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Brand: Saysah
Premium Crémant that tastes like Champagne but costs half as much

Imogen started her career in big tech at Samsung, leading smartphone launches, before joining startup marketplace Faire to help scale its European growth. Inspired by the founders using the platform, and wanting to get closer to those building from the ground up, she moved into consultancy to partner with entrepreneurs, while building her own brand, THE CHEEK.
Brand: THE CHEEK
Underwear designed by artists

Dr. Lisa Brigstocke is an experienced NHS doctor of over 17 years, working as a GP with a special interest in allergy and paediatrics. As a mother of three, her personal experience navigating her own daughter’s recurrent viral illnesses inspired her to found Capsid.
Brand: Capsid
Doctor formulated immune health supplement

Matilda is a designer and strategist with roots in fashion, and a career spanning design at Levi’s, cross-industry innovation at ?What If!, and most recently Head of Innovation Strategy at Nike.
Brand: Margot
Design-led technical outdoor wear for women who walk

Max Tomlinson N.D. spent decades in clinical practice supporting people with Parkinson’s. When his sister faced the same struggle with synthetic medication, MacuDopa™ became inevitable. With Filipa Maia-Tomlinson, former medical book editor turned operational and commercial force, they’re building the world’s most trusted natural Parkinson’s supplement brand.
Brand: Macudopa
Standardised natural supplement for people with Parkinson’s

Miia is a Finnish-born builder who’s spent 8 years shipping B2B tech products in London, competed on MasterChef Finland, and is on a mission to do 10 pull-ups this summer. She is also obsessed with dips and has been smuggling hundreds of dip powder pouches from Finland since moving to the UK almost ten years ago.
Brand: Dippi
Delicious protein-dense dip mix

Sabine is a product strategist and venture builder with a background in biological sciences. She has helped others build businesses, transform visions into reality and find product market fit whilst at Frog design, BCG and a number of tech startups. She is now combining her knowledge, expertise and passion for design and innovation with her heritage as a third generation olive oil entrepreneur.
Brand: Oeste
Premium precision olive oils

Steve & his wife Ruby are first-generation British Asian founders combining different perspectives. Steve started his career in the fashion industry before moving into brewing, with experience in brand, production and scaling products. Ruby is a passionate home cook, bringing a fresh, consumer-first lens on flavour. Together challenging how South Asian snacks are represented and building a brand that does them justice.
Brand: Curry Smugglers
Modern Desi snacks in a can

Tara is a Florida-born sun-chaser and hates mosquitoes. Growing up in Florida she lived in constant battle with biting insects and the only repellent that worked was loaded with toxic chemicals. She launched Mo* because she wanted people to have a safe and effective alternative to DEET when protecting their skin from pesky bugs.
Brand: Mo*
Natural bug spray that works better than Deet

From blue-chip food companies (Diageo, Cadbury) to scaling fast-growth startups (Gousto, Deliveroo, Graze), Toby has spent two decades mastering how to build and grow brands. Now embracing entrepreneurial life, he’s channelling that experience into something personal: solving the problem he’s lived with as an athlete and foodie – the impossible choice between taste and nutrition.
Brand: Fistful
High-protein nut based crisps