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BlackPeople of ColorWomenAcceleratorClosed
Rare Beauty Brands & JCPenney
LIFT Beauty Accelerator
Amount
$10,000+
Plus $24,000 in-kind
Deadline
Aug 21, 2026
Odds
3 per cycle
Can you get this?
✓Founder must be 18+ from underrepresented background
✓Company must be US-incorporated
✓Early-stage: no institutional funding, under $1M revenue
✓Product must be at prototype stage minimum
✕Service-based beauty businesses are not eligible
Your real odds
Three brands are selected from the entire applicant pool each cycle, so the math is brutal regardless of how strong your application is.
The program has run long enough that competition is established, and judges weigh founder story and authenticity alongside business fundamentals, so a compelling personal narrative carries as much weight as traction.
What it takes
Submit application online
Await finalist notification
Await winner announcement
Participate in group sessions and workshops
Worth knowing
Previous applicants who did not win are explicitly welcome to reapply, and judges specifically evaluate unit economics and margin profile, so have those numbers sharp before you submit.
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