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Laela Sturdy has been a general partner at CapitalG, Alphabet’s growth investment firm, since 2013. She joined CapitalG shortly after its inception and has invested in some of the world’s most consequential companies, including Stripe, Duolingo (DUOL), Gusto, UiPath (PATH), Unqork, Curated, Webflow, Whatnot, and Chief. She brings hands-on operational hypergrowth experience and deep, cross-sector knowledge to CapitalG. Laela serves on numerous public and private company boards and is known for the high level of engagement, wide-ranging expertise, and unwavering commitment that she brings to every investment.
Laela came to CapitalG from Google where as Managing Director of Emerging Businesses she launched and scaled a number of businesses and held leadership roles within YouTube and search. Before joining Google in 2007, Laela was a consultant at Bain & Company, advising companies across media, retail, CPG and private equity. She brings her hands-on operational hypergrowth experience and deep, cross-sector knowledge to her role at CapitalG. Laela holds an AB in Biochemistry from Harvard College, a MSc in Multimedia Systems from Trinity College Dublin, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. An avid basketball player and former captain of her college women’s team, Laela enjoys spending time listening to live music with her wife and kids in San Francisco. Laela is a Fellow of the 2021 Class of the Finance Leaders Fellowship and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
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