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Ogee Organic Skincare: From Vermont Kitchen to Global Runway

Ogee Organic Skincare: From Vermont Kitchen to Global Runway

Feb52025

1. Founding Story: Where Luxury Meets Soil

In 2014, three visionaries—Abbott Stark (a product formulation wizard), Mark Rice (a luxury fashion veteran from John Galliano Paris), and Alex Stark (an operations strategist) came together over a shared frustration: the beauty industry’s false promise of “clean” products. At that moment, a jojoba oil shortage exposed how many brands relied on synthetic fillers. Determined to make a change, they took a bold step. With just $6,000 and a mission, they launched Ogee Organic Skincare from a 19th-century Vermont tincture factory, blending NSF-certified organic ingredients seamlessly with runway-worthy packaging.

Funding Journey: Ogee Organic Skincare

2017: $1M seed round (FreshTracks Capital)
2022: $7.07M Series A (Birchview Capital)
Bootstrapped early on, using personal savings and small investor networks.

The Toxic Pan Kitchen Revolution: The Pan That Changed It All

The Toxic Pan Kitchen Revolution: The Pan That Changed It All

Jan282025

One evening in 2017, Jordan Nathan’s New York apartment suddenly filled with harmful fumes from an overheated Teflon pan. A shocking call to Poison Control confirmed he had Teflon flu—a reaction to the toxic chemicals in traditional non-stick cookware. This frightening experience led him to take action, sparking what would soon be known as the Toxic Pan Kitchen Revolution—a $100+ million movement transforming kitchen safety and design.

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