# Lord Rumi Verjee

> Lord Rumi Verjee is a seed investor in London backing E-Commerce and Hospitality. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rumiverjee/

Lord Rumi Verjee is a seed investor in London focused on E-Commerce and Hospitality. Lord Rumi Verjee is the Founder of Domino’s UK & The Rumi Foundation.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.7M–$7.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 33% |
| Restaurants | 1 | 33% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 33% |
| Same Day Delivery | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Slerp | Slerp is an e-commerce platform that powers websites allowing for on-demand ordering. Slerp allows brands to bring a network of bricks-and-mortar locations online with custom inventory control, connection to last-mile couriers and customisable checkout journeys. | $9.2M | Series A | May 21, 2021 |  |
| Slerp | Slerp is an e-commerce platform that powers websites allowing for on-demand ordering. Slerp allows brands to bring a network of bricks-and-mortar locations online with custom inventory control, connection to last-mile couriers and customisable checkout journeys. | $7.1M | Seed | May 21, 2021 |  |
| Slerp | Slerp is an e-commerce platform that powers websites allowing for on-demand ordering. Slerp allows brands to bring a network of bricks-and-mortar locations online with custom inventory control, connection to last-mile couriers and customisable checkout journeys. | $2.7M | Seed | Jan 07, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Eight Roads Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eight-roads-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Jigsaw VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jigsaw-vc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [TrueSight Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/truesight-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Aldea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aldea-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Musha Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/musha-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Lord Rumi Verjee invest in?

Lord Rumi Verjee invests primarily in E-Commerce, Hospitality and Restaurants startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Lord Rumi Verjee's check size?

Lord Rumi Verjee typically joins rounds of $2.7M–$7.1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Lord Rumi Verjee participates in.

### When did Lord Rumi Verjee last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lord Rumi Verjee closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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