17 Facts About Emily Weiss

Emily Weiss was born on March 22,1985 and is an American businesswoman.

Emily Weiss is the founder and former CEO of the cosmetics company Glossier and the blog Into the Gloss.

Emily Weiss was featured in a Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2015.

Emily Weiss's father worked for Pitney Bowes and her mother stayed at home.

In high school, Weiss interned at Ralph Lauren for two summers and briefly had a modeling career.

Emily Weiss graduated from New York University in 2007 with a degree in studio art.

Emily Weiss was a fashion assistant at W magazine and an on-set styling assistant for Vogue where she assisted Elissa Santisi.

Emily Weiss launched Into the Gloss, a blog featuring predominantly interviews with women, in September 2010.

In 2014, Emily Weiss started approaching venture capitalists with ideas for expansion, including a potential Into the Gloss-curated e-commerce platform.

Emily Weiss eventually raised $2 million in seed funding, with the help of venture capitalist Kirsten Green, the founder of San Francisco-based Forerunner Ventures.

Emily Weiss used this initial investment to hire a small team and launch Glossier.

In October 2014, Emily Weiss introduced Glossier's first four products on her Into the Gloss blog and announced the launch of Glossier.

In February 2018, Emily Weiss released that Glossier had successfully raised an additional $52 million in a Series C round of funding.

In March 2019, Emily Weiss announced that Glossier had officially raised $100 million in a Series D round of funding and was valued at $1.2 billion.

In May 2022, Emily Weiss stepped down as CEO of Glossier, but stayed on its board as executive chairwoman.

In 2016, Emily Weiss married photographer Diego Duenas in the Bahamas.

In 2020, Emily Weiss became engaged to Will Gaybrick, a senior executive at Stripe.