Inspired Capital

Venture Capital
82investments
5exits
$2.4Braised by its portfolio in 12 months
1,657open roles in its portfolio

Overview

Inspired Capital is a generalist early-stage venture capital firm that leads rounds for exceptional founders. It writes checks ranging from roughly half a million to twenty million dollars, backing companies across software, fintech, healthcare and consumer sectors from the earliest stages. The firm was founded in 2019 by Alexa von Tobel and Penny Pritzker and is headquartered in New York City.

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
82
61 of them startups
Hiring now
46
1,657 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
17
$2.4B raised
Exits
5
Focusshare of its companies
Artificial Intelligence 36%Financial Services 23%Software 14%Health Care 10%Sales & Marketing 7%Commerce 6%Internet Services 6%Professional Services 4%
Where its companies are
United States 68%Colombia 1%Israel 1%United Kingdom 1%
Stage of its companies
Series A 40%Series B 21%Series C and later 21%Pre-seed & seed 19%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 82 investments
KalepaSeries B $75M · this month · led a round · 21 roles BuyWanderSeries A $21M · 1 mo ago · 27 roles Justified StudioVenture round · 2 mo ago · 1 role Form EnergySeries G $750M · 2 mo ago · 175 roles Generalist AIVenture round $198.2M · 3 mo ago · 37 roles ArcadeVenture round $60M · 4 mo ago · 3 roles Allen Control SystemsSeries B $200M · 5 mo ago NiuralVenture round $20.6M · 5 mo ago · 29 roles 10BeautyVenture round $23.5M · 5 mo ago · 5 roles DeeptuneSeries A $43M · 7 mo ago Sora FuelVenture round $14.6M · 7 mo ago SolaceSeries C $130M · 9 mo ago · 7 roles
1,657 open roles at 46 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Uber344 new roles in 30 days Mercor126 new roles in 30 days Form Energy38 new roles in 30 days Dandy30 new roles in 30 days Chime21 new roles in 30 days Generalist AI21 new roles in 30 days
New in the portfolioadded to its portfolio page in 6 months
Headroomadded Oct 25 Unconventional AIadded Oct 18 · 14 roles
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Menlo Ventures 6 shared Coatue 5 shared Lightspeed Venture Partners 5 shared Union Square Ventures 5 shared Forerunner Ventures 5 shared General Catalyst 5 shared Craft Ventures 4 shared Andreessen Horowitz 4 shared Soma Capital 4 shared Torch Capital 4 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
Y Combinator Soma Capital Andreessen Horowitz First Round Capital Techstars General Catalyst Greycroft BoxGroup
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 8; 2 rounds in the press that name it

News

News Pulse 2.0 20 days ago
Inspired Capital Closes $450 Million Fund IV For Early-Stage Investments
Inspired Capital has closed a $450 million Fund IV, bringing the New York venture firm's total committed capital to more than $1.3 billion. The fund will continue Inspired's strategy of leading pre-seed, seed, and Series A investments in technology-driven
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News PR Newswire 22 days ago
Inspired Capital Closes $450M Fund IV focused on early-stage investments, has exceptionally strong track record of backing 10 unicorns, and launches its revenue platform focused on helping founders outperform
Seven years of close founder partnerships have produced 10 unicorns, 10 companies above $100M in annual revenue, four above $400M, and more than 10 exits, including an IPO, setting the stage for an even more ambitious next chapter for Inspired. NEW YORK,
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News TechCrunch 22 days ago
Inspired Capital closes $450M fourth fund as New York pushes back on Silicon Valley's gravitational pull
The raise comes as venture dollars pile up on the West Coast.
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
New York United States
HQ
200-500 est. staff