Laura Connell

Partner

2022

Partner leading $20-50m growth investments from series B to pre-IPO. Atomico invests in disruptive technology companies with ambitious founders from Series A onwards. Our experienced team includes entrepreneurs and executives from the world's most successful technology firms who partner with our companies as they scale to become global winners. We’re not a traditional venture capital firm. We exist for more than returns, even though it is our lifeblood. Since we began our work in 2006, we’ve always set our sights much higher. At our core, we believe entrepreneurs are the ultimate agents of positive, transformational change across every aspect of our society and economy. To us, our work is our mission. When you spend time with us, you’ll see that our firm is built by, and for, founders. It’s why we invest from Series A onwards, because we want to help founders take a product that works and make it a global success. And it’s why we’ve built the most experienced team possible, with a clear and systematic approach, to help founders turn their vision into something that changes the world for the better.

Expert-in-Residence

2022

Investment Professional

2021 - 2022

Senior investment professional covering venture growth, pre-IPO and listed global tech companies. Our strategy is to identify, support, and invest behind a concentrated group of the world's most ambitious entrepreneurs building the companies of the future from all parts of the world. L/S fund with global tech investments including, inter alia: SE US, SHOP US, MELI US, WISE LN, WIX US, DHER GR, ADYEN NA, U US, SPOT US, GTLB US, ESTC US, COIN US, ASML.

Principal

2018 - 2021

Lead principal on sourcing, diligence and investment execution for Balderton's series B - pre-IPO strategy. Investment experience includes, inter alia: Flywire (NASDAQ:FLY), Darktrace (LON:DARK), Truecaller (STO:TRUE-B), Graphcore, Lendable, GoCardless, Vestiaire Collective, McMakler, Housecall, Aircall, Nutmeg (acquired by JPM), Lifesum.

Neuroscience, Brain Sciences Team, Department of Medicine

2015 - 2017

Assistant Researcher - Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

FIG Investment Banking

2011 - 2015

Financial Institutions Group, M&A

Investment Management

2009 - 2011