Laura Hughes is a Principal Advisor Geometallurgy at Rio Tinto, whose known portfolio counts 9 companies.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- AI ApplicationsBatteryClean EnergyData AnalyticsEVLithiumMachine LearningMetalsMining
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Principal Advisor Geometallurgy at Rio Tinto, whose known portfolio counts 9 companies
- Electra
- Vycarb
- RainStick
- Terra AI
- GeologicAI
- Rock Zero
- Chalco Rio Tinto JV
- Ekion
- Thunderstone
Investor Profile
Founders in the listed sectors AI, Climate and Hardware, and focus areas AI Applications, Battery, Clean Energy and Data Analytics fall inside that listing.
Stage-wise, the deals at Rio Tinto cluster around Pre-Seed, Seed and Series B rounds.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether Laura Hughes matches their raise.
Colleagues at Rio Tinto
Roberta Harting Kuehne
Vice President, Commercial
Salt Lake City, United States
Marcus Trotter
Investor
Singapore
Joan Gardener
Managing Partner
Salt Lake City, United States
Soeren Klatt
Principal Advisor
Montreal, Canada
Al Cheaito
Venture Capital
Montreal, Canada
Frequently asked questions
Who is Laura Hughes?
Laura Hughes is a corporate venture investor based in West Jordan, Utah, United States, listed as Principal Advisor Geometallurgy at Rio Tinto. The known portfolio of that firm counts 9 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Laura Hughes personally.
What does Laura Hughes invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate and Hardware; listed focus areas include AI Applications, Battery, Clean Energy and Data Analytics. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Laura Hughes invest at?
Rio Tinto appears in Pre-Seed, Seed and Series B rounds across its known deals, and Laura Hughes is listed there as Principal Advisor Geometallurgy. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Laura Hughes listed at?
Laura Hughes is listed as Principal Advisor Geometallurgy at Rio Tinto. 5 other people in the database share a firm with Laura Hughes.
How do I contact Laura Hughes?
A LinkedIn page is on file for Laura Hughes. It is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no email address and no phone number for this profile.
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