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Priscilla RussounlockedLaura: together at Pear VC (2023–2025)
Laura: together at Afterpay
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About
Laura Wright is a Talent Partner at Pear VC with eight years of technical recruiting experience spanning fintech, logistics, and real estate tech. She previously led or supported technical hiring at Uber, Afterpay, and Brex, including specialized pipelines and international team expansion. She holds a degree in Child Studies and Early Education and focuses on helping early-stage founders with hiring strategy and recruiting AI talent.
Experience
- Pear VCTalentcurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- BrexSenior Manager of Technical Recruiting2021 — 2023New York, United States
- AfterpaySenior Manager of Technical Recruiting2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- UberLead Recruiter2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- LendingHomeRecruiter2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Insight GlobalSenior Technical Recruiter2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Languages American Sign Language · English
From Laura's professional profile.
Colleagues at Pear VC
Ajay Kamat
Partner at Pear VC
Alex Gao
Engineer at Pear VC
Aparna Sinha
Advisor at Pear VC
Arash Afrakhteh
Partner at Pear VC
Curt Herberts
Investor at Premji Invest
Eddie Eltoukhy
Partner at Pear VC
Emma Krivoshein
Senior Operations Associate at Pear VC
Eric Lin
Acting Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services (ADIIS) at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Laura Wright?
- Laura Wright is a Talent Partner at Pear VC with eight years of technical recruiting experience spanning fintech, logistics, and real estate tech. She previously led or supported technical hiring at Uber, Afterpay, and Brex, including specialized pipelines and international team expansion. She holds a degree in Child Studies and Early Education and focuses on helping early-stage founders with hiring strategy and recruiting AI talent.
- Where does Laura Wright work?
- Laura Wright is Talent at Pear VC.
- Where did Laura Wright go to school?
- Laura Wright studied at Santa Clara University (Bachelor’s Degree, Child Studies, Education).
Same school
Also attended Santa Clara University283
Viviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKirsten MelloPartner + Chief Financial Officer at Menlo VenturesRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupTim HaleyCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesSarah LucasManaging General Partner at Lucas Venture Group
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Shared employers
Also worked at Brex65
Henrique DubugrasCo-founder & former chairman of BrexPedro FranceschiCo-founder & CEO of BrexKatie BiberChief Operating Officer at ParadigmMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesCarmen CollynsHead of Investor Relations at CAVU Consumer PartnersHadley CallawaySoftware Engineer at Asymmetric Capital Partners
+ 59 more
Also worked at Afterpay11
Anne FoorInvestor at Khosla VenturesDana StalderPartner at Matrix PartnersMatt BrownPartner at Matrix PartnersAkash GargAdvisor at Electric CapitalMatthew KanessInvestor at Flexsteel Industries Inc.Max ShandFounder at Avoca Systems
+ 5 more
Also worked at Uber601
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGarrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiGergely NemethSenior Engineering Manager at DoorDash; co-founder of RisingStack
+ 595 more
Also worked at LendingHome17
James HerbertVenture Partner at Navitas CapitalCharles MoldowGeneral Partner at Foundation CapitalVictor OrlovskiManaging Partner at R136 VenturesRoberta SydneyOperating Partner at Safar PartnersFeng WangInvestor at 1Sharpe VenturesMatt HumphreyPartner at Quiet Capital
+ 11 more