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Borrow up to £25,000 per co-founder with a Start Up Loan. It's completely free to apply.
Founder community
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Inspiring events
Join us at Virgin HQ to hear from inspiring speakers and connect with fellow founders.
Tools and resources
Guides, podcasts, videos and more, designed to help you on your founder journey.
"At Virgin StartUp we're committed to supporting the next generation of founders and changing business for good"
Holly Branson, Chief Vision & Purpose Officer
Our impact so far. Empowering UK founders with funding and support. Could you be next?
£90 million +
in funding to small businesses in the UK
6,000 + Founders
supported through our Start Up programme
Alex Wright
Co-founder of DASH Water
Saving wonky veg and making sparkling magic! Deliciously healthy drinks made with simple, ethical ingredients.
Anna Brightman
Co-founder of UpCircle Beauty
Waste-loving founder siblings Anna and Will founded UpCircle to remove waste and cruelty from skincare.
Emilie Vanpoperinghe
Co-founder of Oddbox
Odd is good. Oddbox save wonky fruit and veg rejected by supermarkets and deliver them fresh to your door.
Cemal Ezel
Founder of Change Please
Changing the world. One cup of coffee at a time. Cemal took out a Start Up Loan to fund his first coffee cart, and has never looked back.
Louise Avery
Co-founder of L.A. Brewery
Louise started L.A Brewery to brew delicious non-alcoholic drinks that are good for you & good for the planet.
James Cadbury
Founder of Love Cocoa
James is forging his own path in the iconic tradition of the Cadbury family. High-quality chocolate produced in an ethical and sustainable way
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Meet other founders and learn something new at one of our events. From inspirational fire-side chats at our Changemaker series, to networking and founder MeetUps.
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