# Shubhangini Prakash

> Shubhangini Prakash is the founder and CEO of Feather & Bone, a Jersey City-based, woman- and minority-owned consumer brand built around waterless, minimal-ingredient personal care. A Babson graduate and former finance professional at BNP Paribas and Silicon Valley Bank, she turned a hand-pressed face-wash tablet into an order for 30 Whole Foods stores, joined XRC Ventures' fourth accelerator cohort, later entered the Target accelerator, and has spent a decade arguing that subtraction can be both a product philosophy and an operating discipline.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Feather & Bone
- **Organizations:** Feather & Bone, BNP Paribas, Silicon Valley Bank, XRC Ventures, Target Accelerator, Babson College
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree, Babson College, MBA, Babson College - F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Turned hand-pressed face-wash tablet prototypes into an initial order for 30 Whole Foods stores., Selected for XRC Labs' fourth accelerator cohort in 2017., Accepted into the Target accelerator program.

## Career timeline

- **2007-2015** — Built a six-year finance career that included BNP Paribas and Silicon Valley Bank, with graduate study between finance roles.
- **2011-2013** — Completed an MBA at Babson College; developed the tablet format for what became Face Gems during product-development and pricing coursework.
- **2015** — Founded Feather & Bone and launched the company around waterless, minimal-ingredient personal care.
- **2017** — Joined XRC Labs' fourth cohort and presented Feather & Bone at its demo day.
- **2025** — Discussed building the business while raising two children and described the Target accelerator as a pivotal operating moment.
- **2026** — Appeared on FOX 5 DC's The Marissa Mitchell Show for a winter beauty segment.

## Achievements

- Turned hand-pressed face-wash tablet prototypes into an initial order for 30 Whole Foods stores.
- Selected for XRC Labs' fourth accelerator cohort in 2017.
- Accepted into the Target accelerator program.
- Built Feather & Bone as a certified woman- and minority-owned business.
- Feather & Bone's Face Gems were named best cleanser in 2017, according to Babson College's alumni business profile.
- Sustained Feather & Bone from its 2015 founding through its tenth year.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Joined The Marissa Mitchell Show on FOX 5 DC for a winter beauty segment.
- **2025-12** — Featured by Central Desi in a profile about building Feather & Bone from Jersey City and sustaining customer relationships over a decade.
- **2025-05** — Discussed motherhood, operating efficiency, the Target accelerator and her approach to personal branding in a published interview.

## Links

- Website: https://www.featherandboneco.com/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/shubhangini-prakash-365a342a
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/feathernbone
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feather.bone/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/feathernbone

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Last updated: 2026-08-26