Why veteran entrepreneur Jane Park chose crowdfunding to raise capital for her latest startup When Jane Park launched Julep Beauty back in 2007, she needed to raise capital the old fashioned way: pitching to… Read More
Seattle’s Jane Park makes history in NYSE debut of women-run Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp. The ceremonial ringing of the New York Stock Exchange opening bell Monday morning was symbolic in multiple ways for Jane… Read More
Play Episode Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Expedia’s lifeline; Bill Gates on life after lockdown; Pivoting in a pandemic Play Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. “Picture restaurants that only seat people at every other… Read More
This week: ‘Pivoting During a Pandemic,’ with Redfin’s Glenn Kelman and Tokki’s Jane Park, a GeekWire member-exclusive virtual event How can business and tech leaders navigate the economic fallout from COVID-19 and emerge stronger on the other side? One… Read More
Startup founder Jane Park ‘pivots with purpose’ as gift wrap maker Tokki shifts to face masks Jane Park’s vision for wrapping gifts in eco-friendly fabrics with a digital twist has shifted to wrapping the faces of… Read More
Julep founder Jane Park takes wraps off another startup and shares what she’s learned along the way Jane Park comes bearing gifts. After years of experience as the founder and CEO of Julep, the onetime Seattle cosmetics… Read More
What happened to Julep: How a high-profile online beauty brand went from acquisition to bankruptcy in 2 years Julep was flying high. Founded in 2007 as a physical retail concept, the Seattle startup quickly grew into a multi-channel… Read More
Julep CEO Jane Park blasts Washington State AG over characterization of lawsuit settlement, calls it ‘unethical’ Julep, the Seattle-based beauty products company, has settled a lawsuit with Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office over deceptive… Read More
Birchbox for nail polish: Julep lets members customize monthly beauty boxes In the past, Julep gave its Maven subscribers a special beauty box every month with nail-related products that were hand-picked… Read More
Venture-backed beauty startup Julep is crowdfunding its new bendable nail-polishing tool It’s not common for a company with more than $25 million in financial backing to run a crowdfunding campaign, but… Read More
Here they are: GeekWire’s 2013 Newsmakers of the Year It has been a giant year for news at many of the Seattle region’s technology companies — with successful IPOs,… Read More
Cosmetics upstart Julep returns to physical world with Manhattan pop-up store Julep is bringing its successful online cosmetics store back to the physical world. The Seattle-based startup is launching its first… Read More
The Next Big Thing: Social Innovation with Julep’s Jane Park [Editor’s Note: GeekWire is pleased to present the latest episode of The Next Big Thing, the popular podcast by Seattle… Read More
Top 5 reasons why startups are wasted on the young Okay, I admit it. In my entire life, nothing has made me feel older than pitching to VCs on Sand… Read More
Score one for Seattle startup partnerships: Tatango, Julep team up for text-message campaign As the Seattle startup scene continues to grow, so do opportunities to form partnerships with neighboring companies. And that’s exactly… Read More
Andreessen Horowitz, Jay-Z’s VC firm invest $10M in cosmetics startup Julep Julep founder Jane Park pauses near the end of our interview, and just lays it out straight when it comes… Read More
