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Prose is a technology company.
Prose has raised $25.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Key people at Prose.
Prose has raised $25.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Prose formulates personalized haircare and skincare products, tailored for individual needs. An online consultation assesses over 80 factors, lifestyle to environment. An AI-powered algorithm selects from 185+ clean ingredients, crafting bespoke shampoos, conditioners, and moisturizers that evolve with user requirements.
Arnaud Plas, Paul Michaux, Nicolas Mussat, and Catherine Taurin founded Prose in 2017. With L'Oréal backgrounds, they identified a market void for individualized beauty. Their insight: leverage technology beyond mass production to deliver bespoke formulations based on each consumer’s unique profile.
Prose serves consumers valuing effective, customized beauty solutions. Its vision posits personalization delivers superior results, continually refining offerings via feedback and innovation. Prose aims to lead custom beauty by providing adaptive, data-driven, and results-oriented personal care.
Key people at Prose.
Prose Technologies is a telecommunications company specializing in advanced wireless communication solutions, including base station antennas, microwave antennas, indoor/outdoor coverage systems, Open RAN sub-systems, and related services.[1][2][4] Formed as a spinoff from the Rosenberger Group's antenna and coverage portfolio in early 2022, it serves over 100 network operators and service providers worldwide, powering 4G/5G networks with products like multi-port, multi-band, multi-beam, Massive MIMO, and 5G small cell antennas.[1][2][5] With over 3,500 employees, 40+ subsidiaries, 4 manufacturing sites, and 6-7 R&D centers globally, Prose emphasizes innovation, quality (ISO 9001:2015, TL9000 certified), and sustainability to connect everyday communications reliably.[2][3][5]
The company solves critical telecom challenges such as wind load, site space limitations, and future-proofing for 5G/6G by redesigning antenna configurations, adopting modular designs, and reducing material use.[5][6] Its growth momentum is strong, recognized as a Leader and Top Implementer in the passive base station antenna market by ABI Research for its patents, R&D investments, and customer-centric agility.[5]
Prose Technologies emerged in early 2022 as a strategic spinoff and restructure of the Rosenberger Group's wireless communication business, particularly its base station antenna and coverage solutions portfolio.[1][2][4][6] This created a lean, agile entity jointly owned by the German Rosenberger family and the US Liu family, blending German engineering precision with American entrepreneurial drive.[2][3][7] Headquartered in Germany, it inherited established operations including 40+ subsidiaries, sales/service organizations, 4 manufacturing sites, and 6-7 R&D centers worldwide.[2][3][5]
The idea stemmed from Rosenberger's need to focus innovation in telecom amid rising 5G demands, allowing Prose to operate independently with a "3P Spirit" culture of Professional, Precise, and Perfect execution.[2][3] Early traction built on Rosenberger's legacy, quickly positioning Prose as a top player serving 100+ communication service providers (CSPs) with comprehensive 4G/5G antenna portfolios.[1][5][6]
Prose rides the global 5G expansion and Open RAN trend, addressing densification needs for higher capacity in urban/rural areas amid surging data demands from IoT, remote work, and streaming.[1][2][6] Timing is ideal post-2022 spinoff, coinciding with CSPs' push for cost-effective, disaggregated networks to counter vendor lock-in and reduce deployment costs.[5][6] Market forces like spectrum auctions, sustainability mandates, and supply chain diversification favor Prose's multi-factory footprint and innovations tackling physical constraints (e.g., wind-resistant antennas).[5]
It influences the ecosystem by enabling faster 4G/5G rollouts for operators, fostering Open RAN adoption, and driving greener telecom infrastructure—positioning as a key enabler for connected societies while competing with players like Silvus and XtremeLTE.[1][5]
Prose is poised for accelerated growth through 6G R&D, deeper Open RAN integration, and sustainability initiatives like renewable materials and automation.[5][6] Trends such as edge computing, private networks, and AI-optimized antennas will shape its path, amplifying demand for its agile, high-performance solutions amid geopolitical supply shifts.[2][5] Its influence may evolve from niche innovator to infrastructure staple, empowering global connectivity as networks scale.
This spinoff's fusion of heritage and agility underscores Prose's mission: connecting the everyday with cutting-edge reliability.[2]
Prose has raised $25.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $18.0M Series B in November 2018.
Prose has raised $25.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Prose's investors include Nico Wittenborn, 468 Capital, 500 Global, 9Yards Capital, Accel, Adjacent, Chloe Sladden, Archetype, Atomico, Ballistic Ventures, Benchmark, Brand Foundry Ventures.
