BEAUTY&YOU India 2026 is a beauty entrepreneurship and innovation program by The Estée Lauder Companies, in partnership with Nykaa and supported by Startup India, DPIIT. It is open to founders, entrepreneurs, innovators and creatives building for the Indian beauty market, from pre-launch ideas to established brands, with a ₹4 crore total prize pool across five categories.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is a global beauty company behind a portfolio of prestige beauty brands across skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care. Through BEAUTY&YOU India, it supports founders, innovators and creatives building the future of beauty for Indian consumers.
About The Estée Lauder Companies Inc
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is a global beauty company with a portfolio spanning skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care. Its brands and innovation platforms serve consumers across markets worldwide.
Through BEAUTY&YOU India 2026, The Estée Lauder Companies supports founders, entrepreneurs, innovators and creatives developing ideas, businesses, technologies and creative concepts for the Indian beauty market. The program welcomes applicants from pre-launch concepts through established revenue-generating businesses, as well as designers, creative founders and beauty technology innovators.
BEAUTY&YOU India 2026 provides four application tracks — GROW, IMAGINE, DESIGN and BREAKTHROUGH — covering beauty brands seeking growth capital, early-stage concepts, creative and design-led work, and new beauty technologies, ingredients, formulations and business-model innovations.
BEAUTY&YOU India 2026
A platform for founders, innovators and creatives building the future of beauty for Indian consumers.
Application Tracks
GROW, IMAGINE, DESIGN and BREAKTHROUGH provide different pathways based on the applicant's stage, business model and area of innovation.
Industry Focus
Skincare, hair care, fragrance, makeup, wellness and beauty-adjacent categories, along with beauty technology, ingredients, formulations, design and creative innovation.
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What funding programs does The Estée Lauder Companies Inc run?
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc currently has 1 program listed in this directory, including BEAUTY&YOU India 2026. Each program page covers the funding amount, eligibility and application process.
Is The Estée Lauder Companies Inc a government organisation?
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc is listed as a corporate. It is not a government body, and its programs follow the organisation's own selection process.
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