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Official VC26 Winner Announcement

THE
WINNERS_

Celebrating the exceptional ventures and founders who stood out across eight categories of ambition.

The New Idea Winner

The #LastMinList by Textured

The #LastMinList is the UK’s first live marketplace for afro and multi-textured hair same-day and next-day appointments. Independent stylists frequently lose income from last-minute cancellations or calendar gaps. The #LastMinList aggregates this near-term availability into a centralised, discoverable platform. The #LastMinList integrates seamlessly with a stylists' existing booking software, protecting their workflows.

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Solo Builders Winner

JustAskWillow.com

JustAskWillow.com turns uncertainty into action - identifying risk, guiding people to safety and mobilising help when it's needed.

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Lean Teams Winner

Potentially Golf

Potentially Golf is an AI-driven practice app for golfers at every level. We turn on-course data into bespoke, actionable practice blueprints so players stop guessing on the range and start lowering their scores.

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Future Giants Winner

Serenatis Bio

Serenatis Bio is developing the first drugs specifically designed to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) by targeting the underlying neurobiology.

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Capital Ready Winner

NanoStrip

NanoStrip develops a low-energy nanobubble and vacuum stripping technology that recovers ammonia from high-strength waste streams as fertilizer, starting with anaerobic digesters.

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Purpose Ventures Winner

Grassroot

Grassroot is a learning platform where you can generate courses with simple prompts. Our goal is to help you achieve your dreams in an AI future world.

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Barrier Breakers Winner

Freeater

Freeater is a personalised platform helping people with food allergies, coeliac disease and dietary needs eat out and shop with greater confidence.

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The Wildcard Winner

CashBashes

Every nonprofit raffle dollar tracked, from ticket sale to audit trail.

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Founder's Choice Winner

Suzanne Pearson

Suzanne Pearson is the founder of Kindness in Motion CIC and creator of The Babushka Project. Diagnosed AuDHD at 50, she began to understand how profoundly childhood bullying had shaped the person she believed herself to be. Over the following three years, a small podcast led to an MA in Creative Practice, an autobiographical play and, ultimately, a theatre-led social venture seeking to change how schools respond to the aftermath of bullying.

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Standout Award Winner

Far From Travel

A travel platfrom for work-for-accommodation stays. Host provide private accommodation, travellers provide a few hours of help, we connect everyone!

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Venture Excellence_

These winners represent the highest standards of systemic clarity, operating leverage and outsized potential.

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