About
Lauren Rothwell is the head of Agents Growth at ElevenLabs. She previously co-founded and led Blaze as CEO, and has held product roles at several startups. She began her career on the trading floor at Goldman Sachs in London. Rothwell holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and an undergraduate degree in Economics and Statistics from Trinity College Dublin.
Founder at BlazeYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Lauren went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Lauren can intro founders to Blaze's investors below.
Blaze's investors · 6
Co-founders at Blaze
CM
Chirag MahapatraFounder
Experience
- ElevenLabsGrowthcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Bling CapitalVenture Principal2024 — 2025
- Blaze AI (YC W22)Co-Founder + CEO2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- CuratedProduct Manager2020San Francisco, California, United States
- Goldman SachsAssociate2016 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Teamwork24Team Leadership4writing1Leadership5Analysis3Team Building3Project Planning3Data Analysis13Research7Time Management15Trading5
Languages English · French · Spanish
- DELE B2 - Advanced level Spanish — Instituto Cervantes
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lauren Rothwell?
- Lauren Rothwell is the head of Agents Growth at ElevenLabs. She previously co-founded and led Blaze as CEO, and has held product roles at several startups. She began her career on the trading floor at Goldman Sachs in London. Rothwell holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and an undergraduate degree in Economics and Statistics from Trinity College Dublin.
- Where does Lauren Rothwell work?
- Lauren Rothwell is Founder of Blaze.
- What companies did Lauren Rothwell found?
- Lauren Rothwell founded Blaze.
- Where did Lauren Rothwell go to school?
- Lauren Rothwell studied at Y Combinator; Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Trinity College Dublin (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mathematics and Economics).
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