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Jonny Laughton

Partner at Volution at Volution

London, England

Overview 

Jonny Laughton is a Partner at Volution in London, with a strong background in SaaS, cloud computing, and strategic partnerships. He has excelled in roles such as EMEA Partner Director at MessageLabs and VP Sales at Star, showcasing expertise in sales management and business development. Laughton's career highlights include leading successful go-to-market strategies and establishing key strategic partnerships, demonstrating a track record of driving growth and success in the SaaS and tech sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Partner at Volution

    2021 - Current

    Volution is on a mission to build world class venture-backed technology businesses that will redefine productivity. Volution is a UK-based VC firm that backs companies tackling the productivity challenge in capital markets and enterprise solutions - leveraging emerging transformational technologies including AI, Machine Learning and Blockchain. We make initial investments post-Series A, in companies that need additional runway to reach Series B or Series C. Our team of experienced investors, former operators and tech founders provides ambitious entrepreneurs with the capital, as well as the operational support and expertise to accelerate their growth to Series B and beyond. Our innovative Portfolio Carry Scheme aligns our investments with our values, incentivising CEOs to deliver best practice across Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) pillars and encouraging responsible and sustainable growth across our portfolio. We have invested in some of the UK’s most exciting SaaS and Fintech companies including Zopa, Cognism, Signal AI, Flagstone and Wrisk. If you’d like to get to know us better, please follow our LinkedIn page and get in touch with a member of our team. volution.vc

  • Investor

    2014 - 2021

    Investing in B2B SaaS early and mid stage technology companies

  • Partner

    2010 - 2020

  • Non Executive Director

    2011 - 2014

  • Non Executive Director

    2011 - 2014

  • Director Middle East & Africa

    2007 - 2010

  • EMEA Partner Director

    2005 - 2007

  • VP Sales

    1995 - 2005

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