Ken Landis – Startup Investor Profile

Ken Landis is a venture capitalist based in New York, New York. He focuses on investing in consumer products, e-commerce, and enterprise companies, particularly in the technology, fashion, wellness, and beauty sectors. Ken Landis typically invests in the early stage of companies, with a deal size that varies. His geographical preference is not specified. Ken Landis is known for co-founding Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and Tula Skincare, which were later acquired by Estée Lauder and Procter & Gamble. His investment check size is not explicitly mentioned. Regarding partnership and collaboration styles, specific details about his approach are not available from the sources searched.

Location: New York, NY

Country: United States of America

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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed

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AI Reasoning: I found evidence that Ken Landis (Landis Capital) was involved in DIBS Beauty which received a significant growth capital investment from L Catterton announced April 26, 2023, and earlier investments include TULA with growth investment in 2017. However, I did not find explicit investment activity by Ken Landis in 2025 or late 2024; the most recent specific investment tied to him is April 26, 2023 into DIBS Beauty. That date is 2 years and ~6 months prior to the target date, which would normally be classified as low-active. But other sources (LinkedIn post March 19, 2021) are older. Because Landis Capital site shows ongoing portfolio companies (e.g., Makersights, LeafTrade, Troops.ai) but without public deal dates, the only verifiable recent investor-backed company linked to Ken Landis is DIBS Beauty (Apr 26, 2023). That places the last known investment more than 12 months ago; therefore the correct tag is “low-active”.

Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.

Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.

Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.