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Afrocenchix

Afrocenchix

Making natural haircare simple — Afrocenchix is an e-commerce and content platform all about natural haircare

E-commerce·Launched Nov 2017·0 upvotes·afrocenchix.com
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ALIVEverified Jul 13, 2026 · HTTP 200
CohortClass of 2017

What it is

Making natural haircare simple — Afrocenchix is an e-commerce and content platform all about natural haircare. Get soft, manageable, beautiful kinks and curls with their plant powered botanicals. Natural and organic, ethically produced and tested by real women to make sure it really works. [Beauty, E-Commerce]

HTTP liveness

14 probes since Jun 11
Jun 11Jul 13
AliveHard-dead (404/5xx/parked)RedirectedUnverified (timeout/DNS/block)

Observed events

probes · press · GitHub
  1. Jun 11, 2026
    First probe — live
    Alive · 200 OK

Funding history

1 round
Total raised
$1.2M
Latest valuation
Stage
seed
Lead investors: Google for Startups' Black Founders Fund
Seed
Jun 2021
Google for Startups' Black Founders Fund
$1.2M
source
Data from SEC EDGAR Form D filings and press coverage. Round labels for SEC filings are inferred from filing sequence and amount.

Moat

Brand
strong

Afrocenchix has established a strong brand presence as the first afro hair brand in all nine Whole Foods stores and has built a loyal customer base across 22 countries, showcasing its unique appeal in a niche market.

  • webWe became the first afro hair brand to launch in all nine Whole Foods stores. source
  • webWe sold thousands of bottles to customers in over 22 countries. source
  • webWe had a strong vision and a killer pitch, validated by winning the KPMG Black Entrepreneurs award. source
  • webAfrocenchix raised over £510k by attracting a community of investors, demonstrating significant brand value. source
strong · 0.75 confidence · grounded in 4 sources
Website-grounded · May 2026

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VitalsFading
Upvotes
Press
Tags
Pulse Indexobserved activity
432/4 signal families
Liveness40%
1.00
Press30%
no data
GitHub20%
no data
Tranco10%
0.26

Weighted observed activity · updated Jul 15

Cohort survival · Class of 2017weekly

13,497 products launched in 2017 · 100% still active

13,462 active35 sunset
Still active
100%
Median lifespan
4.9y