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The Founder Gazette
Startup news, held to newspaper standards

Filed under: consumer brand

6 stories

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Founder story

Pippa Murray swapped a London flat for a shed and won £120,000

She entered a competition whose prize was rent-free accommodation in a garden shed. Eleven years on, Pip & Nut says 1.6 million British households buy its peanut butter every year.

№ 224 · 12 September 2026
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Nature Talks Back plans 10-week NC State conservation project

A North Carolina apparel brand says its shirts are a delivery mechanism for conservation messages. Its founder, 25 years into a corporate career before starting it, is running the whole thing on a small budget.

№ 214 · 10 September 2026
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Nike veteran's brand Omorpho grew 743% in three years

Stefan Olander spent more than 20 years at Nike before starting Omorpho. Inc. reports the sportswear brand has grown 743 per cent over three years.

№ 133 · 24 August 2026
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Sisters raise £660,500 for dressing brand TOSS

Grace and Sophie Devlin have pulled in SFC Capital, SyndicateRoom's angel fund and a row of food founders. The money goes on awareness, shelf space and new formats.

№ 124 · 23 August 2026
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Swansea vodka brand sold to Sazerac in reported £500m deal

Charlie Morgan and Jackson Quinn started Au Vodka in their home city in 2015. Eleven years on, the American owner of Southern Comfort has agreed to buy it.

№ 95 · 18 August 2026
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Oshun says one unflavoured bottle has won 8,000 subscribers

Two founders sold a 15-product supplement brand, then built a company around a single pump-top electrolyte. Their argument: any habit that needs willpower eventually loses.

№ 49 · 11 August 2026