# Carolina Reis Oliveira

> Carolina Reis Oliveira is a Brazilian scientist and the co-founder and CEO of OneSkin. After doctoral research in Brazil and an exchange at Rutgers, she moved to Silicon Valley in 2016, joined IndieBio, and helped build a company led by four female PhD scientists. Her public interviews describe the transition from researcher to entrepreneur, the importance of choosing partners carefully, and a life that includes dancing, beaches, and Brazilian cheese bread.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at OneSkin
- **Organizations:** OneSkin, IndieBio, Endeavor, CellSeq
- **Nationality:** Brazilian
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree in Biochemistry, Federal University of Viçosa, Master’s degree in Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, PhD in Immunology; research in stem cell biology and tissue engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Doctoral exchange in stem cell research, Rutgers University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads OneSkin, whose four female co-founders hold PhDs., Co-inventor of three patents, according to OneSkin’s founder biography., Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2024 with Alessandra Zonari.

## Career timeline

- **2014-2016** — Co-founder and CEO of CellSeq in Brazil, according to her LinkedIn-derived career record.
- **2016** — Moved from Brazil to Silicon Valley, participated in IndieBio, and co-founded OneSkin.
- **2021** — Discussed the flagship product launch and her transition into entrepreneurship in a May Entreprenista interview.
- **2024** — Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur alongside Alessandra Zonari.
- **2025** — OneSkin announced a $20 million investment from Prelude Growth Partners in August.
- **2026** — Listed for a Berkeley Haas LatAm Business Forum panel and an upcoming Beauty Connect Los Angeles panel.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads OneSkin, whose four female co-founders hold PhDs.
- Co-inventor of three patents, according to OneSkin’s founder biography.
- Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2024 with Alessandra Zonari.
- Led OneSkin during its 2025 partnership with Prelude Growth Partners.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Scheduled for an October 29 Beauty Connect Los Angeles panel on education, user-generated content, trust, community, and conversion; this was an upcoming event as of October 11, 2026.
- **2026-02** — Listed on the February 28 Berkeley Haas LatAm Business Forum panel “Scaling From LatAm to the World.”
- **2025-08** — Announced the Prelude Growth Partners partnership and described nearly a year of prior collaboration.

## Links

- Website: https://www.oneskin.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolina-reis-oliveira-a69b8a27/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolina.reis.phd/

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Last updated: 2026-10-11