Esme Ashworth

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Principal at Foxglove Capital · marketplaces, venture capital

Foxglove Capital
Birmingham, UK · GMT (UTC+0)
5+ years experience
University of Edinburgh
English
Investing
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Overview

5 years around startups; now investing in consumer. Led or co-led 8 investments, 4 of them now at Series B or later. Most at home with marketplaces and brands. Parent of two, so mostly sleep-deprived.

Good reasons to reach out
  • Founders building in consumer
  • Working sessions on venture capital
  • Questions about consumer
  • Speaking or podcast invitations
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  • Offshore staffing offers
  • SEO and link-building offers
  • Decks without a clear ask

Answers in batches on Fridays

Skills
brandsventure capitalmarketplaces
InvestingLooking to invest
closes in 3 months

Writing $250k cheques into Series A consumer in Southeast Asia

Cheque size
$250k
Stages
Seed
Sectors
Consumer
Geographies
MENA
Lead or follow
Co-lead
Decision time
10 business days
How I help
First enterprise customers and pricing

Happy to follow a strong lead. Decisions within 2 weeks.

Birmingham, UKmarketplacesbrandsventure capital
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Experience

  1. Principal
    Jan 2024 - Present
    Foxglove Capital · 2 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Birmingham, UK
    • Backed 43 founders at pre-seed and seed.
    • Previously an operator for 5 years before investing.
  2. Senior Consultant
    Nov 2021 - Jan 2024
    Revolut · 2 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Birmingham, UK
    • Led a cost programme that saved a client $157 million.

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Education

  1. University of Edinburgh
    MA, Engineering
    2022 - 2024
  2. King's College London
    BSc, Engineering
    2018 - 2021

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