Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program

The Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program is L’Oréal SAPMENA’s inaugural open innovation venture, featuring a startup competition and pilot stage. Spanning countries across South Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and North Africa (SAPMENA), it aims to identify innovative startups that can help propel L’Oréal’s Beauty Tech ambition by co-creating solutions for the future.

Themes

• Consumer Experience
  • Using technology to design flawless online and offline experiences that drives consumer engagement with the brands in an appealing and personalized way.
• Content
  • Creating and/or adopting high-quality and on-brand content at scale.
• Media
  • Analyzing and optimizing media for efficiency and effectiveness.
• New Commerce
  • Reinventing or enhancing the existing e-commerce model to create exciting and engaging experiences for the consumers.
• Tech For Good
  • Harnessing the power of technology to drive positive social and environmental impact to foster inclusivity and enhance sustainability.

What’s in it for your startup?

• Trip to Singapore, home of L’Oréal SAPMENA and inside tour of L’Oréal SAPMENA’s brands, functions, and facilities
• L’Oréal-funded co-pilot opportunity with L’Oréal SAPMENA markets and brands
• Access to the network and resources of the world’s biggest beauty company
• Personalized mentorship with key L’Oréal experts, leaders, and partners

Eligibility Criteria

• Although L’Oréal SAPMENA seeks early to mid-stage start-ups that fit the challenge themes, the Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program encourages applications from companies at all stages of fundraising.
• Preference during the shortlisting process will be given to companies with transformative potential that will benefit the most from the Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program curriculum and strategic partner mentorship. Startups of any size and stage are welcome to apply if they fit the needs and criteria that L’Oréal SAPMENA are looking for.
• They are looking forward to leveraging advanced technology across the industry to help the development of Beauty Tech. If your technology is mature and you have already thought and considered the value that the beauty industry can bring, L’Oréal is experienced to accelerate the transformation of cross-industry technology; if not, they can explore together based on the platform L’Oréal provides.

For more information, visit L’Oréal.