Laela Sturdy.

Laela Sturdy is a General Partner at CapitalG, Alphabet's independent growth equity fund, where she leads investments in some of the most important technology companies in the world.

Sturdy's portfolio includes investments in Stripe, CrowdStrike, UiPath, Duolingo, and numerous other companies that have gone on to become publicly traded leaders in their categories. Before joining CapitalG, Sturdy held multiple senior leadership positions at Google over 13 years, including Vice President of Ads Marketing, where she led a global team responsible for driving growth across Google's advertising products. Her transition from operating leadership at one of the world's largest technology companies to growth-stage investing gives her a distinctive perspective on what makes companies scale successfully. While not a traditional founder, Sturdy's role in identifying, funding, and advising the next generation of category-defining technology companies makes her one of the most influential figures in the American startup ecosystem. Her investments have collectively generated tens of billions of dollars in value and have supported companies that employ hundreds of thousands of people.