About
Laura Connell pairs an Imperial College neuroscience background with Goldman Sachs crisis-era public markets experience, launched a firm's first growth fund and built growth platforms, and backed DeepL, Darktrace, Corti.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech
Experience
- AtomicoPartnercurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Imperial Enterprise LabExpert-in-Residencecurrent2022 — present
- Marcho PartnersInvestment Professional2021 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Balderton CapitalPrincipal2018 — 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Imperial College LondonNeuroscience, Brain Sciences Team, Department of Medicine2015 — 2017
- Goldman SachsFIG Investment Banking2011 — 2015
- Goldman SachsInvestment Management2009 — 2011
Skills & more
Corporate FinancePrivate EquityEquitiesCapital MarketsFinancial AnalysisInvestmentsHealthcare Information TechnologyConsumer HealthcareCognitive PsychologyCapital RaisingManagement
Languages English · French
From Laura's professional profile.
Colleagues at Atomico
Ahmed Alriyami
Investor at Atomico
Alexander (Sasha) Vidiborskiy
Principal at Atomico
Andreas Helbig
Partner at Atomico
Ben Blume
Partner at Atomico
Ben Slater
Chief Marketing Officer at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Busiel (Buzz) Morley
Analyst at Atomico
Camilla Richards
Partner at Atomico
Chris Barnes
Partner and COO at Atomico
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Laura Connell?
- Laura Connell pairs an Imperial College neuroscience background with Goldman Sachs crisis-era public markets experience, launched a firm's first growth fund and built growth platforms, and backed DeepL, Darktrace, Corti.
- Where does Laura Connell work?
- Laura Connell is Growth Partner at Atomico.
- What does Laura Connell invest in?
- Laura Connell invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
- What check size does Laura Connell write?
- Laura Connell typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Laura Connell go to school?
- Laura Connell studied at Harvard Business School (Fulbright Scholar - Master of Business Administration - MBA); Imperial College London (Assistant Researcher - Brain Sciences Team, Department of Medicine); University of Oxford (Sir William Paddy Scholar - Politics, Philosophy and Economics).
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
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Also attended University of Oxford990
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Also attended St Paul's Girls' School14
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Also attended Guildhall School of Music & Drama1
Shared employers
Also worked at Imperial Enterprise Lab3
Also worked at Marcho Partners1
Also worked at Balderton Capital58
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Also worked at Imperial College London132
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