Where does Laura Yao work?

Laura Yao is at Commit Capital.

What check size does Laura Yao write?

Laura Yao typically writes checks of $1M – $75M.

Where did Laura Yao go to school?

Laura Yao studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Business Administration and Management, General); Yale University (BA, Economics and Mathematics).

Laura Yao

Investor

Investor at Commit Capital

San Francisco, California

Writes $1M – $75M checks · typically $15M

Kauffman Fellow · Class 24

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480 people in our graph share verified history with Laura — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Sofia DolfeunlockedLaura: together at EQT Ventures (2018)

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Laura: together at Fly.io

Laura: together at Mastra

About

Laura Yao is a Kauffman Fellow, a member of Class 24 of the two-year venture capital leadership program run by Kauffman Fellows. The program's member directory lists them at Commit Capital in United States.

Experience

Commit CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Reo.DevAngel Investorcurrent2025 — present
MastraAngel Investor and Advisorcurrent2025 — present
Fly.ioBoard Director2022 — 2026
NetlifyBoard Director2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
EndgameBoard Observer2021 — 2024
EQT VenturesPartner2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
Moralis Web3Board Director2021 — 2023
AirkitBoard Director2021 — 2023
Kauffman FellowsFellow, Class 242019 — 2022
Kairos AerospaceHead of Strategy2016 — 2018Mountain View, CA
Bridgewater AssociatesSenior Investment Associate2013 — 2015Westport, CT
The PhenomListCo-founder and CEO2011 — 2012
The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Pittsburgh Post-GazetteJournalist2007 — 2009

Skills & more

Languages English · Mandarin · Spanish

From Laura's professional profile.

Colleagues at Commit Capital

Alfred Vericel

Executive Officer at Commit Capital

Andrew Aymeloglu

General Partner at Commit Capital

Javier Lopez

General Partner at Commit Capital

Kevin Simler

General Partner at Commit Capital

Olivier Huez

Executive Officer at Commit Capital

Rrw Sas

Promoter at Commit Capital

Yimei Yao

General Partner at Commit Capital

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Anton Ask Åström

Investor at EQT Ventures

Ashley Lundström

Partner at EQT Ventures

Doreen Huber

Partner at EQT Ventures

Ted Persson

Investor at EQT Ventures

Investors connected to Laura in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Laura Yao?: Laura Yao is a Kauffman Fellow, a member of Class 24 of the two-year venture capital leadership program run by Kauffman Fellows. The program's member directory lists them at Commit Capital in United States.
Where does Laura Yao work?: Laura Yao is at Commit Capital.
What check size does Laura Yao write?: Laura Yao typically writes checks of $1M – $75M.
Where did Laura Yao go to school?: Laura Yao studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Business Administration and Management, General); Yale University (BA, Economics and Mathematics).

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Also attended Yale University1,074

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Shared employers

Also worked at Commit Capital2

Andrew AymelogluGeneral Partner at Commit Capital Kevin SimlerGeneral Partner at Commit Capital

Also worked at Mastra7

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Also worked at EQT Ventures43

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