CureSkin, a Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence-driven beauty and personal care brand, has raised $5 million in a Series A round led by JSW Ventures. The funding round also saw participation from Sharrp Ventures, SenseAI, and other existing investors.

As per the startup, the raised funds will be used to grow its overall customer base, expand into adjacent categories and make further investments in technology.

CureSkin | Dermatologist On Your Smartphone

Founded by two ex-Google employees- Guna Kakulapati and Rama Rajanna, and dermatologist Charu Sharma, CureSkin is a beauty and personal care brand that uses AI to address skin concerns by offering expert-designed personalised regimens through its technology platform.

As per the startup, its technology is built using a database of millions of images that detect skin conditions with a high level of accuracy across different skin types.

Speaking about the development, Guna Kakulapati, Co-founder and CEO of CureSkin, said,

“There is a large market need for outcome-oriented, specialist care for skin and hair conditions. We believe that our data and technology-based approach to developing superior products and providing personalised advice will solve this problem and cater to every Indian’s skin, hair, and personal care needs.”

Having served users in the remotest regions across all states in India, the CureSkin app enables users to take photos and instantly get AI analysis for acne, dark spots, pigmentation, wrinkles, and others for free.

Once the analysis is complete, the app, which is available on the Google Play store, prepares a personalised treatment with plans including free diet and lifestyle guidance that can be purchased through in-app transactions.

Commenting on the development, Sachin Tagra, Partner at JSW Ventures, said,

“CureSkin is a category creator in the technology-led beauty and personal care industry. The capital will help the company to continue scaling its operations, innovate on new products and build a stronger technology solution that will allow the brand to become a category leader.”

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