Introducing the 2024 Coralus Ventures

By Catie Davis, Program Associate at PVF

Community, collective action and interconnectedness are the driving forces that shaped the birth of Coralus (formerly SheEO). In 2015, Vickie Saunders sought to overturn conventional power structures and create a global community of women and non-binary funders and entrepreneurs to revolutionize and make the funding system more equitable.

Coralus champions this community by transforming the way we fund, support and celebrate women and non-binary entrepreneurs. First launching in Canada, they quickly expanded across the world to the US, Australia, the UK and New Zealand. In 2016, PVF became the fiscal sponsor for Coralus‘ US arm and the first round of 5 US Ventures were announced!

Last month, Coralus launched it’s 8th round of 6 US Ventures, all working on different aspects of the World’s To-Do List (UN Sustainable Development Goals). Meet the 2024 Ventures below!

CareAdvocates Laura Daniels (she/her)

San Antonio, Texas

CareAdvocates advocates assisting families and their loved ones with care options; assisted living, memory care communities, personal care homes, medicare covered resources, advocacy, guidance and support. Their services are at no cost to our families and the clients they serve.

Copper River Fish Market, Sarah Ecolano (she/her/fisher(wo)man)

Cordova, Alaska

100% origin guaranteed, environmentally considerate seafood, caught by independent small-boat fishermen for people who give damn.

Kikori, Kendra Bostick (she/her)

Hazelhurst, Wisconsin

Kikori is a holistic experiential Social Emotional Learning (eSEL) approach that provides K-12 teachers with the tools needed to help their students cultivate connections, community and a sense of belonging. Their motto is “hands on, hearts on, minds on learning”.

Lakota Body Care, Haleakala Brown (she/her)

Aurora, Colorado

Colorado’s 1st and Only Native American Soap Company. Native American Woman owned and operated. Founded by 9 year old Haleakala Brown.

Little Justice Leaders, Shelby Kretz (she/her)

Toledo, Ohio

Little Justice Leaders provides social justice education resources for teachers and parents of elementary school students. Each month, resources come in a box with a different social justice theme, ranging from LGBTQ+ rights, climate change and antiracism that is fun, engaging and age appropriate.

SwemKids International, Trish Miller (she/her)

Decatur, Georgia

SwemKids provides the freedom of swimming to communities with the highest rates of drownings by giving them the skills to be safe in and around the water.