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June 8, 2021

New £75m UK-based fund aims to tackle diversity gap

Salonica Maroon's launched a new £75m fund aimed at increasing the diversity of founders.


Freya Pratty

3 min read

Ethnic minority entrepreneurs are over a third more likely to have given up on venture due to a lack of funding compared to their white peers.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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