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Kim Kardashian

Co-founder and chief creative officer of SKIMS^{Source [1]}

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About

Kim Kardashian is an American businesswoman and the co-founder and chief creative officer of SKIMS, the underwear, loungewear and shapewear company she started with Jens Grede in 2019. SKIMS was valued at $5 billion in November 2025.^{Source [1]}

Her first major brand was KKW Beauty, launched in 2017. Coty bought 20 percent of her beauty business for $200 million in 2020, and the line was relaunched as the skincare brand SKKN BY KIM in 2022 before SKIMS took it over and closed it in 2025.^{Source [2]}^{Source [3]}^{Source [4]}

In 2022 she co-founded the private equity firm SKKY Partners with former Carlyle Group partner Jay Sammons. She was co-managing partner until December 2024, when her title changed to senior operating advisor.^{Source [5]}^{Source [6]}

At SKIMS she has overseen expansion into men's wear, physical stores, the NikeSKIMS partnership with Nike and a planned SKIMS Beauty line for 2027. Separately, she completed California's Law Office Study Program in 2025.^{Source [7]}^{Source [8]}^{Source [9]}^{Source [10]}^{Source [11]}

Career

SKKN BY KIM (formerly KKW Beauty)

2017 to 2025

SKIMS

2019 to now

SKKY Partners

2022 to 2024

Company	Years	Role	Status
SKKY Partners Co-founded the private equity firm with Jay Sammons in September 2022. She was listed as an executive officer on its first fund's December 2023 Form D; in December 2024 her title changed from managing partner to senior operating advisor.^{Source [5]}^{Source [13]}^{Source [14]}^{Source [6]} Launched the firm in 2022 to make investments in consumer and media companies.^{Source [5]}^{Source [12]} The firm's first investment, announced in November 2023, was a significant minority stake in TRUFF.^{Source [16]} Moved to an advisory role with portfolio companies as senior operating advisor in December 2024.^{Source [6]} Suggest a correction to SKKY Partners	2022 to 2024	Co-founder^{Source [5]}^{Source [12]}Co-managing partner^{Source [5]}^{Source [12]}^{Source [13]}^{Source [14]}^{Source [15]}Senior Operating Advisor^{Source [6]}	Active
SKIMS Co-founded SKIMS in 2019 with Jens Grede and serves as chief creative officer. The company was valued at $5 billion in a November 2025 funding round.^{Source [1]}^{Source [18]} Co-founded SKIMS in 2019 with Jens Grede, who is CEO; she is chief creative officer.^{Source [1]}^{Source [9]} The company raised $240 million at a $3.2 billion valuation in January 2022, $270 million at $4 billion in July 2023, and $225 million at $5 billion in November 2025.^{Source [19]}^{Source [20]}^{Source [1]} Expanded into men's wear in October 2023 and opened its first permanent store in June 2024.^{Source [7]}^{Source [8]} Announced NikeSKIMS with Nike in February 2025.^{Source [9]} Said in September 2026 that SKIMS Beauty would launch in 2027.^{Source [10]} Suggest a correction to SKIMS	2019 to now	Co-founder^{Source [1]}^{Source [17]}Chief Creative Officer^{Source [1]}	Active
SKKN BY KIM (formerly KKW Beauty) Launched KKW Beauty in 2017 and sold a 20% stake in her beauty business to Coty for $200 million in a deal announced in 2020. The business was relaunched as SKKN BY KIM in 2022 and closed on June 29, 2025 after SKIMS took over the brand.^{Source [2]}^{Source [3]}^{Source [4]}^{Source [22]} Launched KKW Beauty in 2017, starting with contour products, and later KKW Fragrance.^{Source [2]} Sold 20 percent of the business to Coty for $200 million in a deal announced in June 2020.^{Source [3]} Replaced KKW Beauty with the SKKN BY KIM skincare line in 2022.^{Source [2]} Her beauty business moved under SKIMS in March 2025, and SKKN BY KIM closed in June 2025.^{Source [4]}^{Source [2]} Suggest a correction to SKKN BY KIM (formerly KKW Beauty)	2017 to 2025	Founder^{Source [2]}^{Source [21]}^{Source [22]}	Shut down

Company

Years

Role

Status

SKKY Partners

Co-founded the private equity firm with Jay Sammons in September 2022. She was listed as an executive officer on its first fund's December 2023 Form D; in December 2024 her title changed from managing partner to senior operating advisor.^{Source [5]}^{Source [13]}^{Source [14]}^{Source [6]}

Launched the firm in 2022 to make investments in consumer and media companies.^{Source [5]}^{Source [12]}
The firm's first investment, announced in November 2023, was a significant minority stake in TRUFF.^{Source [16]}
Moved to an advisory role with portfolio companies as senior operating advisor in December 2024.^{Source [6]}

Suggest a correction to SKKY Partners

2022 to 2024

Co-founder^{Source [5]}^{Source [12]}Co-managing partner^{Source [5]}^{Source [12]}^{Source [13]}^{Source [14]}^{Source [15]}Senior Operating Advisor^{Source [6]}

Active

SKIMS

Co-founded SKIMS in 2019 with Jens Grede and serves as chief creative officer. The company was valued at $5 billion in a November 2025 funding round.^{Source [1]}^{Source [18]}

Co-founded SKIMS in 2019 with Jens Grede, who is CEO; she is chief creative officer.^{Source [1]}^{Source [9]}
The company raised $240 million at a $3.2 billion valuation in January 2022, $270 million at $4 billion in July 2023, and $225 million at $5 billion in November 2025.^{Source [19]}^{Source [20]}^{Source [1]}
Expanded into men's wear in October 2023 and opened its first permanent store in June 2024.^{Source [7]}^{Source [8]}
Announced NikeSKIMS with Nike in February 2025.^{Source [9]}
Said in September 2026 that SKIMS Beauty would launch in 2027.^{Source [10]}

Suggest a correction to SKIMS

2019 to now

Co-founder^{Source [1]}^{Source [17]}Chief Creative Officer^{Source [1]}

Active

SKKN BY KIM (formerly KKW Beauty)

Launched KKW Beauty in 2017 and sold a 20% stake in her beauty business to Coty for $200 million in a deal announced in 2020. The business was relaunched as SKKN BY KIM in 2022 and closed on June 29, 2025 after SKIMS took over the brand.^{Source [2]}^{Source [3]}^{Source [4]}^{Source [22]}

Launched KKW Beauty in 2017, starting with contour products, and later KKW Fragrance.^{Source [2]}
Sold 20 percent of the business to Coty for $200 million in a deal announced in June 2020.^{Source [3]}
Replaced KKW Beauty with the SKKN BY KIM skincare line in 2022.^{Source [2]}
Her beauty business moved under SKIMS in March 2025, and SKKN BY KIM closed in June 2025.^{Source [4]}^{Source [2]}

Suggest a correction to SKKN BY KIM (formerly KKW Beauty)

2017 to 2025

Founder^{Source [2]}^{Source [21]}^{Source [22]}

Shut down

Milestones

2026-09Said SKIMS Beauty would launch in 2027.^{Source [10]}
2025-11SKIMS raised $225 million at a $5 billion valuation.^{Source [1]}
2025-06SKKN BY KIM closed as its products were folded into SKIMS.^{Source [2]}^{Source [22]}
2025-05Completed California's Law Office Study Program.^{Source [11]}
2025-03SKIMS acquired Coty's 20 percent stake in SKKN BY KIM.^{Source [4]}
2025-02SKIMS and Nike announced the NikeSKIMS brand.^{Source [9]}
2024-12Became senior operating advisor at SKKY Partners.^{Source [6]}
2024-06SKIMS opened its first permanent store, in Washington, D.C.^{Source [8]}
2023-11SKKY Partners made its first investment, in TRUFF.^{Source [16]}
2023-10SKIMS launched its men's line.^{Source [7]}
2023-07SKIMS raised $270 million at a $4 billion valuation.^{Source [20]}
2022-09Co-founded SKKY Partners with Jay Sammons.^{Source [5]}^{Source [12]}
2022-01SKIMS raised $240 million at a $3.2 billion valuation.^{Source [19]}
2020-06Coty agreed to buy 20 percent of her beauty business for $200 million.^{Source [3]}
2019Co-founded SKIMS with Jens Grede.^{Source [1]}

Boards, investments and other roles

Organization	Role	Years
KKW FragranceOther	Founder^{Source [2]}^{Source [21]}	2017 to 2022

Education

State Bar of California Law Office Study Program, Completed program (2025), Law 2018 to 2025^{Source [11]}

Honors

TIME 100 Most Influential People 2015^{Source [23]}

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Sources

SKIMS BODY, INC. Announces Successful Completion of Equity Financing at $5 Billion Valuation, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, 2025-11-12. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
SKKN By Kim Winds Down Operations, BeautyMatter, 2025-06-29. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Coty and Kim Kardashian West Announce Strategic Relationship to Expand Beauty Brands Globally (Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1), Coty Inc. via SEC EDGAR, 2020-06-29. Accessed Sep 28, 2026.
Coty Divests Stake in SKKN by Kim, Coty, 2025-03-21. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Kim Kardashian launches private equity firm, becoming the latest celeb to enter the investment industry, CNBC, 2022-09-08. Accessed Sep 28, 2026.
Inside Kim Kardashian's Boston investment firm, Skky Partners, Boston Globe, 2025-01-06. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Kim Kardashian's Skims launches men's line, Retail Dive, 2023-10. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Skims opens first permanent store in Georgetown, Retail Dive, 2024-06. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Nike and SKIMS Launch New Brand, NikeSKIMS, Nike and SKIMS via PR Newswire, 2025-02-18. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Kim Kardashian confirms Skims Beauty launch date, Cosmetics Business, 2026-09-23. Accessed Sep 28, 2026.
Kim Kardashian graduates from law study program after 6 years, ABC News (Good Morning America), 2025-05-22. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Kim Kardashian Launches Private-Equity Firm to Invest in Consumer and Media Brands, Variety, 2022-09-07. Accessed Sep 28, 2026.
SKKY Partners Fund I, LP Form D, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR), 2023-12-21. Accessed Sep 28, 2026.
SKKY Partners Fund I, LP Form D/A, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR), 2024-12-23. Accessed Sep 28, 2026.
Kim Kardashian Removed as Managing Partner From SKKY Partners Private Equity Firm, Hypebeast, 2024-12-27. Accessed Sep 28, 2026.
Kim Kardashian's firm acquires minority stake in Truff, Retail Dive, 2023-11-22. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Skims, Wikipedia. Accessed Sep 28, 2026.
Skims valued at $5 billion after new funding round as it accelerates store expansion, CNBC, 2025-11-12. Accessed Sep 28, 2026.
Kim Kardashian's Skims doubles valuation to $3.2 bln after latest fundraise, FashionNetwork, 2022-01-27. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Kim Kardashian's Skims reaches $4B valuation, Retail Dive, 2023-07-19. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Kim Kardashian, Wikipedia. Accessed Sep 28, 2026.
SKKN BY KIM (closure notice), SKKN BY KIM. Accessed Sep 28, 2026.
Kim Kardashian West: The World's 100 Most Influential People, TIME, 2015-04. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.

History

Sep 28, 2026: Profile created from public sources (Founded editors)
Oct 2, 2026: Enriched profile: about, education, highlights, other roles, milestones, awards, links; added SKKY senior operating advisor role (Founded editors)

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