Whether you style your hair every single day and run a curling iron through it, or fall more on the side of plopping it into a messy bun on top of your head, we think it’s high time you changed up your look.

The summer of 2020 brought on a wave of change. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery made the reality of racial inequality for Black Americans unignitable.

The software, which is 11 years in the making, aims to take the guesswork out of caring for natural hair by curating a detailed profile of your hair's condition, needs, tips and recommendations.

Imagine strolling through Ulta, opening an app on your phone, being prompted to snap a photo of your hair and within minutes having a curated list of product recommendations based on an analysis of your hair.

Scientifically tested, technologically-advanced, patent pending, industry-changing…what more could we say? MYAVANA Haircare has disrupted the textured-hair space with their haircare technology that is currently changing lives, and crowns, across the world.

Hair growth moments from TikTok influencers promoting hair growth remedies like hair oiling/slugging, a rosemary and caffeine mixture to promote hair growth, and hair cycling similar to skin cycling are on the radar of those who want to achieve the ultimate hair goal— healthy long hair.

Last weekend Grind Pretty Fest held another successful meetup for boss babes. The fest was held in the heart of Atlanta, GA and several came from all over to attend.

Inspiration is the fuel for creative minds that often happens unexpectedly, opening us up to new possibilities that transcend our ordinary experiences.

Hair straighteners are not one size or brand, or plate material fits all. What works for my long2a-ish waves (a BaBylissProI got years ago after noticing how many stylists used it backstage at fashion shows) may not work for you.

A list of all the beauty investments and acquisitions in 2024.

Those of us with tight coils are very familiar with the care and maintenance of 4C hair. It's the tightest curl type out there — and is often categorized as the most difficult to look after

To showcase the magic of our hair, earlier this Spring, Carol’s Daughter and celebrity hairstylist Johnny Wright teamed up with AI hair brand MYAVANA to create a next level Black hair experience, UNTANGLED, held at the Bronner Brothers International Beauty Show.

The best new shampoo options recreate the salon experience without the user having to step foot outside.

In the past, you may have overlooked the complexity of 3C curls and curly hair in general, assuming that all curls were alike. If your attempts to enhance your curls have been met with less-than-satisfactory results, fear not—we’re here to guide you.

Candace Mitchell Harris discusses her path from computer scientist to founder of beauty tech tool MYAVANA – and how it uses A.I. to analyze each person’s unique haircare needs.

The trend isn’t just for 20-somethings. Earlier this year, Penelope Cruz debuted her transformation at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on February 24, and Rita Ora rocked an “Italian bob” during an appearance on Today on February 15.

So, what makes the ‘do so popular, you ask? We tapped a few celebrity beauty gurus, who exclusively told Us Weekly that the bob is having a moment as 2024 beauty trends have “shown to favor a natural, effortless vibe.” 

Zendaya showed off her chop at the2024 Academy Awards, and Sydney Sweeney unveiled the cropped look at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 10. A few days later, Gigi Hadid was seen with a flipped-up cut while out and about in New York City

There is undoubtedly demand for Black-owned brands, but without the funding to get them there in today’s competitive market, how can entrepreneurs move forward? Despite more voices demanding their products, investment in these companies declined in 2023 to 0.48%. Even more surprisingly, this was the third consecutive year that funding was dwindling.

Last month, the beauty tech company debuted its “Definitive Hair Hair Typing Infographic” and“ The Definitive Healthy Hair Care Guide: Understanding Type, Texture, & Condition”, which together make up a new updated hair typing system that allows consumers and hair professionals to easily identify their true Hair rather than just their hair type or texture.

Does your hair tend to lose moisture quickly? Do you struggle with dryness, frizz, or breakage? If so, you may have high-porosity hair, and understanding the unique characteristics of your strands is essential to crafting an effective regimen.

In its 2024 trend overview, Mintel noted that “technology will play a vital role [in beauty] with artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR) applications personalizing beauty experiences, tracking well-being metrics and offering virtual wellness consultations.”

Fearless Fund, the Black women-owned venture capital firm backing early-stage businesses owned by women of color, including the beauty and wellness brands  Brown Girl Jane, Oui The People, Hairbrella, Kushae, Live Tinted...

Like most of us, your phone is probably with you at all times. There is no denying we love our phones in this digital day and age. Part of the reason we love our phones so much is that there are so many great apps that make life a little easier in one way or another.

Large companies continue to bet on AI technology to improve customer experiences in retail stores and online.

In the 1990s, professional hairstylist Andre Walker created the first hair-typing system, which categorizes hair into four main types, 1-4, based on curl type and texture. To get more specific, within each type, hair can also fall into one of three categories, a-c.

I stopped relaxing my hair in the early aughts, back when the natural hair movement was just starting to take off. Products for coily textures were still scarce.

Myavana and Ulta Beauty have partnered on a Virtual Hair Analysis tool that helps guests understand their hair type and offers personalized product recommendations.

MYAVANA has continued to make waves in the industry with its AI hair care technology and is now set to expand its reach thanks to a new experiential partnership with Ulta Beauty.

The analysis tool has been folded into the retailer's e-commerce virtual try-on experiences to improve the hair product search journey.

Ulta Beauty has launched a new Virtual Hair Analysis tool, which integrates Myavana's HairAI technology, helping shoppers understand their hair type and receive personalized product recommendations.

Beauty tech company Myavana has inked a new partnership with retailer Ulta Beauty.

BeautyMatter 2023 NEXT Innovator of the Year Candace Mitchell Harris lands a new experiential partnership with Ulta Beauty and strategic investment from the retailer's venture arm Prisma Ventures and the Brain Trust Fund for her AI haircare tech company Myavana.

The investment was made through Ulta's digital innovation fund, Prisma.

Beauty technology company Myavana has raised $1.5 million from Brain Trust Fund and Prisma Ventures, the digital innovation fund from Ulta Beauty.

A new partnership between Myavana and Ulta Beauty could revolutionize the retail experience for the textured hair community.

A new partnership between Myavana and Ulta Beauty could revolutionize the retail experience for the textured hair community. 

Beauty-tech company Myavana has announced a new retail partnership with retailer Ulta Beauty, along with investments from Prisma Ventures and BrainTrustFund.

History repeats itself. As I laid down for my first PET scan to determine the staging of my Non-Hodgkin’s Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, all I could think about was my mom being in this exact position two decades ago.

Every holiday season, it’s a pleasure to craft our personal wish lists and hunt down the best gifts to show our friends and loved ones how much they matter to us. But with the paradox of endless choice, picking the right thing for your work spouse, gym buddy, or significant other can quickly become overwhelming.

Ulta Beauty has been a pioneer in the implementation of AI tools. For example, prior to this year’sAI boom, in 2019, the company acquired AI company QM Scientific to focus on personalization.

The beauty entrepreneur has worked with celebrity partners such as Letoya Luckett, Keri Hilson, Viola Davis and Queen Latifah

Anyone who’s tried and rejected one hair-care product after another has wanted someone, or something, to tell them just what to buy.

How accurate is the hair-typing system? Like, how do you know if you’re a 2b or a 4c, and does it really matter? 

"Community is at the heart of what we do,” BeautyMatter founder Kelly Kovack declared during the opening remarks of the BeautyMatter NEXT Summit 2023 in Los Angeles. The keynotes, fireside chats, panel discussions, and networking opportunities that followed certainly stood up to that declaration.

Myavana, a Black-owned, female-founded beauty-tech company based in Atlanta, is diving headfirst into the digital world with the launch of its first-of-its-kind Web3 Metaverse experience, “In The Lab with Myavana.” 

Yesterday, in London, PETA crashed another fashion show—this time Burberry. Apparently, the security guard who removed this protestor had watched footage from the Coach show because this intruder was removed with barely a kerfuffle, unlike the lioness who was tackled and dragged out of NYFW.

Myavana, a Black-owned, female-founded beauty-tech company based in Atlanta, Georgia, is poised to launch its first-of-its-kind Web3 Metaverse experience, “In The Lab With Myavana,” during National Coding Week, September 18.

In the Lab with Myavana’ aims to educate on textured hair care and inspire underrepresented groups to consider technology as a career path.

When I decided to go natural in 2014, I assumed that once I opted out of my regular relaxer appointments and bi-weekly silk presses, healthy hair was a guarantee. At the time, it seemed as though my ancestors had encoded hair wellness into my DNA, and all I had to do to reap the benefits was embrace my natural texture. But, as I've discovered in the near-decade since, it doesn't work that way.

Our BeautyMatter NEXT Awards aim to raise the bar and define the future of beauty. Our intention with the awards is to create a level playing field, from the largest multinationals to high-growth indies, retailers, agencies, service providers, and suppliers.

A look into how brands, retailers and consumers are building out the aging hair care category.

After the Cannes Film Festival in 2021, Andie MacDowell’s name was trending, not for her film “Annette” or her sparkly Prada gown.

Myavana is disrupting the multi-billion dollar, textured hair care market with its Scientific Intelligence Hair Strand Analysis and its data-driven product suite. Myavana connects with consumers through its hair analysis—and sells a Hair Kit that includes personalized product recommendations. 

In case you’d mistakenly assumed that corporate America has been making the progress we’ve all been promised, only 28 percent of corner-office roles are currently occupied by women—and only 6 percent of those roles are filled by women of color. Which makes the triumphs achieved by the 13 founders down below all the more wow-worthy.

Hair care has transformed into one of the most profitable sectors of the consumer-goods industry. An August report from Fortune Business Insights found that the global hair-care market is projected to go from a valuation of $99.5 billion in 2023 to $147.5 billion by 2030.

Black-owned beauty-tech company Myavana is using AI to provide personalized insights and hair regimens that work for women of color. Myavana is the brainchild of computer scientist Candace Mitchell Harris. Her natural hair journey led her to seek data-driven, intelligent hair care solutions everywhere, from the lab to the Metaverse.

After the Cannes Film Festival in 2021, Andie MacDowell’s name was trending, not for her film “Annette” or her sparkly Prada gown. Instead, the actress garnered attention for embracing her natural gray hair on the red carpet.  The star’s choice to go natural, which she made in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, was indicative of a large ...

When I decided to go natural in 2014, I assumed that once I opted out of my regular relaxer appointments and bi-weekly silk presses, healthy hair was a guarantee. At the time, it seemed as though my ancestors had encoded hair wellness into my DNA, and all I had to do to reap the benefits was embrace my natural texture. But, as I've discovered in the near-decade since, it doesn't work that way.

Just like with skin types, there’s a formulaic way to identify and categorize different types of hair. And it’s something trichologists (hair scalp specialists), stylists, and other hair pros have been using for years. It all started in the '90s when Oprah's hairstylist, Andre Walker, created an official system to recognize hair types. Now, the same system is still widely used in the world of beauty today, especially in the curly and textured hair communities.

Indie company Myavana is at the intersection of beauty as it relates to textured hair, technology, science and cultural innovation. At the Rezo Salon for Curls in New York City on July 26, the haircare experts debuted its first-ever beauty A.I. tool utilizing microscopic hair strand analysis and A.I. imaging technology to provide personalized hair care product regimens from a database of over 3,000 hair care brands.  The founder Candace Mitchell-Harris is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, a WWD Top 50 Beauty Innovator and a recent Georgia Tech Computing Hall of Fame inductee.

MYAVANA is a high-tech hair care company innovating the beauty space with their original HairAI™ technology. Founded by Candace Mitchell-Harris, they use their unique artificial intelligence system to identify your hair type and texture in order to offer personalized hair analysis and direct product recommendations.

Atlanta-based beauty tech startup Myavana has just launched a brand new mobile app powered by artificial intelligence that can analyze a photo of your hair for instant product recommendations.

Chanel Martin and Candace Mitchell share why the went into the business of personalized hair care. Find out how it all works, in this clip!

Over the past five years, the Southeastern region, led by Atlanta, has gone from being “one of the best kept secrets” in tech, to a vibrant ecosystem teeming...

Candace Mitchell, 27 Cofounder, Techturized, Inc. With co-founder Chanel Martin-- a fellow black woman engineer and Georgia Tech grad -- she's using technology to revolutionize the $3 billion African-Amercan haircare market.

Whether you’re a new natural or OG curly girl, achieving healthy hair requires us to understand our unique hair type and create a plan to reach our hair goals, which can be overwhelming with hundreds of “natural hair products” on the market and infinite hair tutorials.

We’ve always been fascinated by companies who are able to juxtapose hair and technology. An individual’s hair journey is very singular, while technology is generally labeled as impersonal and for the masses.

Whether you're looking for the right foundation shade, beginning a stressful hair transition, or trying to find a stylist who knows the difference between bantu knots and Havana twists, these beauty subscriptions and apps will help you upgrade your hair, skin, and makeup routine.

On March 3, we’re hosting TC Sessions: Justice 2021, a day-long virtual conference dedicated to examining diversity and inclusion in tech. Tune in to presentations, panel discussions, breakout sessions and interactive Q&As with key tech leaders.

Beautiful women passionate about the hair industry gathered at Bio Bio, a Black-owned beauty venue in Atlanta, on Thursday evening, Nov. 21, 2019, at the launch party for Candace Mitchell Harris’ new hair app called Myavana.

As she tells it, the 29-year-old Tech alumna would not likely be leading a haircare revolution with the haircare recommendation system Myavana had it not been for the intense startup education she received at Georgia Tech