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Laura is a Seattle native currently living in New York city.
She has 8 years of technical recruiting experience across a variety of industries including fintech, logistics, and real estate tech.
Laura joined Uber in 2017 and supported Leadership hiring for Uber’s Eats, Maps, Marketplace, and Rider/Driver teams.
She then joined Afterpay where she oversaw technical recruiting globally, and helped scale the business into new markets across Asia and Europe.
Most recently at Brex, Laura was brought on to lead hiring for Brex’s specialized technical pipelines (data, security, infrastructure, machine learning) and international teams (Brazil, Israel, Canada).
Former positions of Keith Bender
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Pear Ventures Management LLC
Pear Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Pear Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for pre-seed and seed stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 0.25 - 6 million. The firm acts as a lead and co-lead investor. It makes follow-on investments of up to USD 10 million. | Private Equity Investor | 2025-06-29 |
The Boston Consulting Co.
The Boston Consulting Co. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides business consulting services | Consultant / Advisor | 2018-12-30 |
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Harvard University
Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Pear Ventures Management LLC
Pear Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Pear Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for pre-seed and seed stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 0.25 - 6 million. The firm acts as a lead and co-lead investor. It makes follow-on investments of up to USD 10 million. | Finance |
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
The Boston Consulting Co.
The Boston Consulting Co. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides business consulting services | Commercial Services |
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