Laura Dyer
Principal at Buoyant Ventures
Los Angeles, California
Overview
Work Experience
Principal
2024 - Current
Senior Associate
2023 - 2024
MBA Associate
2022 - 2022
Buoyant is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in digital solutions to climate risk across energy, agriculture & water, mobility, and the built environment.
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.
MBA Consultant
2022 - 2022
Graduate Student Consultant
2021 - 2022
CapShift is a platform that empowers philanthropic and financial institutions, along with their clients, to mobilize capital for social and environmental change.
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 Associate
2021 - 2021
Buoyant is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in digital solutions to climate risk across energy, agriculture & water, mobility, and the built environment.
Impact Project
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
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Audit Intern
2014 - 2014
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National Leadership Conference Participant
2013 - 2013
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