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The Skin Consult Earns $100,000 Award from the Mississippi Seed Fund

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2 years ago

February 12, 2023

This month, the Mississippi Seed Fund board of directors approved a $100,000 award to The Skin Consult, a Mississippi-based startup company focused on the skincare industry. The $100,000 New Tech Business award is a convertible note that requires a 100 percent match from the company that receives it.

CEO Sajani Barot said that working with Innovate Mississippi in 2022 as a member of the CoBuilders Accelerator and through the Mississippi Seed Fund pitch process has helped her hone her company’s mission and has been instrumental in their pivot to business-to-business customers.

“We started in 2020, around March when the pandemic happened, as a business-to-consumer platform that allowed a customer to have a virtual consultation,” Barot said. “Based on customer data,…

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Title: The Skin Consult Earns $100,000 Award from the Mississippi Seed Fund
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Published Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2022 16:26:40 +0000

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mississippi.org – Ken patterson – 2024-10-08 14:00:00

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