# Laura Connell

> Laura Connell is a Series B investor at Balderton Capital backing Software and Machine Learning. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Balderton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/balderton-capital)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-connell-b2ab78104/

Laura Connell is a Series B investor at Balderton Capital in London focused on Software and Machine Learning. Laura joined Balderton's investment team in 2018. She spent the previous three years advising technology startups across industries to develop and implement their fundraising and launch strategies as well as their financial and operational structure, in sectors ranging from online retail to healthcare and fintech.Laura was at Goldman Sachsfor five years, first in the Investment Management Division and subsequently the Financial Institutions Group in M&A.Laura undertook neuroscience research in the Brain Sciences Department of Imperial College's Faculty of Medicine. She was a Fulbright Scholar and gained her MBA from Harvard, and she studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Oxford.Laura speaks fluent English and French and her primary focus is later stage investing with the Liquidity I fund.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $60M–$135M |
| Series C | $58M–$300M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 50% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 33% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 33% |
| Series C | 2 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series D | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 50% |
| Denmark | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PhysicsX | PhysicsX develops AI-powered engineering software that combines physics-based modeling, simulation, data management, and machine learning to support product development, manufacturing, and operational workflows. Its platform enables organizations to build, train, deploy, and manage AI models that work alongside numerical simulations, helpingengineers evaluate designs, optimize processes, and analyze complex physical systems. The company provides tools for simulation orchestration, AI model development, data integration, and engineering applications within a unified environment. PhysicsX serves industries such as aerospace, automotive, semiconductors, materials, and energy, where engineering teams use its software to support design exploration, performance analysis, and decision-making across the product lifecycle. | $300M | Series C | Jun 08, 2026 |  |
| Mews | Mews is a cloud-native hospitality platform that provides property management, guest services, payments, and operations tools in a unified system. It helps hotels, hostels, and accommodation groups automate reservations, check-in/out, rate and inventory management, housekeeping, and embedded payment processing through a single dashboard. Theplatform also supports integrations with a wide range of third-party applications and open APIs to extend functionality and adapt to specific business needs. Mews emphasizes an intuitive interface and automation to reduce manual tasks and enable staff to focus on guest interactions and operational workflows. The system includes tools for revenue management, point of sale, event management, and analytics for decision support.Mews serves over 5000 properties across more than 85 countries in all five continents, and works with a huge number of hospitality tech companies to provide hoteliers with an unbeatable platform – no other PMS offers as many integrations. At the 2024 HotelTechAwards, Mews was voted Best PMS by industry peers. | $300M | Series D | Jan 22, 2026 |  |
| PhysicsX | PhysicsX develops AI-powered engineering software that combines physics-based modeling, simulation, data management, and machine learning to support product development, manufacturing, and operational workflows. Its platform enables organizations to build, train, deploy, and manage AI models that work alongside numerical simulations, helpingengineers evaluate designs, optimize processes, and analyze complex physical systems. The company provides tools for simulation orchestration, AI model development, data integration, and engineering applications within a unified environment. PhysicsX serves industries such as aerospace, automotive, semiconductors, materials, and energy, where engineering teams use its software to support design exploration, performance analysis, and decision-making across the product lifecycle. | $135M | Series B | Jun 22, 2025 |  |
| Pelago | Pelago, formerly Quit Genius, is the world’s leading virtual clinic for substance use management. We are transforming substance use support—from prevention to treatment—delivering education, management skills, and opportunities for positive change to members struggling with substance use, most commonly tobacco, alcohol, or opioids. Our solutiongives employers the means to offer on-demand, personalized support to workers seeking to live healthier lives. Pelago’s cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs deliver convenient, accessible, and effective support that seamlessly integrates with health plans, pharmacy benefit managers, and wellness platforms. To date, Pelago has helped more than 750,000 members manage their substance use and improve their lives. | $58M | Series C | Mar 28, 2024 |  |
| Corti | Trusted by leading healthcare providers to enhance millions of patient interactions, with seamless integration into your workflow. | $59.6M | Series B | Sep 20, 2023 |  |
| Sourcerie | Sourcerie is to assist those who are underserved by the beauty industry in locating the finest products and routines for them. | $2.2M | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2023 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Kinnevik](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investment-ab-kinnevik) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [July Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/july-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NGP Energy Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ngp-energy-capital-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Radius Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/radius-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Siemens](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/siemens) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Balderton Capital

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Balderton Capital is a Venture Capital Investor that supports technology businesses. They support Founders at every stage of their journey. They provide advice, introduce portfolio leaders to professional service providers, and invite portfolio leaders to workshops and community events where they can meet one another.

5 contacts available at Balderton Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrea Roda | Investment Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrea-roda |
| Dave Kellogg | Executive in Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-kellogg |
| Elena Moneta | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elena-moneta |
| Greta Anderson | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greta-anderson-ab54 |
| Michael Lavner | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-lavner |

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## FAQ

### What does Laura Connell invest in?

Laura Connell invests primarily in Software, Machine Learning and Information Technology startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Laura Connell's check size?

Laura Connell typically joins rounds of $60M–$135M at Series B and $58M–$300M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Laura Connell participates in.

### When did Laura Connell last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Laura Connell closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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