Varun Bhanot
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Co-founder & CEO at https://t.co/efmZGx80er 🏋️ - building a best in class wellbeing brand. Also co-founder @unhoused_org 🏠- tech for good startup. @magicdotfit
London, England
Joined February 2009
Today, it’s an honour to announce our $5 million VC investment to take @magicdotfit to the next level 🚀. 🥲 It’s difficult to put into words what an exhausting and stressful year it’s been. 👶🏽 Having our first baby and kicking off this second raise all at the same time. ❌
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3 years ago, I hired someone based on gut. No 6 step hiring matrix. No long case study conflict. Just a feeling that this guy got it. That someone was David Higman. He had just wrapped up a chapter at Dr. Wondersmile, after building serious ops muscle at @WeWork &
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Sums up the UK 👇.
Starting and running a business in 2025 Britain - let’s walk through it. You’ve got a good idea, managed to save a few quid to invest and want to give it a go. Let’s say it’s a cafe. Generate wealth, create jobs and contribute to your local economy. Great idea. You just picked.
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👋 London: I’m hiring my right-hand human aka Founder's/CEO Associate and Content Creator. At @magicdotfit, we’re building something for the world . one of @TIME Magazine’s 200 Best Inventions, to be exact. But it’s still Day 1 - feels like it sometimes :). We're looking for a
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From basement to boardroom . @hannahprevett & @thetimes was there for both. The story dates back to 2021. 4 years ago, I was building from my mum’s basement. No funding. No team. Just duct tape, a few big dreams & they believing in us. They didn’t just cover us when no one
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Lovely to be invited by the @britishasiantst for their Summer Drinks at the iconic Taj Hotel, St James’s Court. a stone’s throw from Buckingham Palace (and fun fact: currently home to the Indian cricket team). Earlier this year, I set out to run the London Marathon to raise
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RT @DanielPriestley: To be crystal clear - if the UK implements a wealth tax I am leaving. It is completely unmanageable as an entreprene….
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Glad to share that I’ve been invited to speak at Ideas Fest 2025��the UK’s most exciting festival for founders, doers, and dreamers. Last month, our team won big at the East of England StartUp Awards:. 🏆 Overall Startup of the Year.🤖 AI Startup of the Year.💰 Equity-Backed
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£10,000. That was the first cheque @VirginStartUp wrote to us. No product. No revenue. Just a wild idea & a lot of belief. That single moment of trust helped us build:. → @magicdotfit featured in TIME’s 200 Best Inventions.→ Stocked in @Selfridges .→ Backed by $7M in VC
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We talk about “mum guilt.” We talk about “dad guilt.”.But why is no one talking about this? I call it: . Builder’s Guilt. Guilt wrapped in ambition. Pride layered with heartbreak. The emotional burnout no one warns founders about. I wrote a piece on this which made to Startup
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RT @daviefogarty: Most founders think they can build exceptional businesses while living ordinary lives. They can't. That means:. - No w….
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From my mum’s basement to winning Overall East of England Startup of the Year 2025! 🏆. Took 5 years. But last night, we won BIG. Not just one . But 3 titles at the East of England StartUp Awards:. 🌟 Overall Startup of the Year 2025.🤖 AI StartUp of the Year 2025.💰
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We’re hiring for 7 key roles & here’s why. We built @magicdotfit with a lean, mission-driven team. But now?. We’re scaling faster than ever - launching globally, expanding to the US & building the most accessible personal training experience on the planet. To match this
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Not all lunches are created equal. Some are just meals. And some… like this one with David Fisher from IW Capital are quiet reminders of the people who believed before the world did. David took us out for a fantastic lunch at Galvin La Chapelle in London - treated us, cheered
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Spoke. Learned. Got inspired .Total pleasure to be invited to speak at Founderfest by @foundervine & to soak in London’s energy, real conversations & a powerful community of changemakers. A truly inspiring event shaping the future of inclusive & impactful entrepreneurship. A
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2021: @VirginStartUp believed in us when we were nothing & wrote a ÂŁ10k cheque. 2025: We built @magicdotfit & delivered ÂŁ10 Million ARR & met the OG @HollyBranson . Yesterday, we returned to where it all began:.Invited by Virgin StartUp to the Purposeful Procurement Expo at the
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This is a HUGE win for us. so proud of the entire @magicdotfit team. Onwards & Upwards ! 🚀.
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We’re proud to feature MAGIC AI in The 100 London – Entrepreneur UK’s June 2025 guide to the most innovative startups shaping the capital’s future. Branded as the world’s first AI personal trainer,...
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450 founders. 120 top CEOs. 35 countries. @magicdotfit was invited to Founders Forum Global 2025!!. The stage in London was set & the anticipation was rising….And we ultimately NAILED it! . Location : Soho house group’s Farmhouse in London🇬🇧.Brief: "Show Us What You've Got"
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I'm thrilled to share that @magicdotfit just won the @JCDecauxGlobal Nurture Startup Challenge at #Vivatech 2025 in Paris !.This is HUGE. Out of thousands of European startups, we took the UK slot !. What this means:.→ 25000 £ PRIZE for billboard spend for a @magicdotfit
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Hiring Alert 🚨.Want to lead the tech behind one of @TIME Magazine's “Best Inventions of 2024”? .We’re looking for a CTO ready to shape the future of AI-powered fitness !. Role : Chief Technology Officer (CTO).Location : London · Hybrid · Full-time. This is a
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