LS

Laura Salesse

VC Investor chez Eight Roads

Paris, Île-de-France

Invests in

Sectors:

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • VC Investor

    2021

    - Hero Software Board Observer, led series B round - Pelago investor, follower in the Series C round - Unannounced company investor - ScyllaDB investor, led a $43m round - Kaiko Board Observer, led Series B round - Walnut investor, led Series A round - Interactio Investor, led Series A round Also involved with the following portfolio companies : Tibber Early growth-stage technology investing ($10-30m checks, Series A to C) platform ($11bn AUM) across the US (e.g. Toast, Flywire), Europe (e.g. Appsflyer, Neo4j) and Asia (e.g. Alibaba, Paidy)

2020 - 2020

  • Growth Equity Analyst

    2020 - 2020

    Sourcing and executing investments from Series C to pre-IPO stages, including the execution of PPRO’s Series C investment.

2019 - 2019

  • Venture Capital Analyst

    2019 - 2019

    Sourcing pre-seed and seed investments

2018 - 2018

  • Venture Capital Analyst - Orange Digital Ventures

    2018 - 2018

    Sourcing and executing Series A & B investments within Orange’s key areas of interest: Cloud, Cybersecurity, and Fintech

2017 - 2018

  • Project Manager (Techstars - volunteer)

    2017 - 2018

    Organized a 54 hours’ Techstars startup weekend

2017 - 2017

  • Business Developer

    2017 - 2017

    Intrapreneur intern developing a plastic waste recycling subsidiary. Sourced plastic buyback deals and helped set up an upcycling line in the existing production site

2016 - 2017

  • Marketing and Sales Coordinator

    2016 - 2017

    Worked as a sales representative while studying, supporting a startup that provided a platform for students to buy and sell textbooks on campus