Inspired Capital

Inspired Capital is a New York City-based early-stage venture firm founded in 2019 by Alexa von Tobel and Penny Pritzker. The firm takes a generalist approach, leading Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds with checks ranging from $1M to $15M, making fewer than 10 investments per year with high conviction. With nearly $900M in AUM across three funds — a $200M debut fund, a $281M second fund (2021), and a $330M Fund III (closed February 2024) — Inspired backs founders across a wide range of sectors including fintech, healthcare, AI, defense, robotics, climate, and more. The firm has 80+ companies in its portfolio and emphasizes deep, hands-on partnership with founders. No public application portal is listed; the firm sources deals proactively.