Laura Rowson

New York City, NY, USA

Bio

Professional summary

Laura Rowson is a Principal at Salesforce Ventures investing across multiple stages in the US and EMEA. She focuses on the application layer, vertical SaaS, and the data stack, with investments including Airbyte, Blockdaemon, Cerby, Genesis Global, Mews, Popmenu, Sixfold AI, and Writer AI. Before Salesforce Ventures, she worked in strategy consulting, advising companies and supporting private equity transactions in the technology sector.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

AirbyteBlockdaemonMewsSixfold AIWriter AI

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

Salesforce VenturesPrincipal2020 – Present
Technology sector consultingStrategy Consultant

Education

Columbia Business SchoolMBA
University of CambridgeBA with Honors in Theology

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