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Laura Gaviria Halaby

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Venture Advisor at Mercury Fund

Miami, Florida, United States

Kauffman Fellow · Class 27

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About

Laura Gaviria Halaby is Head of Business and Corporate Development at Subquadratic, where she leads strategic partnerships and investor relations. Previously, she held roles at SoftBank Latin America Funds, Citi, and IDB Lab focused on fintech and innovation ecosystem development, and was part of the founding team at Faktory, an AI agents company. Her experience spans work across 30+ countries and five continents in connecting technology with capital, partnerships, customers, and institutional adoption.

Experience

  1. SubquadraticHead of Business & Corporate Developmentcurrent2026 — present
  2. MB | Mercado BitcoinAdvisor Corporate Developmentcurrent2026 — present
  3. Gulliver Preparatory SchoolAi Advisorcurrent2026 — present
  4. MercuryVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
  5. ApatatAngel Investor and Fund Advisorcurrent2015 — present
  6. Faktory AiFounding Team, Chief Business Development Officer (GTM)2023 — 2024
  7. SoftBank Investment AdvisersOperating Director, Head of Scalable Knowledge and Strategic Initiatives2019 — 2022Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
  8. SoftBank Investment AdvisersDirector Tech Hub, Board OYO LATAM2019 — 2020Miami, Florida, United States
  9. BancoSol S.A.Board Member2016 — 2021La Paz, Bolivia
  10. IDB LabSenior Innovation Advisor / Entrepreneur in Residence2018 — 2019Miami, Florida
  11. TheVentureCityChief Acceleration Officer, Partner2017 — 2018Global
  12. CitiGlobal Head Fintech Acceleration2016 — 2017Global
  13. CitiHead of Open Innovation & Strategy2015 — 2016Global
  14. Vision de ValoresFounder and CEO2006 — 2015Bogota
  15. Camara Colombo China de Inversion y ComercioCo - Founder / Executive Director / Board Member2010 — 2014Bogota
  16. YPOBoard Member2009 — 2012Colombia
  17. Colombia Expo Shanghai 2010Deputy Commissioner and Advisor to the Colombian Government2009 — 2011Colombia and China
  18. Bolsa y Banca S.A.Managing Director2005 — 2006Bogota
  19. Deutsche BankAssociate2001 — 2005New York, London

Skills & more

Early Stage Investment1Cross-functional Team Leadership3

Languages Español · Francés

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Colleagues at Mercury Fund

Adrian Fortino
General Partner at Mercury Fund
Aileen Allen
Partner at Mercury Fund
Alex Gras
Principal at Mercury Fund
Andreas Galliker
Chief Financial Officer at Mercury Fund
Aziz Gilani
Associate at Mercury Fund
Blair Garrou
Co-founder & General Partner at Mercury Fund
Brad Van Otterloo
Venture Advisor at Mercury Fund
Chantell Preston
Venture Advisor at Mercury Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Laura Gaviria Halaby?
Laura Gaviria Halaby is Head of Business and Corporate Development at Subquadratic, where she leads strategic partnerships and investor relations. Previously, she held roles at SoftBank Latin America Funds, Citi, and IDB Lab focused on fintech and innovation ecosystem development, and was part of the founding team at Faktory, an AI agents company. Her experience spans work across 30+ countries and five continents in connecting technology with capital, partnerships, customers, and institutional adoption.
Where does Laura Gaviria Halaby work?
Laura Gaviria Halaby is Venture Advisor at Mercury Fund.
Where did Laura Gaviria Halaby go to school?
Laura Gaviria Halaby studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Masters in Innovation and Global Leadership); American University (B.S, Applied Mathematics); Harvard University (Pre-college Summer Program).

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