New Incubation Ventures
Profile and portfolio
New Incubation Ventures is the corporate venture arm of The Estee Lauder Companies, a consumer goods and retail company. It was founded in 2021 and is based in New York, United States. It invests from pre-seed to Series B. Sectors it names: consumer and retail.
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Snapshot
Where it invests and who leads it
LeadersS4S8
- Lauren WisniewskiSenior Manager at New Incubation VenturesFind on LinkedIn
- Peri IzzoExecutive Director, New Incubation VenturesFind on LinkedIn
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | The Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE: EL) | Single source | S2 |
| Parent industry | Consumer goods and retail | Single source | S2 |
| Founded | 2021 | Single source | S2 |
| Headquarters | New York, United States | Single source | S6 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S2 |
| Stages | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B (inferred from announced rounds) | Estimate | S4 |
About The Estee Lauder Companies
Recent rounds
Portfolio
Public sources name 6 portfolio companies.S4
Every company on the New Incubation Ventures list
6 companies, as named in the sources cited: 5 listed, 1 active.S4 Read the firm's list.
Listed 5
- Faculty World
- Haeckels
- KIKI World
- Melt Season
- Vyrao
Active 1
- XINÚ
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Website newincubationventures.com/
- LinkedIn company page www.linkedin.com/company/niv-elc
Sources
- S1New Incubation Ventures homeFirm
- S2Estee Lauder Companies: Dave Smith joins as SVP New Business DevelopmentParent company
- S3Glossy: Shana Randhava Glossy 50 2022Press
- S4Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars 2025: Lauren WisniewskiPress
- S5New Incubation Ventures on LinkedInThird-party report
- S6Estee Lauder Companies press release: minority investment in XINU via New Incubation VenturesFirm
- S8LinkedIn post: Peri Izzo starting as Executive Director, New Incubation Ventures (July 2025)Third-party report
- S9Happi: Estee Lauder Companies NIV invests in KIKI World (9 Apr 2024)Press
- S10FashionUnited: Kiki secures funding from NIV and a16z crypto (11 Apr 2024)Press
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