Approved Parliamentary Candidate

Enterprise, Community and a Brighter Future for Britain

Entrepreneur, Investor, Lawyer and School Chair, Campaigning for the Conservative Party since 2007

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Sam Merullo

Who Is Sam Merullo?

Enterprise

Qualified solicitor turned founder - built ScootFleet, led Lime UK, now runs UpsideDown.VC backing British founders of all backgrounds

Community

Chair of Governors at New Kings Road School for fourteen years. Business Council Member, Jobs Foundation. Mentor at The Founder Institute

Campaign

Conservative campaigner since 2007 - CCHQ volunteer. Worked on the 2004 US Presidential Election campaign in Florida. Council candidate in local election

Ambition

To serve our community

Track Record

Founder Investor Lawyer School Chair Commentator

Sam Merullo is an entrepreneur and venture investor who has built, run and exited businesses. He qualified as a lawyer at Allen & Overy in 2009, then founded ScootFleet, a delivery and logistics business that he grew and sold to Rico Group. At ScootFleet he set up and ran a scheme to employ ex-offenders, giving people with a criminal record a real job and a fresh start. He went on to become the General Manager for the UK & Ireland at Lime. Today he runs UpsideDown.VC, a venture capital fund that backs and mentors the next generation of British entrepreneurs.Sam is Chair of New Kings Road School (previously Thomas's Academy), where he has served as a Governor for almost fifteen years. He is also a Mentor at the Founder Institute and sits on the Business Council of the Jobs Foundation.

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