Laura Stoppel
InvestorPartner at RA Capital
Somerville, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $100K
Experience
- RA Capital ManagementPartnercurrent2024 — present
- RA Capital ManagementPrincipal2020 — 2024
- RA Capital ManagementAnalyst2020
- RA Capital ManagementSenior Associate2018 — 2020
- RA Capital ManagementAssociate2016 — 2018
- Infinant HealthBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Verdiva BioBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- CellCentricBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- International Rett Syndrome FoundationBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Artiva BiotherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- Nimbus TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- Acumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Board Membercurrent2020 — present
Skills & more
MatlabPublic SpeakingNeuroscienceTeachingResearchMolecular BiologyConfocal MicroscopyFluorescence MicroscopyHigher EducationCell CultureCell BiologyData Analysis
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Deals · 2
ArtivabioBoard seat
via RA Capital · filed Jul 2020 · $78.4M raise
ContralineQuoted
via RA Capital · filed May 2026
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at RA Capital
Abigail Schmitz
Senior Associate, Corporate Development at RA Capital
Adam Kaye
Senior Managing Director and Partner, Structured Capital at RA Capital
Adrian Bot
Venture Partner at RA Capital
Albert Kim
Advisor at RA Capital
Alex Miller
Senior Associate, Venture at RA Capital
Alex Zhang
Vice President, Structured Capital at RA Capital
Alison Tisdale
Advisor at RA Capital
Alyssa Larson
Investor at RA Capital
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Investors connected to Laura in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Laura Stoppel?
- Partner at RA Capital
- Where does Laura Stoppel work?
- Laura Stoppel is Partner at RA Capital.
- What check size does Laura Stoppel write?
- Laura Stoppel typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Laura Stoppel sit on?
- Laura Stoppel holds tracked board seats at Artivabio.
- Where did Laura Stoppel go to school?
- Laura Stoppel studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Neuroscience); Harvard University (BA, Biology).
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended Harvard University1,559
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation
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