Inspired Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 19 people tracked
Also known as Inspired Capital ACS · Inspired Capital CHF · Inspired Capital FNX · Inspired Capital HAB2 · Inspired Capital Partners · INSPIRED CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC · Inspired Capital RHO · Inspired Capital RHO2 · Inspired Capital Shop · Inspired Capital Sol · Inspired Capital TMS · Inspired Capital TMS2
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Investment thesis
Inspired Capital is a generalist fund that leads early-stage rounds, writing checks from $500K to $20M and making fewer than 10 investments per year so each company receives the whole firm's support. The team is composed of founders and investors who have built and scaled businesses, managed large teams, shaped policy, and led major organizations. Their mission is to back rare, singular founders who pursue a clear vision with endurance and integrity — the kind of exceptional people that structured programs or cohorts cannot produce.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 19 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
4 people who came through Inspired Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 92 of 119 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×45SaaS ×36Enterprise Software ×25Fintech ×19Consumer ×11Data & Infrastructure ×10Healthtech ×10Digital Health ×9
HQs:United States×66Brazil×1Canada×1Colombia×1France×1India×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 61 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×262 founders×223 founders×114+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 92 founders with education data
Harvard University ×10Duke University ×7Columbia University ×6Stanford University ×5UCLA ×5Harvard Business School ×4Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4The Wharton School ×4
What their founders studiedfrom 86 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×21Engineering ×21Economics ×16Business & Management ×15Finance & Accounting ×6Humanities ×5Life Sciences ×5Physics ×4
Where their founders worked beforefrom 97 founders with career history
8Vc ×3Enigma ×3Facebook ×3Goldman Sachs ×3Harvard University ×3Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Perella Weinberg ×3All Type Electric ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
14 founders hold a PhD · 13 hold an MBA (of 94 with degree data)
Investments · 119 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 112025 · 162024 · 62023 · 22022 · 112021 · 72020 · 22019 · 32018 · 159 dated
Chime is a US financial technology company offering fee-free checking and savings accounts, debit and credit-builder cards, early access to direct-deposited pay and no-fee overdraft cover.
San Francisco, US
Ryan King(Co-founder)inChris Britt(Co-founder & CEO)inKatherine Karas(Executive Officer)Matthew Newcomb(Executive Officer)in
BoardJim Feuille(Director)inShawn Carolan(Director)in
Co-investorsAmino CapitalAspect VenturesAurumCathay InnovationClocktower VenturesCoatue Management+20 more
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Fuel Tech provides emissions control systems targeting NOx, SO3, ABS, PM2.5, and CO2, with over 2,100 systems installed across 27 countries, and also offers DGI Dissolved Gas Infusion technology for fresh water treatment.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyWarrenville, US
Vincent Arnone(Executive Officer, Director)inEllen Albrecht(Executive Officer)inDennis Zeitler(Director)Thomas Shaw, Jr.(Director)Sharon Jones(Director)Douglas Bailey(Director)
Co-investorsSpero VenturesWireframe Ventures
Teamshares acquires small businesses from retiring owners and facilitates employee stock ownership, creating a permanent home for businesses while providing retiring owners with a reliable exit and employees with ownership opportunities.
B2B MarketplacesBrooklyn, US
Michael Brown(Founder & CEO)inAlex Eu(Executive Officer, Director)inKevin Rikio Shiiba(Founder)in
Co-investorsCollaborative FundContraryEvolution VenturesPROOFSlow VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)+4 more
Uber operates a multi-sided platform providing ride-sharing, food delivery, freight logistics, and business fleet management services across various global markets.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Travis Kalanick(Co-founder & CEO)Garrett Camp(Co-founder)Gautam Gupta(Executive Officer)inJeffrey Holden(Executive Officer)David Plouffe(Executive Officer)inEmil Michael(Executive Officer)in
Co-investors137 Ventures408 VenturesA*ACME CapitalAcross Capital PartnersAglae Ventures+67 more
BrightAI provides AI hardware, sensors, and drones that add continuous observability to physical infrastructure, using on-device AI models and foundation models trained on telemetry data to predict failures and guide field teams.
AI & Machine LearningIoTRobotics
Co-investorsKhosla VenturesUpfront VenturesZero Infinity Partners
Finix provides embedded payments infrastructure for software platforms, acting as an outsourced PayFac (PayFac-as-a-Service) with end-to-end payments technology, compliance and risk management, merchant onboarding, and reporting tools.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Richie Serna(Founder)inSean Donovan(Founder)in
Co-investorsInsight PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersAcrew CapitalCap Table CoalitionCiti VenturesHomebrew+13 more
Finix provides embedded payments infrastructure and PayFac-as-a-Service for software platforms, letting them add payment acceptance, merchant onboarding, underwriting, reporting, and dispute management into their own products.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Richie Serna(Founder)inSean Donovan(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalHomebrewInsight PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersTribeca Venture PartnersCap Table Coalition+6 more
Kalepa provides underwriting intelligence tools for the commercial insurance industry, including a clearance platform for underwriters.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechSaaSNew York City, US
Daniel Hillman(Founder)inPaul Monasterio(Founder)in
Co-investorsIA VenturesApax Digital
Scowtt provides AI/ML-powered marketing optimization and autonomous sales experiences that integrate CRM, web signals, and product interaction data to convert leads into customers.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSKirkland, US
Eduardo Indacochea(Executive Officer, Director)in
Board seatLucy Deland· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsPerceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc
Scythe builds the M.52, an autonomous, battery-powered commercial mower with onboard perception technology (Scythe Sight) for landscape maintenance crews.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechHardwareRoboticsLongmont, US
Isaac Roberts(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDavis Foster(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJohn Morrison(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Brian Merkel(Executive Officer)in
BoardSameer Reddy(Director)in
Board seatLucy Deland· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesArcTern VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersKokopelli CapitalZigg CapitalLemnos VC
10Beauty operates robotic manicure stations using single-use pod technology and proprietary nail-strengthening polishes.
ConsumerHealthtechRoboticsWestwood, US
Willie Litvack(Founder & General Partner)inSean Tolkin(Founder & General Partner)inAlexander Shashou(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBlue Ivy VenturesCentre Street PartnersFemHealth VenturesFormus Capital+8 more
Ahead is a mobile app offering daily lessons, activities, and modules to help users manage their thoughts and emotions, overcome procrastination, and support personal growth and self-understanding.
ConsumerMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Kai Koch(Founder)in
Co-investorsPlay VenturesAndreessen HorowitzGeneral Catalyst
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Airtable is a San Francisco-based no-code platform that lets teams build apps and workflows on a flexible database.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Howie Liu(Co-Founder and CEO)inAndrew Ofstad(Co-Founder)inEmmett Nicholas(Co-Founder and senior engineering leader)inAmbereen Toubassy(Chief Financial Officer)inPaul Ohls(Chief Revenue Officer)inDavid Azose(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsBling CapitalCaffeinated CapitalCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)CSC UpshotDCVC (Data Collective)+25 more
Allen Control Systems develops autonomous precision weapon systems designed to counter unmanned aerial threats for military and allied forces.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics
Mike Wior(CEO)Steve Simoni(President)inLuke Allen(CTO)
Co-investorsCapital FactoryCoalitionCraft VenturesForum VenturesRally Ventures Management, LlcToba Capital+3 more
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Sam Partee(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdverb VenturesCanaan PartnersFactorial FundsTorch CapitalSound Ventures
Arketa is a management platform for fitness and wellness businesses, offering scheduling, booking, payments, memberships, reporting, and marketing tools across single or multi-location studios.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSports TechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Rachel Lea Fishman(Founder)inJosh Archer(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmity VenturesY CombinatorFirst Round Capital
Axion provides an AI platform that helps manufacturing enterprises detect customer issues and drive product improvements across design, supply chain, and manufacturing decisions.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLondon, UK
Daniel Firstin
Co-investorsAmplo VenturesAutomotive Ventures MobilityBessemer Venture PartnersSaga VenturesSalesforce Ventures
Basic Capital offers a 401(k) retirement plan platform for employers and their employees, providing an open investment menu of over 6,000 mutual funds and ETFs, an embedded brokerage window, recordkeeping, third-party administration, and plan advisory services.
FintechHR TechSaaS
Abdul Al-Asaad(Founder)in
Co-investorsBoxGroupForerunner VenturesHOF CapitalLux Capital
Blaze is an AI platform that generates marketing content for social media, blogs, email, and video.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Adam Nathan(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesArray Ventures Management LlcChamaeleonEarl Grey CapitalHustle FundScribble Ventures+4 more
Blitz provides fulfillment and delivery software that forecasts demand and optimizes inventory placement across locations, and offers pre-checkout delivery-timeline display and post-checkout order tracking for online retailers.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Yash Sharma(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalCapria VenturesFirst ChequeIndia QuotientAlteria CapitalConnecticut Innovations+3 more
Canvas builds a continual-improvement system for organizations deploying AI agents in production, automating the feedback loop that learns from agent behavior, proposes updates, and applies improvements to enterprise workflows including sales and account management.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Essam Sleiman(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorFoundryHaystackIA VenturesM13Trilogy Equity Partners+1 more
Canvas is a cloud-based learning management system (LMS) with tools for grading, gradebook management, course content delivery, data reporting, and mobile apps for students, teachers, and parents.
Cloud ComputingEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsEmles Venture PartnersGaingelsFoundryIA VenturesM13Trilogy Equity Partners
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JLG manufactures mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) and telehandler equipment for construction, maintenance, and infrastructure work at height.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechHardware
Co-investorsBrick Mortar VenturesFoundryIA VenturesM13Trilogy Equity Partners
Canvas builds a toolchain for running applications in secure enclaves or Trusted Execution Environments, enabling software to run with verification, autonomy, and privacy properties.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsHash3 CapitalFoundryHaystackIA VenturesM13Trilogy Equity Partners+1 more
Canvas Medical develops a customizable and extensible electronic medical record (EMR) platform for ambulatory clinics, featuring developer tools, APIs, and AI capabilities like clinical co-pilots to automate workflows in scheduling, charting, and billing.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS
Andrew Hines(Founder)in
Co-investorsRoute 66 VenturesUpfront VenturesVillage GlobalWestern Technology InvestmentHaystackIA Ventures+3 more
Chief operates a membership-based platform and physical spaces for business leaders to network, collaborate, and access tools for professional development and business growth.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSocial
Lindsay Kaplan(Co-Founder)inAlison Moore(CEO)in
Co-investorsAble PartnersAvid VenturesCapitalGFlybridge Capital PartnersNotable CapitalPrimary Venture Partners+4 more
Class8 processes fleet telematics data from trucking companies to provide operational insights and management tools.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesNVP CapitalPanache VenturesResolute VenturesNewark Venture PartnersXplorer Capital
Comprehensive provides AI-powered compensation analytics and benchmarking software for managing employee pay, equity, and pay equity analysis.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Roger Lee(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inTeddy Sherrill(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsFloodgate8VCAccess IndustriesChemistryCultivation CapitalFounders Fund+12 more
San Francisco, US
Tristan Zajonc(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersIlluminate VenturesWayfinder VenturesZero Prime VenturesGTMfund
RADCOM provides AI-native service assurance software for telecom operators running 4G/5G networks, turning real-time RAN-to-core data into per-subscriber visibility, customer experience analytics, and automated remediation.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsMomenta VenturesAmplify Partners CVData Community FundGTMfundIlluminate VenturesInnovation Endeavors+1 more
CredCore's Tusk Liquid is an MCP-based tool that indexes and analyzes public credit deals by sector, structure, and lender, letting users query clauses and terms from tools like Excel, Word, ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Karthik Nandyal(Founder)inSaumil Annegiri(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvataar Venture PartnersHearst Ventures
Dandy is a digital dental laboratory that provides AI-powered technology and software to dental practices, offering services including crowns, bridges, dentures, implants, and clear aligners.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Daniel Hanover(Founder)inToni Oloko(Cofounder)in
Co-investors3cubed VenturesAvenir Growth CapitalDorm RoomHuman CapitalMantis CapitalO.G. Venture Partners+9 more
Day AI is an AI-native CRM that assembles and maintains customer records automatically from a company's communications, replacing manual data entry with generated, always-current context.
Michael Pici(Co-founder)inChristopher O'Donnell(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsPermanent Capital VenturesPillar VCStage 2 CapitalConvictionGreenoaksSequoia Capital+1 more
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Deeptune builds simulation environments (training gyms) where AI agents can practice performing tasks like coding and spreadsheet work to improve performance.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsNYC, US
Tim Lupo(Founder)inLukas Schmit(Cofounder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAbstract Ventures
Deeptune builds simulation environments ("training gyms") where AI agents can practice tasks like writing code or working in software such as Slack and Salesforce, then learn and improve over time.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsNew York, US
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen Horowitz
Duckbill provides an execution layer that connects AI agents to human labor pools, triaging, routing, executing, and quality-checking real-world tasks such as phone calls, form submissions, and in-person errands that require a human in the loop.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Meghan Verena Joyce(Founder)in
Co-investorsForerunner VenturesHeavybitG9 VenturesGeneral CatalystGreycroftOffline Ventures+1 more
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Duckbill provides a financial control layer that AI-native companies use to negotiate, manage, and forecast their spend across cloud, model, neocloud, and inference providers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingFintechSaaS
Co-investorsEncoded VenturesHeavybitUncork CapitalForerunner VenturesG9 VenturesGeneral Catalyst+2 more
Edia is an AI platform designed to improve K-12 school outcomes by boosting math scores, reducing chronic absenteeism, and providing data-driven insights to school districts.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEdTech
Joe Philleo(Founder)inIain Proctorin
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesHumba VenturesUncommon
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Equal Parts offers professional liability insurance, covering claims of negligence, errors, and omissions in professional services, and uses AI-backed quoting to generate personalized quotes.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechAustin, US
Mike Witte(Co-founder)inGraham YennieinMike Mellerin
Co-investorsEqual VenturesMax Ventures
FleetOps, now rebranded as Class8, is a company operating in the transportation and logistics sector.
Logistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesHike Ventures
Forethought builds self-improving AI agents for customer service, now integrated into Zendesk's platform.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Mateo, US
Deon Nicholas(Founder)inSami Ghoche(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCCleo CapitalFrontline VenturesGeodesic CapitalK9 VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+4 more
Form Energy develops and manufactures low-cost, multi-day iron-air battery systems for long-duration energy storage on the electric grid, serving utilities and project developers primarily in the United States.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyHardware
Mateo Jaramillo(Founder & CEO)inTed Wiley(Founder)inYet-Ming Chiang(Founder)inMarco Ferrara(Founder)inWilliam Woodford(Founder)in
Co-investors2045 VenturesBlindspot Ventures Management CoBreakthrough Energy VenturesCarbonCoatue ManagementCongruent Ventures+12 more
Freehand builds AI agent teams that audit vendor and carrier invoices, enforce contracts, and resolve billing disputes across enterprise supply chains, posting validated outcomes back to ERP systems with an auditable trace.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Nitin Jayakrishnan(Founder)inAbhijeet Manohar(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesChiratae VenturesIron PillarNewBuild.VCNext47
Frontera Health develops AI technology for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) that helps BCBAs and clinics work more efficiently and treat more children diagnosed with autism.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechDenver, US
Amol Deshpande(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardGalym Imanbayev(Director)inBilal Zuberi(Director)in
Co-investorsBison VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersLux CapitalRed Glass Ventures
Generalist develops embodied foundation models for robots, focusing on dexterity and enabling machines to intelligently interact with the physical world.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsBay Area, Boston, US
Andy Zeng(Founder)inPete Florence(Founder)inAndrew Barry(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardFraser Kelton(Director)inRobert Toews(Director)Ellen Chisa(Director)in
Co-investors8VCboldstart venturesLMNT VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersRadical VenturesScale Venture Partners+9 more
Geneva is a group chat app for finding and joining local groups, meeting people, and planning events and meetups in one's city.
ConsumerSocial
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementMulticoin Capital
Good Inside is a subscription parenting app offering a single clinically-grounded framework ("sturdy parenting") developed by clinical psychologist Dr.
ConsumerDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Dr. Becky Kennedy(Founder)inErica Belsky(Founder)in
Windmill is an AI-powered performance management platform that automates and accelerates employee performance reviews by analyzing work context and drafting reviews, achieving 90% faster cycle times with high employee satisfaction.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechNew York City, US
Brian Distelburger(Founder)inMax Shaw(Founder)in
Co-investorsFounder CollectiveOceans Ventures
Maple provides a digital platform that serves as a command center for modern families to organize and manage household activities.
ConsumerFuture of WorkLos Angeles, US
Michael Perry(Founder)inMike Taylor(Founder)in
Co-investorsAble PartnersCity LightHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcRitual CapitalShasta Ventures
Habi is a technology platform that enables fast property transactions by directly purchasing residential properties and reselling them after renovation, operating primarily across Colombia and Mexico.
B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesPropTechBogotá, CO
Sebastian Noguera Escallon(Founder)in
Co-investorsBoost Capital PartnersClaritas CapitalClocktower VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersFour Acres CapitalHOF Capital+10 more
Hopscotch provides digital mental health tools for clinicians to deliver therapy services to children and families, addressing access barriers in pediatric mental healthcare.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSaaSBuffalo, US
Sourav Sengupta(Chief Clinical Officer)
Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Greycroft
Hugo offers pay-as-you-go liability insurance for drivers, eliminating upfront fees and allowing flexible cancellation.
FintechInsurTech
Co-investorsFounders FundCanaan PartnersClocktower VenturesCore Venture Capital
Sima Gandhi(Founder)
Co-investors1Sharpe VenturesIndex VenturesTq Ventures LlcWestbound Equity Partners
Kamino provides financial management software for investment advisory firms (assessorias de investimento), automating commission calculation and payment, bank reconciliation, and consolidated reporting across multiple legal entities (CNPJs).
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSão Paulo, BR
Guto Fragoso(Founder)inRodrigo Perenha(Founder)inGonzalo Parejo(Founder)inJuliana Strohl(Founder)in
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesNorte VenturesPICUS CAPITALPropel Venture PartnersQED InvestorsEndeavor Catalyst+2 more
Kanmon provides embedded lending infrastructure via API, letting software platforms offer their business customers financing products such as term loans, lines of credit, and invoice financing without leaving the platform.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsHomebrewInfinity Ventures
Kettle builds machine learning models to predict climate change impacts on insurance markets and develops AI-powered insurance and reinsurance products.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTech
Isaac Espinoza(Chief Executive Officer)inSon Le(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAnthemis VentureFluent VenturesHomebrewLOWERCARBONLowercarbon Capital+2 more
Kettle operates an online marketplace for buying and trading luxury watches from brands such as Rolex, Omega, Audemars Piguet, and Tudor, with an authenticity guarantee for listed timepieces.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Sean Parsons(Founder)in
Co-investorsParaFi CapitalAcrew CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)HomebrewLowercarbon CapitalTrue Ventures
Kovo offers a credit builder product where consumers pay a small monthly installment ($10/month for 24 months) that is reported to the four major credit bureaus to help build their credit history.
ConsumerFintechLas Vegas, US
Nimit Jain(Founder)
Ladder offers life insurance online with real-time underwriting that can provide coverage on the spot.
FintechInsurTechPalo Alto, US
Jamie Hale(CEO)inAl Yau(Chief Financial Officer)inTasha Cupp(General Counsel)Jeff Merkel(Chief Revenue Officer)inLaura Hale(Chief Product Officer)inShibani Sanan(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsBrewer Lane VenturesCanaan PartnersGeodesic CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersNycaNyca Partners+6 more
AdmitHub provides AI-powered success coaching and conversation tools for higher education institutions to improve student engagement, retention, and outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechHR TechArlington, US
Andrew Magliozzi(Founder)in
Co-investorsFundersClubMichelson 20MM FoundationNXT VenturesTechstarsAlly Bridge GroupFountain Healthcare Partners+3 more
Mainstay provides an AI-powered platform that enables higher education institutions to engage students through proactive, personalized coaching and messaging.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Drew MagliozziKirk Daulerio(Co-Founder, Vice President, Community)in
Co-investorsBisk VenturesEastward Capital PartnersK Street CapitalECMC GroupKhosla VenturesRelay Ventures+1 more
Mainstay is a platform for residential real estate that unifies fragmented property data from sources like MLS listings, county records, HOA documents, tax assessments, and permits into a single system for buying, owning, and selling homes.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Dod Fraser(Co-founder & CEO)inJ.D. Rasmussen(Co-founder & President)inMichael Dulfer(Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer)inNathan Harbacek(Founder)inPatrick Bragg(Chief Product Officer)in
Co-investorsEra VenturesKhosla Ventures
MosaicML develops tools and research for training and deploying custom AI models, including reinforcement learning methods for enterprise agents.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Naveen Rao(Founder)inHanlin Tang(Director)in
BoardMatt Ocko(Director)inShahin Farshchi(Director)inPeter Barrett(Director)in
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalCorrelation VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Future VenturesMaverick VenturesPlayground Global+2 more
Nirvana builds technology that lets healthcare providers instantly verify patient insurance coverage and generate accurate cost estimates, from intake through the patient lifecycle.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechSaaS
Kelvin K Chan(Founder)inKelvin Chan(Chief Executive Officer)inUrvish Parikh(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsCeltic House Asia PartnersEniac VenturesFour Acres CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersNextView VenturesSupernode Ventures+4 more
Co-investorsNorthzoneSupernode Ventures
Niural provides a platform for hiring, managing, and paying global workforces, combining automated payroll, compliance, HRIS, EOR, PEO/ASO services, and cross-border payments in fiat or stablecoins.
AI & Machine LearningFintechHR TechGeorgetown, US
Nabin Banskota(Executive Officer, Director)Namrata Baral(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGokul Rajaram(Director)in
Co-investorsNewView CapitalFOG VenturesM13Marathon Management Partners
OJO offers a homeownership platform that helps people search for, buy, sell, and manage their homes, including the Movoto by OJO home search experience and tools for estimating home value with guidance from local agents.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTechAustin, US
John Berkowitz(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Rubin(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKip McClanahan(Director)inKrishna Srinivasan(Director)
Co-investorsSilverton PartnersBreyer CapitalLiveOak Venture Partners
MarketplacesSports TechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsPeakConnecticut InnovationsInkefMercury Fund
Orum offers an AI-powered dialing and coaching platform that helps sales development teams run cold calling as a system, maximizing live conversations by detecting who answered first, optimizing connect rates, and providing coaching insights.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Karthik Viswanathan(Executive Officer, Director)inJason Dorfman(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAyush Sood(Director)
Co-investorsCanapi VenturesHomebrewUnusual VenturesAccelBain Capital VenturesBoxGroup+3 more
Paragon provides integration infrastructure that enables B2B and AI product companies to quickly ship customer-facing integrations, including data ingestion, API connectors, and agent actions.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLos Angeles, US
Brandon Foo(Founder)inIshmael Samuel(Founder)in
Co-investorsFjor FoundersFundersClubGaruda VenturesJovonoVillage GlobalY Combinator+1 more
Paytient is a platform that removes out-of-pocket costs as a barrier to healthcare access, allowing patients to choose care without financial burden while ensuring providers receive full payment and employers control costs.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechColumbia, US
BoardAndy Cloyd(Director)
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesMercato PartnersBertelsmann InvestmentsCultivation CapitalLeft Lane CapitalLightbank
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POAP Inc builds digital collectibles on Web3 that serve as proofs of attendance at events and experiences, enabling people to preserve memories and discover communities.
Crypto & Web3SocialNew York, US
PATRICIO WORTHALTER(Executive Officer, Director)inOLGA ISABEL GONZALEZ(Executive Officer)
BoardRICO MALLOZZI(Director)inTOMAS SORACCO(Director)
Co-investors359 CapitalA.Capital VenturesAdvancit CapitalArchetypeCollab+CurrencyLattice Capital+11 more
Preemptive builds smartphone-based physiological sensing technology that turns a 30-second fingertip camera scan into measurements of a person's circulatory and autonomic state, using a foundation model trained on paired optical waveforms.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Matt Whitehill(Founder)in
Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorGood FriendsMeridian Street CapitalVoyager CapitalAI2 Incubator
Propel operates a mobile app and platform serving EBT and SNAP beneficiaries with tools to check balances, apply for jobs, protect against fraud, and understand benefit changes.
FintechGovTechSocial
Co-investorsFinancial Venture StudioKleiner PerkinsNew York Life VenturesNycaNyca PartnersRestive Ventures
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Public is a trading platform that allows users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and memecoins through accounts managed by Zero Hash LLC, a New York State-licensed virtual currency business.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSaaSNew York, US
Jannick Malling(Founder & CEO)inLeif Abraham(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAbbhi CapitalAccelAdvancit CapitalAglae VenturesAltra VentureCommonweal Ventures+12 more
QA Wolf builds an AI-powered testing platform that autonomously explores applications, writes test code, and executes tests in parallel for web, mobile, and native apps.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsGlynn Capital ManagementLiam HorneNotation CapitalScale Venture PartnersThreshold VenturesCoFound Partners Venture+1 more
New York City, US
Bing Wu(Founder)Namik Abdulzade(Founder)
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsRed Swan VenturesCharge VC
Regal is an AI Agent platform that enterprises use to run high-touch, AI-driven voice and multichannel customer communications across sales, support, acquisition, and retention.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Alex Levin(Co-Founder & CEO)inRebecca(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsEntrée CapitalFrontline VenturesHomebrewOperator CollectiveFlex Capital Partners
Remark provides AI-powered customer support and shopping assistance for e-commerce businesses, using AI personas to answer shopper questions and resolve support tickets while routing complex cases to human agents.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Theo Satloff(Co-founder & CEO)inCarl-Philip Majgaard(Co-founder & Tech Lead)Ian Patterson(Co-founder & Sales)in
Co-investorsShine CapitalSpero VenturesStripeSugar CapitalTwelve BelowVisible Ventures
Rho offers a business savings account that spreads idle cash across 400+ FDIC-insured banks (via American Deposit Management) for up to $75M in deposit coverage and yield.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US
Everett Cook(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsClaritas CapitalClocktower VenturesFlucas VenturesHelium-3 VenturesRecall CapitalRed Swan Ventures+7 more
SCYTHE is a continuous Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) platform that emulates real adversary techniques (mapped to MITRE ATT&CK) against an organization's actual IT, cloud, and OT/ICS environments to validate that detection, alerting, and response controls work.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSArlington, US
Bryson Bort(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsEnergy Impact PartnersGula Tech AdventuresEvolution Equity PartnersSaas Ventures, L.L.C.Inner Loop CapitalStoneMill Ventures+3 more
Sequoia provides total compensation and benefits consulting services paired with a technology platform to help companies optimize employee spend and programs.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechInsurTechSaaSCalifornia, US
Greg Golub(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsRogue Insight CapitalSequoia Capital
New York City, US
Ben Howard(Founder)in
Co-investorsFour Acres CapitalGood FriendsHDS CapitalPrimetime PartnersStory Ventures
ShopMy operates a creator commerce platform linking premium brands, curators and shoppers via storefronts and affiliate tools.
Holden, US
Tiffany Lopinsky(Founder, President)inChristopher Tinsley(Founder)inHarry Rein(Founder, CEO)inChris Tinsley(Founder, Chief Business Development Officer)inChristopher C. Tinsley(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardScott Friend(Director)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpAvenir Growth CapitalBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersMenlo VenturesThe Council+2 more
Snackpass is an all-in-one point-of-sale and restaurant management platform that enables restaurants to accept orders through kiosks, mobile apps, and tablets while managing kitchen operations, loyalty programs, and delivery.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechMarketplacesRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Kevin Tan(Founder/CEO)inJamie Marshall(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBAM VenturesDorm RoomOssian CapitalShrug Capital+3 more
Solace provides an event-driven data platform that enables real-time movement and distribution of data across legacy systems, clouds, and edge devices for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTOttawa, CA
Craig Betts(Founder and Director)
Co-investorsRiverPark VenturesWesley Clover International CorporationWP Global Partners23andMeIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Menlo Ventures+2 more
Solace provides patient advocacy services that help individuals navigate healthcare systems and secure treatments and approvals.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Jeremy Gurewitz(Founder & CEO)inSara Sargent(Founder)in
Co-investorsBackwards CapitalBlack Jays VenturesCoalition OperatorsIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Launch HouseMenlo Ventures+4 more
Sora Schools provides an engaging, personalized learning experience built by educators, designers, and engineers.
EdTech
Co-investorsContraryHoneystone VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Peak State VenturesRethink Capital Partners+3 more
Sora is a labor compliance platform that digitizes and manages employee records for companies in Mexico, using AI agents to advise on labor decisions, generate documents based on the Federal Labor Law (LFT), and provide legally valid electronic signatures with facial biometrics.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechLegalTechMonterrey, MX
Co-investorsAct One VenturesSpero Ventures
Sora Ventures is an Asia-based investment firm that acquires and operates publicly traded companies while implementing Bitcoin treasury strategies and backing web3 and digital asset infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsSerafundSpero Ventures
Sora turns companies' unused office space into fully managed, turnkey offices through a service offering, letting hosts generate revenue while delegating the management of shared occupancy.
MarketplacesPropTechParis, FR
Romain Allouch(Founder)in
Co-investorsDaphniSpero Ventures
Sora Fuel produces sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and diesel using a proprietary closed-loop direct air capture and conversion process that draws carbon from air rather than biomass or industrial feedstocks.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyCambridge, US
Curtis BerlinguetteinGareth Ross(Executive Officer, Director)inCurtis Belinguete(Director)
BoardPatrick Sarver(Director)inMarc Tarpenning(Director)inMichael Kearney(Director)in
Co-investorsInnovation UBCLeitmotifSpero VenturesThe Engine VenturesWireframe Ventures
Spara builds AI for go-to-market (GTM) teams, automating and personalizing lead interactions such as instant responses and product demos across the sales funnel.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech
David Walker(Founder)in
Co-investorsRadical VenturesRemarkable VenturesFJ Labs
Stand uses physics-based simulation, satellite imagery, and field inspection to model per-property natural-peril risk (wildfire, wind, hail, water, and earthquake) and translates it into insurance coverage.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTech
Dan Preston(Founder)in
Co-investorsConvective CapitalEqual VenturesFinancial Venture StudioFjor FoundersLOWERCARBONLowercarbon Capital+4 more
Suno is a music creation platform that uses AI to enable users of any skill level to generate songs.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Omar Kiyani(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inKrishna Mohan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardEddie Kang(Director)
Co-investors359 CapitalAlkeon InnovationForerunner VenturesFounder CollectiveHaystackIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+7 more
Supper is a business intelligence platform that generates data analysis and dashboards automatically by connecting to SaaS tools and databases.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Lowell Putnam(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvid VenturesTorch CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)
Syndica is a Solana blockchain infrastructure company providing RPC node services, developer tooling and a 0%-commission validator.
Danial A.(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesKindred VenturesResolute Ventures0x LabsAlameda ResearchAsymmetric+2 more
Treeswift develops physical AI using robotics and machine learning to assist field crews with grid inspection, vegetation management, and asset documentation.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyRoboticsPhiladelphia, US
Elizabeth Hunter(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inSteven Chen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMichael Shomin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersConvective CapitalCrosslink CapitalDorm RoomHumba VenturesPathbreaker Ventures+8 more
Utila provides infrastructure for managing stablecoins and digital assets, serving fintechs, payment service providers, banks, and enterprises.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechNew York City, US
Bentzi Rabi(Founder & CEO)inEdwin Handschuh(Founder)Sam Eiderman(Founder)in
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupHaymaker VenturesLaunchpad CapitalNFXNIVNyca+5 more
Windmill designs smart, easy-to-install window air conditioners and other home air-care products, including air purifiers, air filters, and smart fans, built on three generations of HVAC industry experience.
CleantechConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardwareIoT
Ryan Figlia(Founder)inDanny Mayer(Founder)in
Co-investorsAssembled BrandsCosmic Venture PartnersDot CapitalNext Play VenturesOpenSky VenturesSuperAngel.Fund+3 more
Winible is an all-in-one platform for sports content creators to grow, monetize, and scale their businesses, offering subscription management, payments, real-time content delivery via SMS/Discord/Telegram/email, AI-powered email and SMS marketing, embedded live game data with advertising revenue, and financing options through AfterPay and Klarna.
Creator EconomySaaSSports TechAustin, US
Daniel Sands(Executive Officer)inNoah Traisman(Executive Officer, Director)Theodore Jungreis(Executive Officer)
Zaya Care provides maternal care in the United States using a European-style, insurance-covered model, working with payers to make care affordable and accessible.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechSaaS
Leoni Runge(Founder)in
Co-investorsCeltic House Asia PartnersCoalition OperatorsStory VenturesOperator PartnersTiger Global Management
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BrightAIEqual Platform SolutionsMcN InvestmentsProject 1972Sutra FitnessUnder TechnologiesACSCarmaCareCompass RegEqual PartsHugo InsuranceJoinsaturnLean FinancialParabolicautoTalent HackWithlean
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 10
4 IPOs · 6 acquisitions · showing 9ChimeNASDAQ: CHYMFuel TechNASDAQ: FTEKTeamsharesNASDAQ: TMSUberNYSE: UBERAirtableacq. by Bending SpoonsContinualacq. by RADCOMDeeptuneacq. by MercorMosaic MLacq. by DatabricksOneacq. by Urban Sports Club
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFuel Tech · investing.com · Sep 14, 2026
Sequoia · venture-pitch-online.com · Sep 11, 2026
Uber · techcrunch.com · Sep 9, 2026
Generalist · intelligentliving.co · Aug 27, 2026
Chime · investing.com · Aug 25, 2026
Kamino · webdisclosure.com · Aug 25, 2026
Chief · pittnews.com · Aug 21, 2026
Blitz · prnewswire.com · Aug 19, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Inspired Capital made?
- Inspired Capital has 119 tracked investments, 10 of which have exited, including 30 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Inspired Capital invest at?
- Inspired Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Inspired Capital's typical check size?
- Inspired Capital typically writes checks of $500K – $20M.
- What sectors does Inspired Capital focus on?
- Inspired Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Quantum Computing, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Inspired Capital located?
- Inspired Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Inspired Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Inspired Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does Inspired Capital co-invest with?
- Inspired Capital most often shares deals with Homebrew, Clocktower Ventures, Coatue Management, among 296 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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How Leaders Lead with David Novak · Alexa von Tobel
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Fireside Chat with Venture Capitalist Alexa Von Tobel, Founder of Inspired Capital
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Co-investors · 100
Homebrew is an early-stage venture firm backing mission-driven founders, investing its own capital primarily at the pre-seed and seed stages.
Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in transformative, early-stage AI companies across every layer of the modern AI stack, from applications and middleware to data infrastructure and foundation models.
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
Coatue Management is a technology-focused investment firm that invests in innovation across both public and private markets with responsible risk management.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.
Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in the technology sector.
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm that backs breakout companies at critical inflection points, helping them grow into enduring market leaders.
Torch Capital is a venture capital firm that combines investing, operating, and business-building experience to help entrepreneurs build category-leading companies.
M13 is a venture capital firm that invests in seed and Series A stage software companies.
Village Global is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage founders and connects them with a network of experienced operators, angels, and prominent tech LPs.
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Spero VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAccelAlumni VenturesBain Capital VenturesBoxGroupCanaan PartnersLux CapitalForerunner VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersNyca PartnersFounders FundBenchmarkFirst Round CapitalTrue VenturesInnovation EndeavorsSignalFireScale Venture PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersSoftBank Vision FundAcrew CapitalRed Swan VenturesCapitalGWorklife VenturesFlourish VenturesRethink Capital PartnersNotable CapitalUberCRV (Charles River Ventures)DST GlobalEniac VenturesOffline VenturesSciFi VCFreestyle CapitalCaffeinated CapitalPICUS CAPITALThrive CapitalBAM VenturesThreshold VenturesNorthzone23andMeTribeca Venture PartnersK9 VenturesHelium-3 VenturesIrishAngelsAmity VenturesApax DigitalVSC VenturesCharge VCSocially FinancedGreylock PartnersEverywhere VenturesPioneerAccel-KKRObvious VenturesCanvas VenturesStellar CapitalSouth Park CommonsUlu VenturesRevolutionOperator LPQueensBridge Venture PartnersInitialized CapitalDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Vine VenturesCompany CapitalHighland Capital PartnersXYZ Venture CapitalEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITALConstruct CapitalProject A VenturesVera EquityBBG VenturesIncite.orgSquare Peg CapitalMoving CapitalForgePoint CapitalTrust VenturesAlkeon CapitalThe Perkins FundConteur Capital PartnersNew Form CapitalNorthwestern Mutual AcceleratorOpenspace VenturesBCF VenturesGreenPoint PartnersPrehypeScaleUP Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Inspired Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Inspired Capital's recorded portfolio.
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