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Founders Lopo Champalimaud and Salim Mitha
Website www.wahanda.com
Why it made our list
Wahanda is a comprehensive global health, beauty, fitness and wellness resource that connects users with businesses and professionals through online content, community interactions and e-commerce. Both Salim, who was European director for Yahoo! Search, and Lopo, who was managing director of European Lifestyle for Lastminute.com, have a long-standing interest in wellness. They set up Wahanda because they were frustrated with the lack of online resources to help consumers make informed buying decisions.
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