MYAVANA is a pioneering beauty tech company founded by its visionary CEO, Candace Mitchell Harris in 2012, with the aim of revolutionizing personal and professional textured hair care through data driven science and technology. 

With a deep understanding of the unique hair care challenges women of color and women with textured hair face, MYAVANA perfected and introduced a suite of innovative textured hair care science and technology products, resulting in unique data insights for truly personalized textured hair care solutions.

MYAVANA’s C.A.R.E. Operating System (Consult, Analyze, Recommend, Educate) is a complete end-to-end, personalized haircare resource. Our process supports you in understanding your hair needs through AI analysis and scientific conditional analysis, and recommends the exact haircare products that meet your individual hair needs at any point in time.

MYAVANA is transforming the global haircare industry with a suite of products for consumers, industry professionals and retailers.

1. MYAVANA Hair Assessment (HairAI) Discover what products will work best for your crown.
2. MYAVANA Hair Analysis Kit (HairSI) Learn how to care for your crown with a plan and and expert guidance.
3. MYAVANA Hair Consultation: Book a consultation with our hair care experts to find the best solution for your crown. LEARN MORE.
4. MYAVANA Hair Intelligence: We work with brands, retailers, and salons to provide personalized hair care guidance across the industry. 

• MYAVANA Pro+: For Salons looking to transform and position their businesses for success. 
• MYAVANA HairCI: For companies looking for real-time data & analytics on their target consumer. 
• MYAVANA HairRI: For retailers looking to drive purchases across the products they offer. 

Candace Mitchell Harris found success in developing sophisticated technology in the beauty industry that analyzes hair variables like type, texture and condition—to develop a personalized haircare plan that supports healthy hair and growth. As a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, she brings over 14 years of experience in cosmetology and computer science to MYAVANA.

Candace has been recognized for her work as one of WWD’s Top 50 Beauty Innovators, received the BET Honors STEM Award and participated in Sephora's Accelerate Fellowship. She has additionally been featured nationally on CNN’s Small Business Success segment, in Marie Claire Magazine’s Next Big Thing in Beauty, at ESSENCE Festival, and in Inc. Magazine, Black Enterprise, Business Insider, and more.

Tanisha Billups holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Spelman College and a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University. She has worked in R&D at MYAVANA since 2016, with a passion for science and specifically all things hair and beauty.

As a true leader in beauty tech, she values how intentionally we C.A.R.E.for so many throughout their hair journeys to achieve personal hair goals. She values how MYAVANA offers the ultimate opportunity to empower and impact while innovating and leading the way in adding more value and diversity to the beauty industry.