Alum raises $1M for Healthy Roots Dolls
Yelitsa Jean-Charles 16 IL has raised $1 million in seed funding to help Healthy Roots Dolls provide representation for all children.
Jean-Charles, the founder of the toy company, was featured on Crunchbase News in February 2021. In an interview with the platform, she shared more about the vision and mission of Healthy Roots Dolls.
“As a company, our goal is to be representation for all children,” Jean-Charles, a Black woman, told Crunchbase News. “Before Zoe, I could not find a doll that had the same hair texture and color of skin that I did. We are now building products for every child. They can see themselves, or their friends, in Zoe, and it also represents diverse play in early stages of development.”
Yelitsa Jean-Charles. Image credit: Livin' For Media, courtesy of Yelitsa Jean-Charles.
