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Tsai turned a Kyoto encounter with geisha skincare rituals into Tatcha, a rice-bran-and-green-tea luxury line acquired by Unilever for $500 million in 2019 — while tying every sale to girls' education funding through Room to Read.
Vicky Tsai founded Tatcha in 2009 after a trip to Kyoto, translating traditional Japanese skincare practices using ingredients like rice bran, green tea, and algae into a luxury skincare line.
Tatcha became a top-selling brand at Sephora and was acquired by Unilever in 2019 for a reported $500 million. The company's Beautiful Faces, Beautiful Futures program with Room to Read funds girls' education.
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