Laura Dyer
Principal at Buoyant Ventures
Los Angeles, California
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2021 - Current
Buoyant is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in digital solutions to climate change. Joined as an MBA Associate in 2021. Promoted to partner in 2025.
Investor
2021 - 2022
Leadership: Founding Team Member, Co-Director of Education ('21-'22), Co-Director of Operations ('21-'22), Co-Lead of Food & Agriculture Vertical ('21-'22) Michigan Climate Venture (MCV) is a collaborative, multidisciplinary program that provides a rigorous, transformative education experience in climate change mitigation the University of Michigan. The program includes an action-oriented learning experience through an early-stage, student-run investment fund seeking to accelerate the growth of climate technology startups in the Great Lakes region.
Graduate Student Consultant
2021 - 2022
Authored impact investing primers based in behavioral science to shift some of the $140B in available philanthropic capital into patient risk capital for agrifood- and climate-related investments
CapShift is an impact investing platform that allows financial and philanthropic institutions to invest for a better tomorrow.
Raised $12,812,714.00 from Grantham Foundation, Aperio, Brazen Impact, F.B. Heron Foundation, Spring Point Partners, Jesse Fink, Impact Investors, Gratitude Railroad and Bain Capital.
MBA Consultant
2020 - 2020
Created the financial model and performance metrics to track, guide and accelerate the startup's circular business model
Future Fit Foods is a manufacturer of organic and non-GMO ingredients for soups and chickpea snacks.
Senior Associate, Corporate Accounting
2018 - 2020
Calculated revenue from private equity, real estate and credit investments including management fees, carried interest, incentive fees, administrative & other fees; Analyzed revenue trends to determine main drivers of growth; Prepared remarks on financial performance for CEO & CFO to utilize during quarterly earnings calls
Ares Management is an alternative asset manager focusing on credit, private equity, and real estate.
Raised $1,603,087,500.00.
Audit Senior
2017 - 2018
Led audit engagements in financial services industry for a $100B AUM mutual fund, a $23B AUM hedge fund, related corporate advisers, and a private equity firm; Simultaneously managed 8 junior staff and client engagement budgets, providing continuous guidance and feedback to staff and delivering jobs to completion within budget
Audit Staff
2015 - 2017
Designed audit procedures and tested valuation of investments utilizing Bloomberg, quotes from pricing vendors, and fair value specialists; Built financial models to verify valuations, including discounted cash flows and sensitivity analyses; Analyzed valuation disclosures of financial statements to determine compliance to newly issued reporting standards
Deloitte Tax is an advisory firm that provides tax preparation and advisory services.
Audit Intern
2014 - 2014
Deloitte Tax is an advisory firm that provides tax preparation and advisory services.
National Leadership Conference Participant
2013 - 2013
Deloitte Tax is an advisory firm that provides tax preparation and advisory services.