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LUS Brands

Hair care products for curly hair.

lusbrands.com
HQ: Toronto, ON, Canada
11-50
Consumer

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Jul 29, 2026

Overview

Toronto/Mississauga-based Canadian-made DTC hair-care brand founded in 2017 by Sahar Saidi. Best known for the Love Ur Curls® 3-Step System for wavy, curly, and kinky-coily hair; sells primarily direct-to-consumer, plus Amazon and selected salons/e-tailers. Small, mostly Canada-based team with a hybrid work pattern and a strong customer-first, self-love / curl-education brand position.

Primary product

Love Ur Curls® 3-Step System

Founded

2017

Headquarters

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Team size

11-50 employees

Work style

Hybrid

Industry

Retail

Sub-industry

Beauty & personal care / hair care

Offices

1-6905 Kenderry Gate, Mississauga ON L5T 2Y8, Canada
Unit 10 - 2900 Argentia Road, Mississauga, ON L5N7X9, Canada
155 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada
2 Bloor St E Ste 3500, Toronto, ON, Canada

Business model

direct-to-consumer e-commerce
marketplace sales (Amazon)
select salon wholesale / direct-to-salon
select e-tailers / retail distribution

Funding

Stage

Seed

Total raised

$1.2M

Latest round

Seed · Mar 2018

Latest amount

$1.1M

Seed

Mar 2018 · Comcast Ventures

$1.1M

Pre-seed

Jan 2018 · Y Combinator

$120K

People & investors

Leadership

Sahar Saidi

Founder & CEO

Robert Beredo

Chief Digital Officer

Shahla Rehman

Head of Brand Marketing

Tho Pham

Director of Operations

CCLP Stewart Cao

Director of Logistics

Soulat Mir, CPA, CMA

Director of Finance

Investors

Comcast Ventures
CV Catalyst
Duro Ventures
Kaktus Capital
Marine Layer Investments
Sound Ventures
Willow Growth Partners
Y Combinator
Y Combinator Demo Day

Work & culture

Customer-first and community-driven, with an emphasis on inclusion, confidence, and curl education. Public signals suggest a fast-moving DTC brand that values ownership, collaboration, and practical execution over polish for its own sake.

Work style

Hybrid

Compensation

Public compensation data is limited. LinkedIn employer ratings show compensation at 3.9/5, and a public job posting showed a salary band of roughly C$60k-C$75k annually for a sourcing specialist. Broader salary bands are not publicly disclosed.

Benefits

medical coverage
dental coverage
life insurance
employee assistance program
RRSP matching
paid vacation
personal days
bereavement leave
paid holidays
annual wellness allowance
product discounts for employees/family/friends

Product & market

Pricing

Premium packaged hair-care products sold individually and in bundled systems (e.g., 3-step kits), with discounts/sales on bundles and repeat-purchase products.

Differentiators

  • —simple 3-step routine instead of multi-product regimens
  • —curl-type customization for wavy, curly, and kinky-coily hair
  • —sulfate-free and silicone-free formulations
  • —Canadian-made / in-house-developed positioning
  • —strong customer service and education content
  • —direct-to-consumer brand community and self-love messaging

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Google Workspace
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PayPal

Customers

people with wavy hair
people with curly hair
people with kinky-coily hair
direct-to-consumer curl-care shoppers
Amazon shoppers
salon customers and stylists
North American consumers

Competitors

CurlSmith
Rizos Curls
Cantu
SheaMoisture
DevaCurl
CurlMix
TreLuxe
Pattern Beauty
Ouidad
Flora & Curl

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

≈$3M estimated annual revenue (2024)

Estimated monthly visits

6.4K

info@lusbrands.ca+1 888 395 4998

Latest news

Executive announcement: Robert Beredo joins as Chief Digital Officer

LinkedIn · Sep 2025

LUS Brands announced Robert Beredo joined its executive team as Chief Digital Officer to help accelerate digital transformation and e-commerce growth.

LUS Brands introduces Volumizing Foam

TrendHunter · Apr 2025

Covers a product launch adding a weightless volumizing foam to the LUS lineup.

Homegrown Business: Sahar Saidi of LUS (Love Ur Self) Brands

Toronto Guardian · Apr 2025

Profile of LUS Brands covering its DTC model, Amazon/salon distribution, product system, and the claim of over 10 million bottles sold.

CanadianSME interview: Sahar Saidi on scaling LUS Brands

CanadianSME · Mar 2025

Founder Sahar Saidi discusses the brand’s 3-Step System, Canadian-made strategy, customer service focus, and continued growth while staying profitable.

Business Press Canada feature on LUS Brands

Business Press Canada · Sep 2024

Feature on the brand’s mission, origin story, product simplification strategy, and self-love positioning.

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