# Mark Esiri

> Mark Esiri is a seed investor at Venrex backing Retail, Grocery and Medical. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Venrex](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venrex-investment-management)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Mark Esiri is a seed investor at Venrex focused on Retail and Grocery. Mark Esiri serves as Chairman of Venrex Investment Management LLP. Mark Esiri serves as Director of Notonthehighstreet Enterprises Limited and Codilink UK Ltd.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Grocery | 1 | 33% |
| Medical | 1 | 33% |
| Women's | 1 | 33% |
| Delivery | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CRANQ | A low-code IDE for general purpose coding | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Aug 10, 2021 |  |
| Hertility Health | Hertility Health is on a mission to revolutionize the world of reproductive health. | $8.7M | Seed | Jun 15, 2021 |  |
| Bother | Bother operates as an online grocery delivery startup. | $6.1M | Seed | Mar 04, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [LocalGlobe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/localglobe) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sun-hung-kai-co) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sun-hung-kai-financial) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Venrex

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Venrex is a VC firm that backs creative founders to launch and build innovative businesses.

5 contacts available at Venrex.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ian Goldberg | Principal at Venrex | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-goldberg-6e9d |
| Lilac Watt | Investment Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lilac-watt |
| Mark Esiri | Founder and Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-esiri |
| Pooja Patel | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pooja-patel-2 |
| Sasha Roupell | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sasha-roupell |

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## FAQ

### What does Mark Esiri invest in?

Mark Esiri invests primarily in Retail, Grocery and Medical startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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.

### When did Mark Esiri last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mark Esiri closed in Aug 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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