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Dale Murray CBE is a technology entrepreneur turned angel investor.

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New Zealand-born Dale was part of the founding team that launched Vodafone NZ in 1992. She then relocated to the UK and co-founded Omega Logic, launching prepay top-ups and building gross turnover to 拢450m within five years.

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After exiting, Dale turned to investing in start-ups and after early success, was awarded British Angel Investor of the Year in 2011. Dale advises many growing businesses and currently serves on a business taskforce for the government.

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She is a Non-Executive Director at the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and Sussex Place Ventures.

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Dale has three young sons and lives in London.

Edward Wray is co-founder of Betfair and Director of Funding Circle.

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Edward co-founded Betfair in 1999 with Andrew Black. He was Chief Executive until 2003, when he moved to Australia to set up the company's joint venture and became Chairman in 2006.

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Today Betfair is one of the world's largest online sports betting operators, processing more than 5 million transactions a day.

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Prior to setting up Betfair, Edward spent 8 years at J.P. Morgan.

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Edward is now an angel investor and Director of Funding Circle, a peer-to-peer lending platform for business loans.

Lucy Armstrong is Chief Executive of The Alchemists. Her work involves matching up experienced and successful entrepreneurs with high-growth businesses to accelerate their growth and success.

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She was also chair of the CBI's national Small Business Forum from 2010 to 2013. Lucy's other positions include being a member of the Council of Liberty and Acting Chair of Northumbria University.

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Lucy spends her spare time working with a trans-Atlantic think-tank, running a film festival and walking along Northumberland's deserted beaches. She has recently learned to dive and is seeking ways to combine this with her other hobbies, chainsawing and church bell-ringing.