Laura Waldenstrom
InvestorPrincipal at Inkef · Principal at Earlybird Venture Capital
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Laura Waldenstrom is a Principal at Earlybird Venture Capital, where she invests in early-stage B2B software companies from pre-seed through Series A. Her investment focus includes infrastructure software in AI, security, development tools, and data, as well as companies operating in the Future of Commerce sector.
Experience
- Earlybird Venture CapitalPrincipalcurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- NeuracoreInvestorcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Energy RoboticsBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- BrandbackBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- HiveBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- OneFootballBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- HiveMQBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- InkefPrincipal2022 — 2023
- InkefSenior Associate2020 — 2021Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- InkefAssociate2018 — 2020The Randstad, Netherlands
- BaserowBoard & Investor2022 — 2023
- HappeoBoard Observer2020 — 2023
- WithlocalsBoard Observer2019 — 2023Netherlands
- SilverflowBoard Observer2023
- ChannelEngineBoard Member2022 — 2023
- ChannelEngineBoard Observer2021 — 2022
- OneFitBoard Observer2019
- PreviroCo-founder2017 — 2018Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- AlphaSightsAssociate2015 — 2016London Area, United Kingdom
- Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UKHead of Business Services2014 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
Education
- Lund UniversityMaster of Science (M.Sc.) in Business & Economics
- University of ConnecticutBusiness
- Lund UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Business & Economics
- Hersby GymnasiumUpper Secondary School Degree, Natural Sciences
Skills & more
Business Strategy21Management Consulting8Project Management6Entrepreneurship1Financial Analysis1Microsoft Office2Microsoft Excel1
Languages Dutch · English · French · Swedish
- The Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) — Cambridge English
From Laura's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Lund University75
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Also attended University of Connecticut75
Vinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAmy ErrettVenture partner at True Ventures and founding CEO of Madison ReedKevin C. WangPrincipal at .406 VenturesRay UpdykeSVP, Finance, Operations at Alpaca VCGenene MorrisEditorial Director at Red Cell IncubationIveya SlavovaFund Accountant at PeakSpan Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Energy Robotics2
Also worked at Brandback1
Colleagues at Inkef
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Laura Waldenstrom work?
- Laura Waldenstrom is Principal at Inkef.
- What check size does Laura Waldenstrom write?
- Laura Waldenstrom typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.