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Laura Du

Investor

Investor at Afore Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

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786 people in our graph share verified history with Laura — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Mark FernandesunlockedLaura: together at Sierra Ventures (2014)

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×3Laura: together at Opendoor

Experience

Afore CapitalPrincipalcurrent2025 — present
The New ClubFounder & CEO2022 — 2025thenewclub.fyi
KindredProduct & Growth2020 — 2021
OpendoorEarly team - Product & Biz Ops2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
OpendoorProduct Lead2019
OpendoorNew Markets Launch GM2017 — 2018
OpendoorBusiness Operations2016
McKinsey & CompanyConsultant2014 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
Sierra VenturesInvestment Team Analyst2014San Francisco Bay Area
Business TodayCorporate Sales Manager2011 — 2012New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Mandarin27Spanish2Chinese1FrenchManagement9Public Speaking7Strategy5Valuation13Economics13Data Analysis10Financial Modeling8Research6

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Languages Chinese · English · French

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Colleagues at Afore Capital

Anamitra Banerji

Co-founder, Managing Partner at Afore Capital

Principal at Afore Capital

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Siegle

Scout at Afore Capital

Co-founder, Managing Partner at Afore Capital

Venture Partner at Afore Capital

VP of Finance at Afore Capital

Partner at Afore Capital

Investor at Afore Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Laura Du?: Investor at Afore Capital
Where does Laura Du work?: Laura Du is Investor at Afore Capital.
Where did Laura Du go to school?: Laura Du studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Princeton University (Bachelor’s Degree, Economics & Public Policy); International School of Beijing (High School).

Founder mafias

Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia923

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Future Ventures +1 Theresia GouwMBAFounded Early Tony XuMBAFounded DoorDash David VélezMBAFounded Nubank IanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Apex Technology +3 John PetersMBAFounded Avangate +3

McKinsey & Company mafia889

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Elad GilConsultantFounded Brain Co. +1 Mike SpeiserAssociateFounded Pure Storage Fabrice GrindaConsultantFounded FJ labs Tony XuBusiness AnalystFounded DoorDash Alexandre ProtAssociateFounded Smartven +1 Inaki BerenguerAssociateFounded InfiniteWatch +2

Opendoor mafia27

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Keith RaboisCo-founderFounded Ramp Eric WuCo-founderFounded Brain Co. +1 Luke GroesbeckProductFounded Foundation +1 Geoff SegalDirector, TaxProperFounded FullSeam +1 James HerbertAdvisorFounded Lending Home/Kiavi Alex RampellBoard ObserverFounded Affirm

Afore Capital mafia16

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Rishi Ramanscout checks into early foundersFounded Intelligent +1 Ish BaidFounder in ResidenceFounded Wayside +1 Rajat BhageriaPartnerFounded Chef Robotics Jackson MosesVenture PartnerFounded Silent Ventures Paul LeeVenture Product PartnerFounded Patlytics Richard HeFounder-in-ResidenceFounded Openmart

Sierra Ventures mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Shashank SaxenaVenture PartnerFounded Pantomathé +1 Sharam Fouladgar-MercerVC InvestorFounded Signos +1 Simon ArkellLimited PartnerFounded Deep Lens +1 Vishnu SampathkumarData Analyst and Investment InternFounded Autumn AI

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board member Peter FentonGeneral Partner at Benchmark Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future Ventures David SzeAdvisory Partner at Greylock Katherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Princeton University990

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of Anthropic Fei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at Stanford AndrewAdvisor at Clear Ventures Christal NgAssociate at Golden Gate Ventures

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Also attended International School of Beijing15

Lindsay AtkesonSr. Associate at Outsiders Hiro TomogaeDirector at Presidio Ventures Edwin ZhangInvestment Professional at Innovatus Capital Partners Jeffrey WuDirector at Mindworks Evelyn ChenPhD Associate at Duke Capital Partners Will ChungInvestor at GS Futures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Kindred2

Ali RohdeCo-Founder and General Partner at Outset Capital Anne Lee SkatesGeneral Partner at Parable Partners

Also worked at Opendoor45

Darcy YeeMarketing and Communications at Menlo Ventures Jon ChuInvestor at Khosla Ventures Brett BrowmanInvestor at Khosla Ventures Matt MocharyInvestor at Fortius Ventures James HerbertVenture Partner at Navitas Capital Jason RischPartner at Greylock Partners

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Also worked at McKinsey & Company2,000

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate Jeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill Ventures Jeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs Jeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of Pleo

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Also worked at Sierra Ventures34

Mark FernandesManaging Partner at Sierra Ventures Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra Ventures Ben YuInvestor at Sierra Ventures Vignesh RavikumarInvestor at Sierra Ventures Shomik GhoshEnterprise software enthusiast and taco bell aficionado Shashank SaxenaInvestor at Sierra Ventures

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