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title: "Inspired Capital Deploys $330M Fund III Behind Bold Founders"
description: "Inspired Capital, founded by Alexa von Tobel and Penny Pritzker, is deploying its $330M Fund III, pushing AUM to about $900M across three funds."
date: 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
tags: ["inspired-capital", "fund-close", "venture-capital", "seed-investing", "new-york-funds"]
source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-inspired-capital-330m-fund-iii
---

# Inspired Capital Deploys $330M Fund III Behind Bold Founders

> Inspired Capital, founded by Alexa von Tobel and Penny Pritzker, is deploying its $330M Fund III, pushing AUM to about $900M across three funds.

**Inspired Capital** is deploying its **$330M Fund III**, taking total AUM to roughly **$900M** across three funds as it leads seed and Series A rounds for "fearless founders."

## Key facts

- **Firm:** Inspired Capital (founded 2019 by Alexa von Tobel and Penny Pritzker)
- **Fund III:** $330M (Fund I $200M, Fund II $281M)
- **Checks:** ~$1-15M lead investments at seed/Series A
- **Track record:** 75+ companies, 9 unicorns (e.g., MosaicML, Chief)

## Why this matters

Fund III backs ~25-30 new high-conviction companies in areas like frontier AI, fintech, and defense — deliberately favoring high-risk, industry-transforming bets over inflated valuations.

## Sources

1. Inspired Capital $330M Fund III (Forbes): https://www.forbes.com/sites/zoyahasan/2024/03/01/alexa-von-tobel-has-backed-nine-unicorns-this-is-where-shes-putting-her-next-300-million/
2. Inspired Capital funds & AUM (Seedlist): https://seedlist.com/investors/alexa-von-tobel.html

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