Apothékary
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Founders
About
Apothékary is a Falls Church, Virginia-based herbal wellness brand that sells liquid herbal tinctures drawing on Japanese Kampo, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, and American herbalism 12. Founder and CEO Shizu Okusa is a former Goldman Sachs trader and the founder of cold-pressed juice brand Jrink; she launched Apothékary in early 2020 13. The brand’s tinctures are priced around $39 per bottle, with “Blue Burn” reported as its bestseller 1. Apothékary sells direct-to-consumer and through Ulta Beauty, Whole Foods, The Vitamin Shoppe, Free People, Sprouts, and Amazon; the company is targeting roughly $40 million in 2026 sales 12.
Disclaimer: This is a lean profile built from initial round coverage and may be expanded as more information becomes available.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2026-06-30 | Series A (tranche) | $16M ($10M equity + $6M debt) | — | Shiseido (via LIFT), NextLevel Management, RSF Social Finance (debt), ~50 angel investors, family offices 12 |
Per Beauty Independent, Apothékary raised its Series A across multiple tranches, securing the majority of its venture capital in August 2025 and additional equity and debt financing during the first half of 2026 1. Total funding to date is approximately $32 million between venture capital and debt financing 1. Shiseido first invested via its venture arm LIFT in 2024 during a pre-Series A financing 1. RSF Social Finance provided the $6M debt tranche in this financing 1.
What Investors Say
No independently sourced investor quotes found for this round.
What Founders Say
No independently sourced founder quotes tied to this specific round found at time of writing. Shizu Okusa’s public commentary on building Apothékary can be found in her Goldman Sachs alumni Q&A 3.
Sources
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Beauty Independent, “Apothékary Lands $16M To Fuel Retail Growth And Product Innovation,” accessed July 2026. https://www.beautyindependent.com/apothekary-lands-fuel-retail-growth-product-innovation/↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩
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Athletech News, “Apothékary Raises $16M as Herbal Wellness Brand Pushes Deeper Into Retail,” accessed July 2026. https://athletechnews.com/apothekary-16-million-funding-herbal-wellness-retail/↩↩↩
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Goldman Sachs, “Q&A with Shizu Okusa, Founder of JRINK and Apothékary,” accessed July 2026. https://www.goldmansachs.com/alumni/spotlight/2024/q-a-with-shizu-okusa-founder-of-jrink-and-apoth-kary↩↩