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Meet the co-founder of one of the fastest growing companies in the UK =F0=
=9F=93=88

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4db2e0500c&id=3D99d3f3b830&e=3Dd4e40c46c7


** Meet our Final Four
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Our Female Founders Competition Finalists have been announced...

Congratulations to:

=E2=9C=A8 Charlotte Y (https://virginstartup.us12.list-manage.com/track/cl=
ick?u=3D6e873aab9f76e7f4db2e0500c&id=3D62bf133d95&e=3Dd4e40c46c7) au=
=2C founder of Muihood (https://virginstartup.us12.list-manage.com/track/c=
lick?u=3D6e873aab9f76e7f4db2e0500c&id=3De5ab66224a&e=3Dd4e40c46c7)
=F0=9F=A4=B0=F0=9F=8F=BDLara Solomon (https://virginstartup.us12.list-mana=
ge.com/track/click?u=3D6e873aab9f76e7f4db2e0500c&id=3D30abe6c7c2&e=3Dd4e40c46c7) =2C CEO of Hoopsy (https://virginstartup.us12.list-manage.com=
/track/click?u=3D6e873aab9f76e7f4db2e0500c&id=3D13b0186f86&e=3Dd4e40c46c7)
=F0=9F=93=81 Sophia Lan (https://virginstartup.us12.list-manage.com/track/=
click?u=3D6e873aab9f76e7f4db2e0500c&id=3Dc5d6d29cac&e=3Dd4e40c46c7)=
 =2C CEO of WInvest Collective (https://virginstartup.us12.list-manage.com=
/track/click?u=3D6e873aab9f76e7f4db2e0500c&id=3Ddbdc9aad30&e=3Dd4e40c46c7)
=F0=9F=A7=85 Renuka Ramanujam (https://virginstartup.us12.list-manage.com/=
track/click?u=3D6e873aab9f76e7f4db2e0500c&id=3D43de0912be&e=3Dd4e40c46c7) =2C founder and CEO of HUID (https://virginstartup.us12.list-manage.=
com/track/click?u=3D6e873aab9f76e7f4db2e0500c&id=3D16d7966fb4&e=3Dd4e40c46c7)

=F0=9F=91=8F Well done to every founder who entered=2C we've had a blast f=
inding out about all your brilliant businesses.

For our finalists=2C it's time to get ready to present in London.

Each finalist will be teaming up with one of our incredible mentors=2C who=
'll support our superstar founders with getting their presentations is per=
fect shape for the final.

Pitch practice begins now!

The countdown to the final is on.
Get 15% off Fiverr on Community (https://virginstartup.us12.list-manage.co=
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** 225% annual growth in 3 years =F0=9F=98=B1
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Olivia Ferdi and Daniel Khoury=2C a couple in their 30s=2C first encounter=
ed the benefits of cannabidiol (CBD) when Daniel used it to help recover f=
rom a knee injury just before their wedding.

Impressed by the results=2C they decided to leave their careers in law and=
 finance to launch Trip in 2019.

By 2022=2C they had secured =C2=A310 million in venture capital and=2C acc=
ording to Nielsen=2C have since grown Trip into the UK=E2=80=99s fastest-g=
rowing soft drinks brand=2C achieving =C2=A320 million in sales over the p=
ast year.

You can meet Dan in person at our next Changemakers event live in London=
=2C by securing your free ticket below.

Thanks to Virgin Money for making these events free for founders.
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