, combinamos conversas sinceras, escolhas seguras e fórmulas incríveis. já ouvimos milhares de pessoas nas redes sociais, nos reviews de produtos e na nossa comunidade - e vamos seguir assim, com um time multidisciplinar e diverso capaz de descobrir como cada conversa inspira algo novo, com soluções poderosas que vão muito além dos produtos. - nossos valores - 1. nos inspiramos no mundo, fazemos do nosso jeito 2. nós crescemos rápido e fazendo o certo 3. temos orgulho de tudo que fazemos 4. acreditamos na beleza da verdade 5. somos nossos consumidores 6. beleza de dentro pra fora 7. do jeito mais simples
Investor and Board Member
Aug 2019
[/keer/ why-s] ✨ High-performance, Certified Organic Beauty. ♻️ Committed to Sustainability. Designed by Makeup Artist Kirsten Kjaer Weis. kjaerweis.com
Investor
Jul 2019
Costa Brazil is an eco-beneficial beauty line created by Francisco Costa to capture the rich natural essence of his native land. All of our ingredients are responsibly sourced from the Brazilian rainforest and activated using the latest laboratory technologies.
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