Laura Connell is a growth-stage investor at Atomico who brings an unusual combination of academic neuroscience background from Imperial College and crisis-tested public markets experience from Goldman Sachs during the financial crisis, giving her a rare analytical lens for evaluating complex technologies. She has built growth platforms at multiple firms including launching Balderton's first growth fund and now scaling Atomico's later-stage investment team, while maintaining a track record of backing category-defining European companies like Darktrace, DeepL, and Corti across AI, fintech, and enterprise software.