Ahana Banerjee

Founder & CEO - Clear

Ahana Banerjee is Founder & CEO of Clear, a social commerce app for skincare that helps people buy, track and share their skincare. In 2021, Y Combinator alumna Ahana suffered from cystic acne before launching the app, which uses selfie analysis data to offer cosmetic brands insights into their products' efficiency. Valued at $15 million, Clear has partnered with more than 2,000 brands, has 9,000 users on the app and about $1 million in VC funding. The revenue model includes affiliate sales commission and selling market intelligence on consumer skincare habits and product reviews. Clear is also the 2022 L'Oréal Beauty Tech for Good winner, selected by Beiersdorf for the Beauty Tech Innovation Summit 2023, and was featured under "Best New Apps and Updates'' on the iOS App Store in 2023. Ahana holds a Bachelor's degree in Physics from Imperial College, London and is a Forbes '30 Under 30' Technology List 2023 honouree.