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166 people in our graph share verified history with Laura — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Eric ShanunlockedLaura: together at Flare Capital Partners (2025)
×8Laura: together at Flare Capital Partners
×3Laura: together at Blue Cross NC
About
Venture Partner and Duke Fuqua MBA candidate; previously worked at Optum and UnitedHealthcare Group.
Experience
- Blue Cross NCSenior Strategic Advisorcurrent2026 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
- Coyote VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
- Coyote VenturesVenture Fellow2025 — 2026
- Flare Capital PartnersFlare Capital Scholar2025
- Rebalance CapitalVenture Fellow2025New York, New York, United States
- OptumAssociate Director, Strategy & Partnerships2022 — 2024Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
- OptumSenior Consultant, OptumHealth Office of the CEO2021 — 2022
- Sanvello HealthSenior Financial Analyst2020 — 2021
- UnitedHealth GroupMergers and Acquisitions Analyst2018 — 2020Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Carleton College Center for Community and Civic EngagementEducation Coordinator and Office Manager2015 — 2018Northfield, MN
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.Wealth Management Summer Analyst2017Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Thrivent FinancialLegal Intern2017Appleton, WI
- Dorsey & Whitney LLPLegal Extern2016Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Thrivent FinancialGovernment Affairs Research Extern2015Appleton, WI
- Carleton CollegeEconomics Research Assistant2015Northfield, MN
Skills & more
Research4Project Management2Event Planning1Microsoft Office1Spanish1Teamwork1RStataFinancial EconomicsEconomic ModelingTechnical Writing
Languages English · Spanish
From Laura's professional profile.
Colleagues at Coyote Ventures
Christina Quinn
Investor at Coyote Ventures
Corina Leu
Investor at Coyote Ventures
Deepa Sheth
Investor at Coyote Ventures
Erica Maissy
Investor at Coyote Ventures
Jess Guenzl
Investor at Coyote Ventures
Jessica Karr
General Partner at Coyote Ventures
Maria Wang-Faulkner
Investor at Coyote Ventures
Mary DeFeo
Investor at Coyote Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Laura Rafferty?
- Venture Partner and Duke Fuqua MBA candidate; previously worked at Optum and UnitedHealthcare Group.
- Where does Laura Rafferty work?
- Laura Rafferty is Venture Partner at Coyote Ventures.
- Where did Laura Rafferty go to school?
- Laura Rafferty studied at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business (Master of Business Administration); Carleton College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics (Spanish minor)); University of Cambridge (Study Abroad Program, Economics).
Same school
Also attended Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business337
Dave BlivinMANAGING PARTNER at Cottonwood Technology FundBrooke BalcomBoard Member at CincyTechChad SummeBoard Member at CincyTechTracie RotterPartner, Platform at Lux CapitalUlili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalLindsay MehtaDirector, Investor Relations & Marketing at JMI Equity
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Also attended Carleton College63
Jessie HaoInvestor at Notable CapitalMira ChaurushiyaManaging Director at Westlake Village BioPartnersHenry HeitzerDirector at Earth FoundryCharles ZedlewskiVenture Partner at Zero Prime VenturesMichelle SnyderPartner, Venture at McKesson VenturesSkyler KessenichAnalyst, Data Science at Growth Street Partners
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Also attended University of Cambridge1,601
Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrDemis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindNiko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Blue Cross NC7
Troy ArnoldPartner, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health VenturesMisty BurgnerDirector of Operations & Administration, Operations at Echo Health VenturesJake YountManaging Principal, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health VenturesRahul RajkumarExecutive Officer, Director at Accompany HealthSteve NelsonLaunch CEO & Co-founder at CarbonKatherine Hobbs, MD MPHFounder at Author Health
+ 1 more
Also worked at Flare Capital Partners54
Eric ShanAssociate at 7wire VenturesKristen LaguerreExecutive Partner at MPM BioImpactAdam BrucePartner, Chief Financial and Chief Operating Officer at Flare Capital PartnersIan ChiangPartner at Flare Capital PartnersParth DesaiPartner at Flare Capital PartnersDan GebremedhinPartner at Flare Capital Partners
+ 48 more
Also worked at Rebalance Capital10
Paula GoldmanChief Ethical Officer of Salesforce at EMERGENT VENTURESJosh TanenbaumFounder and Managing Partner at Rebalance Capital VenturesRob RushInvestment Associate at Rebalance Capital VenturesRaphael DavisVenture Partner at Rebalance Capital VenturesEmily HarwellUniversity Venture Fellow (Spring 2024) at Rebalance Capital VenturesCherie ChungUniversity Venture Fellow (Fall 2023) at Rebalance Capital Ventures
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Also worked at UnitedHealth Group152
Trip HoferVenture Partner at .406 VenturesJohn PrufetaChief Executive Officer and Managing Partner at Medical Excellence CapitalHelena HowardCompliance Associate at Deerfield Management CompanyTodd CozzensInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALRobin MercerInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALAmir Dan RubinCEO and Founding Managing Partner at Healthier Capital
+ 146 more