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Kailu Guan

Co-Founder & COO at HelloAva

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Kailu Guan is a designer and creative technologist turned entrepreneur [2] who serves as Co-Founder and COO at HelloAva [1][6]. Guan co-founded HelloAva in 2017 with the goal of democratizing skincare through consumer education and personalized regimen building [2]. Beyond HelloAva, Guan has held roles including Managing Partner at Solvia Foundry since January 2023 [3], Advisor at Flower Knows Cosmetics since October 2023 [4], and Member of WE ARE THE BOARD since October 2023 [5]. Prior experience includes positions in growth and marketing at Popshop Live [8] and consulting work on U.S. expansion for PSYTONE [7]. Guan holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design from Parsons School of Design [11] and studied as an exchange student in Fashion and Apparel Design at Central Saint Martins, University of The Arts London [12].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

I am a designer and creative technologist - turned entrepreneur, with founding experience across tech-enabled fashion, AI-driven consumer beauty, and e-commerce platform growth - all with a focus on transforming technologies into a fun, intuitive, and accessible format. In 2017, I co-founded HelloAva with one goal: to democratize skincare by educating and empowering consumers to build their ideal, personalized skincare regimen. An idea from a Stanford classroom quickly turned into a tech-enabled skincare discovery platform, and in just 2 years, our team matured to support a network of 80+ ret…

Career history

  1. Managing PartnerJan 2023 to presentSolvia Foundry
  2. AdvisorOct 2023 to presentFlower Knows Cosmetics
  3. MemberOct 2023 to presentWE ARE THE BOARD
  4. Co-Founder & COOJun 2017 to presentHelloAva
  5. U.S. Growth and Expansion, ConsultantDec 2022 to Jun 2023PSYTONE
  6. Growth & MarketingOct 2021 to Sep 2022Popshop Live
  7. Innovator in ResidenceMay 2017 to Dec 2017XRC Labs
  8. Co-FounderSep 2015 to Jun 2017KG projects

Education

  1. Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Design2011 - 2016Parsons School of Design, The New School
  2. Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Exchanging Student at Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, Fashion/Apparel Design at Central Saint Martins2013 - 2014University of The Arts London

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