Started as a beauty blog in 2010, the company has a $1.2 billion valuation. : After raising $100 million in series D funding, Glossier now has a $1.2 billion valuation. Sequoia Capital led the round, along with a number of other investors, including Tiger Global Management, Spark Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Thrive Capital, IVP, and Index Ventures, according to The Wall Street Journal. Emily Weiss, founder of Glossier, started the brand in 2010 as a beauty blog called Into the Gloss.