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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

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Alven

  • Venture Capital Analyst

    2019 - 2019

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Orange

  • Venture Capital Analyst - Orange Digital Ventures

    2018 - 2018

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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

    Worked as an intrapreneur developing the company’s disruptive subsidiary in plastic waste recycling

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LiberWave

  • Marketing and Sales Coordinator

    2016 - 2017

    Platform to locally trade textbooks on campuses

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AIESEC

  • President of AIESEC Sciences Po

    2015 - 2016

    AIESEC is the world's largest student-run organization with the aim of developing future responsible and globally-minded leaders.

  • In charge of External Relations

    2014 - 2015

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