Unilever Ventures backs India's Secret Alchemist as brand lands BoF 2026 finalist slot
Clean perfume label Secret Alchemist, co-founded by actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu with Ankita Thadani and Akash Valia, closed a minority round led by Unilever Ventures and is one of 15 finalists from 27 countries in BoF's Global Beauty Awards Emerging Track for early 2026.
India's Secret Alchemist, a clean perfume brand co-founded by Ankita Thadani, Akash Valia and actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, is a finalist in BoF's 2026 Global Beauty Awards Emerging Track and recently raised a minority round led by Unilever Ventures.