Lerer Hippeau leads seed funding in personal care company by Humankind

New York-based by Humankind, maker of responsible alternatives to personal care products, emerged from stealth and announced it has raised $4 million in seed funding led by Lerer Hippeau. Other investors include Red Sea Ventures, BoxGroup, SV Angel, Great Oaks, SoulCycle Co-Founder Elizabeth Cutler, and Adobe CPO Scott Belsky, among others. The company was founded last year by Brian Bushell and Joshua Goodman.