Esme Verity
Activator at Coralus
Esme Verity
Activator at Coralus
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Founder
2021 - Current
Practical guidance to help purpose-led founders get funded.
Activator
2024
Coralus makes zero-interest loans to social entrepreneurs through a democratic process
Angel Investor
2022
HERMESA is a UK based angel syndicate investing in extraordinary female (co)founded start-ups.
Venture Scout
2019
Ada Ventures is $34m fund investing in overlooked founders and markets.
Director of Chapter Success
2021 - 2022
Zebras Unite is a founder-led, cooperatively owned movement creating the culture, capital & community for the next economy. My role is to help steward our network of global of Chapters ranging from LA to Sydney.
London Chapter Lead
2019 - 2021
Launching the London chapter I bring together accelerators, venture funds, impact investors and entrepreneurs who are funding and running purpose-driven companies. Over a year the community has grown to 600+ members.
Angel Investor
2022 - 2022
Strategic Projects
2019 - 2020
Financial services for the financially excluded. Series A Scaleup. Raised over £8m from Entrepreneur First, Kindred VC and Redalpine. I focused on scaling growth post-Series A, heading all D2C user acquisition efforts after shifting from B2B2C. Led team in experimenting and cultivating brand new channels across both paid & organic. Doubled growth targets MoM.
Fellow
2017 - 2018
Intensive 10-month entrepreneurial program with masterclasses from business schools such as UCL and the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning at Cambridge Judge Business School.