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Laura Salesse

Investor at Eight Roads

Paris, Île-de-France

Overview 

Laura Salesse is a VC Investor at Eight Roads in Paris, specializing in FinTech investments at various stages including Series B, Series A, and Seed rounds. With a background in growth equity and venture capital analysis at Eurazeo and Alven, she also has experience in project management and business development, and has held leadership roles at organizations like AIESEC Sciences Po. Highlights of Laura's career include her current role as a VC Investor at Eight Roads, focusing on FinTech investments, and her leadership experience as the President of AIESEC Sciences Po, overseeing external relations.

Work Experience 

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Eight Roads

  • VC Investor

    2021 - Current

    - 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)

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Eurazeo

  • 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.

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Alven

  • Venture Capital Analyst

    2019 - 2019

    Sourcing pre-seed and seed investments

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Orange

  • 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

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Startup Weekend

  • Project Manager (Techstars - volunteer)

    2017 - 2018

    Organized a 54 hours’ Techstars startup weekend

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ExcelRise

  • 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

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LiberWave

  • 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

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