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Vicki Saunders on the TechTO stage

Vicki Saunders

Founder, Coralus

Venture capitalTorontoOn TechTO stages since 2015

Vicki Saunders founded Coralus, the funding community launched in 2015 as SheEO, which pools member contributions into 0% interest loans for women- and non-binary-led ventures chosen by the members themselves. It has distributed nearly $19 million to more than 190 ventures. She had already built four companies across Europe, Toronto and Silicon Valley.

On the TechTO stage ×1

TECHTO6:09

Vicki Saunders of SheEO presents 20 Year Vision

TechTO · September 2015
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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2015. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Vicki ↗

In their words

everything's broken and I think that's a great time to be life if you're a Creator maker or entrepreneur right now this is your Nirvana everything needs to be disrupted everything needs to be redesigned it's a mess and we can do so much better

TechTO, Sep 2015 · watch at 00:56 ↗

we live in a giant Casino everyone's betting it all on Uber if Uber doesn't win they should be shot cuz look how much money they have it's ridiculous

TechTO, Sep 2015 · watch at 02:23 ↗

I don't want to level the playing field I want to create a new field

TechTO, Sep 2015 · watch at 04:37 ↗
A few quotes can’t cover everything Vicki said on the TechTO stage. 1,600+ talks are searchable.Ask about Vicki ↗

Around the web ×1

Podcast
Vicki Saunders, founder of SheEO, on a regenerative capital modelThe Honest Talk
2022

Quick answers

What is Vicki Saunders known for?

Founding SheEO in 2015 — renamed Coralus in 2022 — which asks members to contribute money that the community then lends at 0% interest to women- and non-binary-led ventures, with the recipients chosen by a vote of the members rather than by a fund manager.

Is SheEO still called SheEO?

No. The organisation rebranded to Coralus in 2022. Its own site names Saunders as founder and reports nearly $19 million distributed to over 190 ventures, a 95% repayment rate, and operations in Canada, the US, Australia, New Zealand and the UK.

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