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December 17, 2021

Meet the UK's first VC firm dedicated to female founders

EXC: Pink Salt Ventures is welcoming Founders Factory's Saloni Bhojwani — and launching a new fund


Isabel Woodford

4 min read

Saloni Bhojwani and Samira Ann Qassim

If you're a female founder, your odds of getting funding are... not ideal.

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