About
Laura began her career as a project engineer at Octinion working on agricultural robotics and navigation software before moving into managerial roles. In 2020 she joined Smartfin portfolio company Silverfin as Chief of Staff, focusing on strategy and operations. She holds a Master of Bioscience Engineering from the University of Leuven and a Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Vlerick Business School.
Experience
- SmartfinPrincipalcurrent2024 — present
- SilverfinChief Of Staff2022 — 2024
- SilverfinExecutive Business Partner2020 — 2022
- OctinionConsultant2020
- OctinionCOO2019 — 2020Leuven, Flanders, Belgium
- OctinionProduct Manager2018 — 2019Leuven, Flanders, Belgium
- OctinionProgram Manager2018
- OctinionBio Engineer2017 — 2018Haasrode, Belgium
- OvintoConsultancy Intern2017Nevele
- Deroose Plants NVConsultancy Project/Thesis Research2015Apopka, Florida, United States
- JongsterOrder picking2014
Education
- Vlerick Business SchoolMaster of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship2016 — 2017
- Barca Innovation HubProfessional Diploma, Sports Nutritionist2023 — 2024
- KU LeuvenMaster’s Degree Magna Cum Laude, Bioengineering Agriculture - Crop Production & Biosystems - Technology for the Agri-Food Sector2011 — 2016
- O.-L.-V. Instituut PulhofA-attest, Latijn - Wiskunde 82005 — 2011
- KU LeuvenMaster's degree, Bioscience Engineering
Skills & more
English7FrenchDutch1Microsoft Office2MatlabPublic Speaking2Leadership5Science4Data Analysis3StatisticsAgriculture6Microsoft Excel1
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PowerPointMicrosoft WordEntrepreneurshipTeamworkResearchManagementProject ManagementEngineeringBusiness StrategyMarketing StrategyNetSuiteStrategic PlanningLanguages Dutch · English · French
From Laura's professional profile.
Colleagues at SmartFin
Bart Luyten
Founding Partner at SmartFin
Bert Baeck
EIR at SmartFin
Boris Bogaert
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Pitchdrive
Erwin Vandendriessche
Advisor at SmartFin
Harry Haeck
Partner at SmartFin
Jean-Baptiste Maenhout
Investment Manager at SmartFin
Joris De Meester
Advisor at SmartFin
Joris Van Der Gucht
EIR at SmartFin
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Laura Guillaume work?
- Laura Guillaume is Principal at SmartFin.
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Also attended KU Leuven172
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