Laurence Hayward
InvestorFounderVenture Advisor at Dipalo Ventures · Board director at MITO Material Solutions
Greater Chicago Area
FoundedMITO Material Solutions
About
Co-founder of hard tech VC Independence Equity and Cornerstone Angels, and leader of startup advisory firm VentureLab since 2003. Brings experience in investment banking and early-stage founder support.
Board director at MITO Material Solutions
Intro paths
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In turn, Laurence can intro founders to MITO Material Solutions's investors below.
MITO Material Solutions's investors · 10
Citrine AngelsWashington · since 2022Cortado VenturesOklahoma City · since 2022Dipalo VenturesChicago · since 2022Elevate VenturesIndianapolis · $20K – $2M checks · since 2022Evergreen Climate InnovationsChicago · since 2022HG VenturesIndianapolis · $1M – $10M checks · since 2022Houston Angel NetworkHouston · since 2022Michigan Capital NetworkGrand Rapids · since 2022National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2018TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks · since 2022
Co-founders at MITO Material Solutions
HM
Haley Marie KeithExecutive Officer, Director
KK
Kevin KeithDirector
SH
Steve HulmeDirector
Experience
- ATOMS VCFounding Partnercurrent2022 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Independence EquityVenture Partnercurrent2011 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- VentureLabFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2003 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Cornerstone AngelsCo-Founder2006 — 2020Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Vcapital Inc. (acquired)Managing Director2000 — 2003
- Arthur Andersen & Co.Marketing Director1992 — 2000
Education
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignMBA, Marketing1989 — 1991
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBS, Psychology1986 — 1989
- Barrington High School1982 — 1986
Skills & more
Venture Capital99Private Equity56Investment Banking14Angel Investing39Financial Modeling23Business Planning20Operations Management4Entrepreneur2Corporate Finance6Due Diligence16Financial Analysis4Valuation7
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Corporate DevelopmentPrivate PlacementsForecastingBusiness FormationFinancial ManagementGrowth CapitalStart-upsBusiness StrategyStrategic PlanningStrategyCleantechEntrepreneurshipFrom Laurence's professional profile.
Colleagues at Dipalo Ventures
Greg Rublev
Entrepreneur in Residence at Dipalo Ventures
Mitul Patel
General Partner at Dipalo Ventures
Monika Razdan
Platform & Ops at Dipalo Ventures
Rafiq Ahmed
Founder, Managing Partner at Dipalo Ventures
Raquel Lourenço
Associate at Dipalo Ventures
Rezwan Shafique
Venture Partner at Dipalo Ventures
Seyi Fasoranti
Senior Associate at Dipalo Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Laurence Hayward work?
- Laurence Hayward is Venture Advisor at Dipalo Ventures and Founder at MITO Material Solutions.
- What companies did Laurence Hayward found?
- Laurence Hayward founded MITO Material Solutions.
Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at VentureLab1
Also worked at Cornerstone Angels1
Also worked at Arthur Andersen & Co.58
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