Laela Sturdy

About Laela Sturdy

Laela Sturdy is the Managing Partner of CapitalG, Alphabet's growth investment fund. Laela has invested in some of the world's most consequential companies, including Stripe, Duolingo (DUOL), Gusto, Isomorphic Labs, Lovable, UiPath (PATH), and Whatnot. She brings hands-on experience scaling hypergrowth businesses and deep cross-sector knowledge to CapitalG. She serves on numerous boards and is known for the depth of engagement she brings to every investment.

Laela joined CapitalG shortly after its inception in 2013 from Google, where as managing director of emerging businesses she launched and scaled a number of domestic and international high-growth businesses and held leadership roles on the YouTube and Google Search teams.

Laela was born in Kingston, Jamaica and grew up in Cooper City, Florida. She completed her BA cum laude in biochemical sciences at Harvard University and a master's at Trinity College Dublin, where she held a George Mitchell Postgraduate Fellowship. Laela graduated from Stanford Graduate School of Business in June 2004.

Laela was captain of the Harvard University women's basketball team and was named First Team All-Ivy. She has worked in the fields of education and human rights in Senegal, Kenya, and Ireland. Laela resides in San Francisco with her wife and three kids.