Aglow

aglow is Making Beauty Better—for Everyone

aglow is turning beauty into a business model that works better for everyone, salons, clinics, and clients.

Launched in 2023 by Karl Margrain and Jo Blundell, aglow is a subscription-based platform helping beauty businesses move away from pay-as-you-go services and embrace the power of recurring revenue.

By making beauty treatments feel more like memberships, think gym, but for glow-ups, aglow has created a new category in the industry. With over 600 salons and 5,000 members already on board in Australia and New Zealand, they’re now eyeing the US as their next big move.

Why You’ll Want to Work at aglow

A Model That Just Makes Sense 30 years ago, gym memberships changed fitness forever. aglow is doing the same for beauty, giving salon owners financial stability and giving customers a better, more consistent experience.

Huge Traction, Early Days In just over a year, aglow has powered $16 million in annualised membership revenue. Some salons are already seeing $1M+ in recurring revenue thanks to the platform.

Real Impact for Small Businesses aglow is helping beauty businesses, many of them female-founded, access financing, improve cash flow, and increase client spend and retention. It's not just good tech, it's transformational.

Proven Founders, Powerhouse Backers CEO Karl Margrain comes from fintech. CRO Jo Blundell has led at Timely, Xero, and CarbonCrop. Their vision is backed by heavy hitters like Icehouse Ventures, the founder of Timely, and the cofounder of Tyro.

If you’re excited about building the infrastructure behind a new wave of subscription-based small businesses—and making the beauty industry work better for the people inside it, aglow is one to watch.