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About
Laura Olivier is Head of Investment and Programs at Iraq Venture Partners, where her work includes managing entrepreneurship and investment readiness projects, developing business plans, feasibility studies, and market, technical, and financial assessments. She holds a Master of Engineering from The University of Sydney and a Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst certificate from the Corporate Finance Institute. Olivier is fluent in Arabic, French, and English.
Experience
- Career BreakFull-time parentingcurrent2023 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- Iraq Tech VenturesExecutive Director2019 — 2024Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Iraq Venture PartnersDeal Flow Manager2021 — 2023Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- DEFINE DubaiCo Owner2015 — 2020Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Khudairi GroupBusiness Development Associate2013 — 2015Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- IES Jose de Mora, La Junta de AndalusiaAuxiliar de Conversacion2012 — 2013Greater Granada Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel5PowerPoint4Microsoft Office7Microsoft Word2Public Speaking6Problem Solving1Organization SkillsManagement6Strategy2Leadership2Business Development7Marketing9
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Customer ServiceResearchTrainingSalesProcurementCRMBusiness StrategyBusiness CommunicationsProcess ImprovementLanguages English · Spanish
- Ifada Innovation Finance Fellowship Program — Beyond Capital
From Laura's professional profile.
Colleagues at Iraq Venture Partners
Bassam Falah
General Partner at Iraq Venture Partners
Hady El Samra
Programs Manager at Iraq Venture Partners
Haneen Ammar Ahmed
Project Coordinator at Iraq Venture Partners
Mohammed Khudairi
General Partner at Iraq Venture Partners
Nathalie Saouma
Business Controller at Iraq Venture Partners
Omar Al-Handal
General Partner at Iraq Venture Partners
Rafic Moharam
Accountant & Business Controller at Iraq Venture Partners
Srinath Batni
Investor at Axilor Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Laura Olivier?
- Laura Olivier is Head of Investment and Programs at Iraq Venture Partners, where her work includes managing entrepreneurship and investment readiness projects, developing business plans, feasibility studies, and market, technical, and financial assessments. She holds a Master of Engineering from The University of Sydney and a Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst certificate from the Corporate Finance Institute. Olivier is fluent in Arabic, French, and English.
- Where does Laura Olivier work?
- Laura Olivier is Deal Flow Manager at Iraq Venture Partners.
- Where did Laura Olivier go to school?
- Laura Olivier studied at IE Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Global MBA Program); Harvard Business School Executive Education (YPO Harvard Spouse & Partner Program 2017, Leadership); Texas McCombs School of Business (Bachelor's Degree, Business Honors).
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Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkArnon DinurPartner at 83NorthMonica SolizDirector, Marketing at Sapphire VenturesDale ChangOperating Partner at Scale Venture PartnersJoel HemmertFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCMadison McDonaldFinance/Legal/IR at 8VC
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