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laura mcginnis

T3 · host / generalist

Laura McGinnis joined Singular as a partner to grow its London office after four years at Balderton Capital. She has an operating background across startups, authored the 'Gen Z playbook', and broke into VC via an MBA internship at Balderton after cold-outreaching 70+ funds.

2 calls·2 names·100% bull·last heard 3 months ago·Scaling Europe
track record

no scored calls yet — needs a stated position or a categorical verdict, with a matured window vs SPY

top calls

highest conviction · one per company
1sthigh conviction
$SINGULARSingularposition

McGinnis joins Singular as partner, cites firm's non-consensus judgment and high preemption rate

Singular combines originality, speed, taste, ambition, empathy and non-consensus judgment, with over half of investments being preemptions, indicating strong early conviction before market consensus.

Scaling Europe2026-07episode →
2ndmedium conviction
$AIKIDOAikido

Singular's early bet on Aikido now among Europe's hottest rounds

Singular invested early in Aikido before the market recognized its potential, and the company has since attracted one of Europe's hottest funding rounds, validating Singular's non-consensus approach.

Scaling Europe2026-07episode →

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$SINGULAR
Singular
HIGHlaura mcginnis·Scaling Europe·3 months ago·Growing Singular's London office to back UK founders: Laura McGinnis, Partner at Singular· position
McGinnis joins Singular as partner, cites firm's non-consensus judgment and high preemption rate
Singular combines originality, speed, taste, ambition, empathy and non-consensus judgment, with over half of investments being preemptions, indicating strong early conviction before market consensus.
"I'm joining Singular as a partner and for people that don't maybe know about Singular, Singular is a European early stage BC fund investing from series A to B across sectors... Si…"
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$AIKIDO
Aikido
MEDlaura mcginnis·Scaling Europe·3 months ago·Growing Singular's London office to back UK founders: Laura McGinnis, Partner at Singular
Singular's early bet on Aikido now among Europe's hottest rounds
Singular invested early in Aikido before the market recognized its potential, and the company has since attracted one of Europe's hottest funding rounds, validating Singular's non-consensus approach.
"I think a good one was Aikido. Um Singular saw Aikido super early. They're first like early in. Now this is one of the hottest rounds in in Europe."
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Venture Capitaltailwind
Non-consensus early conviction and high preemption rate drive Singular's edge
Singular's strategy of backing founders before market consensus, evidenced by over 50% preemption rate, allows the firm to secure allocation in category-defining companies like Aikido before they become hot.
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Frontier AI Modelstailwind
Singular backs founders using frontier tech to reshape disciplines
Singular's core thesis is investing in founders who apply frontier technology to fundamentally reshape their industries, building companies that could not have existed a decade ago. This non-consensus, early-conviction approach targets category-creating companies before market consensus forms.
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Venture Capitaltailwind
UK and Ireland's unicorn alumni network fuels next-generation founder pipeline
Ex-founders from Stripe, Wayflyer, and Tines are becoming angel investors and starting new companies in the UK and Ireland, creating a dense talent network that early-stage investors can tap through accelerators like Dogpatch Labs and Ormeau Labs.