<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-03T15:52:43Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/2FD1C96E-08FD-4E09-A0FA-D69F84CF5F26" ns1:id="2FD1C96E-08FD-4E09-A0FA-D69F84CF5F26"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/427B9698-4AE2-4A7A-9085-8A580D451BD9" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/CD3F5E5B-C7C8-456D-9E1E-B7B9A88CD809" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/CD3F5E5B-C7C8-456D-9E1E-B7B9A88CD809" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2023-03-30T23:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/32BA906B-13A9-4EF9-9D3C-9DDD3D1AAB2B" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2022-03-31T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">10025305</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Carra T.H.E V2 - Evolving the Carra Textured Hair Engine™ to develop personalised hair care routines and product recommendations for a multicultural user base</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Collaborative R&amp;D</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>My name is Winnie Awa and I am the founder of [Carra][0], a next generation technology platform revolutionising hair care for the world's fast growing multicultural population. After a 12+ years career in building cutting edge consumer tech platforms at world class companies such as Net-a-porter, ASOS and LVMH, I turned my sights to a venture very close to my heart. As a woman of colour, I am very passionate about pouring everything I have learnt into transforming the Textured Hair industry, an arena that resonates so deeply with me. 

Carra is the world's first expert-backed, 1-on-1 coaching platform offering science-based advice, tailored hair care routines and product recommendations. The textured hair market is huge and worth &amp;pound;40bn and yet so underserved. We are disrupting this market by combining human expertise and machine learning to offer a deeply personalised experience.

[0]: https://carra.co/</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>