The 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2017

Clare McDonald, Business Editor

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20. Debbie Wosskow, co-founder of AllBright; former CEO of Love Home Swap; former government advisor

Source: AllBright

Debbie Wosskow is the chairman and co-founder of AllBright, a platform designed to help support and fund female entrepreneurs in the UK. Wosskow is also the co-founder of digital platform Lifestyler.me and co-founder and ex-CEO of home-exchange platform Love Home Swap.

Until March 2017, Wosskow acted as chairman for Sharing Economy UK, the trade body which represents the UK’s sharing economy businesses.

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