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Stan Laurent

Investor

Partner at Highland Europe

London, England, United Kingdom

Writes $21.6M – $86.4M checks

About

Stan Laurent combines a decade of CEO experience running PhotoBox Group (including Moonpig) with an unusually hands-on, operationally intensive partnership style—Huel reports fifty to sixty calls in a short period.

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Invests in

ConsumerCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Experience

  1. Highland EuropePartnercurrent2017 — present
  2. NablaNon Executive Board Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. Descartes UnderwritingNon Executive Board Membercurrent2022 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
  4. JobTeaserNon Executive Board Membercurrent2019 — present
  5. HuelNon Executive Board Membercurrent2018 — present
  6. FarewillNon Executive Board Member2020 — 2024
  7. Pets at HomeNon Executive Director2017 — 2023
  8. SL ConsultantAdvisor to Start-ups and venture funds2016 — 2017
  9. PhotoBox Group (PhotoBox, Moonpig, PosterXXL, Hofmann, Posterjack, Sticky9)President & CEO2006 — 2016London, United Kingdom
  10. AOL EuropeChief Operating Officer2006London, United Kingdom
  11. AOL GermanyManaging Director2002 — 2005Hamburg Area, Germany
  12. QXL Ricardo plcExecutive Board Member & President, Strategic Development / SVP Sales1998 — 2001London, United Kingdom
  13. AOL FranceDirector, Strategy, Operations and Finance1995 — 1998Paris Area, France
  14. Treuhandanstalt (German privatisation agency)Manager, privatisations1991 — 1993Berlin Area, Germany

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA)1993 — 1995
  2. ESCPBachelor of Science (BS)1986 — 1989

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,818

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,812 more

Also attended ESCP254

Ragnar JongenInvestor at DN CapitalCristian PintoInvestor at DaphniSamir MatkiInvestor at DaphniBriac BombrunInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsMarjolaine CatilPrincipal at Newfund CapitalJulie RoblotInvestor at Newfund Capital

+ 248 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Nabla5

Julien CodorniouInvestor at FELIX CAPITALAlexander Joël-CarbonellInvestor at HV CapitalMichael StothardPrincipal at firstminute capitalIman KhalilPARTNERSHIPS COORDINATOR MENA at SeedstarsJean de La RochebrochardManaging Partner at Kima Ventures

Also worked at JobTeaser2

Rodolphe MenegauxPartner at AlvenPayal BadiyaMarketing and Community Analyst at Inovexus

Also worked at Huel2

Leonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray VenturesHelena ProkhorenkoPrincipal at Highland Europe

Also worked at Farewill4

Thomas MaranoAssociate, US at RTP GlobalPerry BlacherPartner at Augmentum FintechTracy DoreeVenture Partner at Entrepreneur FirstAlex DunsdonPartner at SAATCHiNVEST

Colleagues at Highland Europe

Abhishek Lahoti
Head of Platform at Highland Europe
Alanna McCarthy
EA at Highland Europe
Amy Hodgson
Financial Accountant at Highland Europe
Aude Flecchia
Associate at Highland Europe
Audrey Koenig
Office Manager Geneva & EA at Highland Europe
David Blyghton
Partner at Highland Europe
Efosa Ayanru
Senior Associate at Highland Europe
Eleanor Courteney-Harris
EA at Highland Europe