Inspired Capital
New York venture firm co-founded in 2019 by Alexa von Tobel (LearnVest founder) and Penny Pritzker, backing mission-driven founders at seed and Series A across fintech, health, AI, and defense-adjacent technology.
Typical check size
$1M-$10M (stage-based estimate)
Founded
2019
Headquarters
632 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
AUM
N/A
Rounds they lead
Seed
Series A
Rounds they invest
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Portfolio companies we track
Startups in our directory that list Inspired Capital as an investor (1 total).
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FAQs about Inspired Capital
Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.
Per our directory, Inspired leads seed and Series A rounds and can participate from pre-seed through later growth. Public reporting on Fund III emphasizes high-conviction seed and Series A leads for roughly 25–30 new companies per fund cycle.
Inspired's Fund III materials cited in our coverage describe lead investments of roughly $1M–$15M at seed and Series A. The firm has not published a fixed check for every deal type; later-stage participation is selective.
Inspired Capital is headquartered in New York City (632 Broadway). It invests across the U.S. in companies where NYC-based GPs can add value; portfolio companies are not limited to the tri-state area.
Our directory tags fintech and healthtech. Inspired publicly backs frontier AI, fintech infrastructure, healthcare, and defense-adjacent technology—mission-driven founders pursuing large market transformations rather than incremental features.
Inspired positions itself as a lead seed and Series A investor with a concentrated portfolio. It may follow in later rounds for existing winners but is not a spray-and-pray seed program.
Deeptune (/startup/deeptune) is the startup currently in our directory with Inspired Capital listed as an investor. Inspired publicly reports 75+ portfolio companies including unicorns such as MosaicML and Chief—not all are profiled here yet.
Founders can reach the firm through inspiredcapital.com and its LinkedIn presence. Warm introductions from portfolio founders, operators, or co-investors are typical; Inspired does not publish a cold-outreach partner email list we can verify.
See our articles on Inspired Capital's $330M Fund III (2026-inspired-capital-330m-fund-iii) and recent portfolio activity including Sora Fuel and Allen Control Systems (2026-inspired-capital-sora-fuel-allen-control-systems).