Direct to Consumer Startups

Sandbanks offers virtual gift cards for purchasing sustainable luxury goods, delivered via email with no processing fees and a 24-month expiration window.

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Sakara offers Metabolism Bite, a daily gummy supplement formulated with plant-based ingredients like African spicefruit, saffron, cinnamon bark, and pomegranate extracts to support metabolism, curb sugar cravings, and aid weight management. The product is a direct-to-consumer wellness and nutrition supplement.

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Salon Grafix makes hair spray products, offering various hold levels for consumer hair care. The company started as a family-owned fragrance business and shifted to hair care with its Shaping Hair Spray in the mid-1980s.

1 investor

Salt & Stone manufactures aluminum-free, natural deodorants formulated for extended odor protection with botanical ingredients. The products are sold direct-to-consumer as vegan, cruelty-free personal care items.

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Saltwinds Coffee sells specialty 100% Arabica coffee infused with Atlantic ocean air before roasting, a process meant to make the beans smoother and less bitter. The coffee is craft-roasted in small batches in Canada and sold to consumers, including flavoured varieties and bundles.

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Hair care and styling brand founded by hairstylist Sam McKnight, offering products such as texture mists and sea salt sprays for consumers. The line reflects the founder's professional styling work in the beauty and hair care category.

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Sammmm is a self-care and skincare brand for teenagers that co-creates products with its community of young testers, emphasizing ingredient and pricing transparency. It positions itself as both a brand and a platform built with and for Gen Z and Gen Alpha consumers.

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Samuel Hubbard designs and sells lightweight, comfort-focused footwear for men and women, including sneakers, sandals, and lace-up walking shoes handcrafted in small batches in Portugal and Brazil. The company sells directly to consumers online in the footwear and apparel category.

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San Dimas is a mezcal producer offering bottled mezcal spirits for consumers.

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SANA makes food products such as tortillas and wraps using low-impact crops like coconut and cassava. It focuses on organic, nutrient-dense ingredients aimed at health-conscious and environmentally minded consumers.

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Sand Cloud manufactures Turkish cotton towels designed for durability, comfort, and water absorption, marketed for beach and water sports use.

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Sans Ceuticals develops haircare, skincare, and body-care products formulated with high-dose active ingredients and without fillers or additives. Developed in New Zealand, its multifunctional product line includes hair infusions and body/hair/face oils sold direct to consumers.

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Santevia manufactures a countertop water filtration system that filters contaminants and adds back essential minerals for consumer home use. The Glass Water System combines filtration and mineralization in a hand-crafted glass and bamboo design.

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Santo de Piedra produces mezcal spirits for retail consumers. The company offers collections of mezcal products for general public purchase.

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Sapyen offers at-home male fertility testing kits that measure sperm parameters including count, concentration, motility, and morphology, with results reviewed by certified labs using WHO 2021 methodology. The company serves individuals seeking to understand their reproductive health for conception planning or post-vasectomy confirmation.

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Sarelly is a Mexican cosmetics brand that sells makeup products such as its Lip Combo BUCHÓN, a set including a lip liner, lipstick, and highlighter formulated for Latin skin tones. Its product line also covers eyeshadow palettes, mascara, and eye makeup kits sold direct to consumers.

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Save The Duck is a fashion/apparel company that offers digital product passports for its garments, enabling customers to access verified information about product origins and care instructions. The company supports circular economy practices through partnerships for resale and donation programs.

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Savotta produces military and tactical gear including field tents, tent stoves, backpacks, plate carriers, pouches, and ballistic panels. The Finnish brand serves military, tactical, and outdoor users with rugged equipment.

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Saxx Underwear designs and sells men's underwear engineered with technologies to reduce chafing, prevent rolling, and manage moisture for comfort and performance.

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Sayless Spritz produces low-calorie, gluten-free ready-to-drink cocktails blending wine with sparkling water, marketed toward health-conscious consumers. The company operates in the beverage category and ships across multiple U.S. states.

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Sayso makes single-serve cocktail and mocktail mixes in tear-open sticks or pouches using real dehydrated fruits, herbs, and spices, low in sugar and calories. Consumers add cold water and optionally spirits to prepare drinks at home or on the go.

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ScanCafe provides digital scanning and restoration services for photographs, film, video, and audio materials, as well as print products made from digitized images. The company serves consumers looking to preserve and repurpose physical media collections.

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ScentGod runs a monthly subscription that delivers a 31-day supply of designer and niche perfumes to customers starting at $20.90 per month, with a quiz-based recommendation tool that suggests fragrances by taste, occasion, season, and mood. It offers a catalog of over 400 perfumes as an affordable alternative to buying full retail bottles.

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Schesir produces natural pet food for cats and dogs, including wet food and kibble made with animal proteins, taurine, vitamins and minerals. Its recipes are formulated by veterinary nutritionists using natural ingredients to meet pets' nutritional needs.

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