Out-of-the-Box Fearless Start-Up Dreamer/Do-er. My passions are supporting entrepreneurs by tackling bias in venture capital. According to the Harvard Business Review, only about 2% of venture capital is awarded to women and minority founders, blocking access to generational wealth and the ability to reinvest capital back into their communities (regenerative capital.) The same demographic is drastically underrepresented among the investors distributing the venture capital.I help startups scale rapidly and avoid attrition via strategic People Ops, as well as data-driven marketing and community engagement. A company's team is their greatest asset, and leadership and learning development for your team are the greatest investments you can make. My experience in tech at top VC-backed startups has taught me the importance of leveraging technology to empower my team and succeed through failure. I’ve focused extensively on community engagement, and ops to deliver high ROI impact for my team. "Laura tackles her work with courage and tenacity. Her ability to solve ambiguous problems, to jump in to figure out while doing with virtually no guidance, is something I admire."-Ambika Singh, CEO, Armoire