Laura Rowson

Principal at Salesforce Ventures

Laura Rowson is a Principal at Salesforce Ventures, based in New York City.1 She joined the company in 2020 and focuses on investing across multiple stages in the US and EMEA, with a particular emphasis on vertical SaaS, data stack, and devops.1

Professional Background

Investment Experience: Laura has made several notable investments during her time at Salesforce Ventures, including:

Airbyte
Blockdaemon
Cerby
Genesis Global
OpenClassrooms
Mews
Popmenu
Sixfold1 2

Previous Roles: Before joining Salesforce Ventures, Laura's career included:

Strategy consulting, advising companies and supporting private equity transactions in the technology sector
A brief stint as a Fellow at Rethink Education Management, LLC
Work as a Consultant at Multiverse
Experience as an Equity Broker at CLSA2

Education

Laura holds impressive academic credentials:

MBA from Columbia Business School
BA with Honors in Theology from the University of Cambridge1 2

Additional Initiatives

Laura is actively involved in efforts to increase diversity and improve access and opportunity in the technology ecosystem. She leads Salesforce Ventures' Women in VC and Female Founder initiatives.1

Personal

Originally from the UK, Laura now calls New York City home.1 Her LinkedIn profile shows she has over 500 connections in her professional network.2

Experience

Principal at Salesforce Ventures (July 2020 - Present)

Fellow at Rethink Education Management, LLC (April 2020 - June 2020), Consultant at Multiverse (October 2019 - December 2019), MBA Summer Intern at Salesforce Ventures (June 2019 - August 2019), MBA Intern in Bridgepoint Growth at Bridgepoint (June 2018 - July 2018), Associate Consultant at OC&C Strategy Consultants (March 2016 - April 2018), Equity Broker at CLSA (October 2014 - November 2015), Summer Intern at Schroders (July 2013 - August 2013)

Education

Charterhouse: History, Mathematics, Theology and Philosophy, and Physics, Columbia Business School: Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance, General (2018 - 2020), University of Cambridge: Theology and Religious Studies (2011 - 2014)