Where does Alexa von Tobel work?

Alexa von Tobel is Founder of Learnvest and Founder & Managing Partner at Inspired Capital and Board director at McN Investments.

What check size does Alexa von Tobel write?

Alexa von Tobel typically writes checks of $1M – $15M.

What companies did Alexa von Tobel found?

Alexa von Tobel founded Learnvest.

Where did Alexa von Tobel go to school?

Alexa von Tobel studied at Harvard University (AB, Psychology Honors & Romance Languages and Literature); Harvard Business School.

What awards has Alexa von Tobel received?

She was a member of the 2016 Class of Henry Crown Fellows. She was named to Fortune's 40 Under 40. She was named to Fortune's Most Powerful Women. She was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. She was included in Business Insider's 2010 'Silicon Valley 100'. She was named to Forbes' 'Women to Watch'.

Alexa von Tobel

InvestorFounder

Founder & Managing Partner at Inspired Capital · Board director at McN Investments · Founder at Learnvest

New York, New York

Writes $1M – $15M checks · typically $5M

FoundedLearnvest

30 Under 30 2012 · Finance

About

Founder and Managing Partner of Inspired Capital and founder of LearnVest, which was acquired for nearly $400 million in 2015. Later Northwestern Mutual's first Chief Digital Officer; a bestselling author and podcast host, she holds an A.B. from Harvard College.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

a•••@inspiredcapital.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS

Beyond investing

Founded: She founded LearnVest, a fintech company aimed at making financial planning software affordable and accessible, which was acquired by Northwestern Mutual in 2015. She founded Inspired Capital, an early-stage venture firm, in 2019 alongside Penny Pritzker.
Education: Studied at Harvard College (A.B., Psychology with Honors & Romance Languages and Literature) Studied at Harvard Business School
Communities: She was an inaugural member of the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship, alongside Steve Case, Reid Hoffman, and Tory Burch. She produced her own podcast, American Ambition, in 2025 and previously hosted Inc.'s For Starters podcast (formerly The Founders Project with Alexa von Tobel) from 2019 to 2025. She hosted a weekly SiriusXM radio show, Financially Fearless with Alexa von Tobel. She is a columnist for Fast Company and a regular contributor to the Today Show and Good Morning America.
Awards: She was a member of the 2016 Class of Henry Crown Fellows. She was named to Fortune's 40 Under 40. She was named to Fortune's Most Powerful Women. She was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. She was included in Business Insider's 2010 'Silicon Valley 100'. She was named to Forbes' 'Women to Watch'. She was named in Marie Claire's '18 Women Changing the World'. She appeared on BusinessWeek's annual 'Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs' list. In 2012 she was selected as a Fortune 'Most Powerful Women Entrepreneur' and named a scholar at the Aspen Ideas Festival. She was featured on the cover of Forbes.
Family: She is from Jacksonville, Florida; her mother is a nurse practitioner and her late father was a developmental pediatrician. She is married to Michael Ryan Jr., whom she met at Harvard, and the couple has three children.
More: She wrote her Harvard senior thesis on Bhutan and graduated magna cum laude plus.

Mentioned above: the Harvard Business School mafia →

From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.

Board director at McN Investments

Intro paths

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In turn, Alexa can intro founders to McN Investments's investors below.

McN Investments's investors · 1

Inspired CapitalNew York · $500K – $20M checks · since 2021

Founder at Learnvest

Intro paths

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In turn, Alexa can intro founders to Learnvest's investors below.

Learnvest's investors · 3

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2014 Aspect VenturesPalo Alto · since 2014 Dag VenturesPalo Alto · since 2014

Experience

Inspired CapitalFounder, Managing Partnercurrent2019 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
LearnVestFounder and CEO2008 — 2019New York, New York
Northwestern MutualChief Digital Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, & Chair of NM Future Ventures Investment Committee2015 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
Drop.ioHead of Business Development2008
Morgan StanleyAnalyst- Proprietary Trading Group2006 — 2008

Skills & more

Start-ups49Entrepreneurship34Business Strategy49Strategic Partnerships21Marketing Strategy21Business Development34Leadership56Strategy28Strategic Planning19Management23

From Alexa's professional profile.

Colleagues at Inspired Capital

Alexa Gellman

Chief of Staff at Inspired Capital

Annie Shapiro

Partner, Head of Platform at Inspired Capital

Charlotte Ross

Partner at Inspired Capital

Chris Brown

Principal at Inspired Capital

Chris Huether

Chief Financial Officer at Inspired Capital

Isabelle Holt

Platform Associate, Network at Inspired Capital

Jonathan Frankle

Venture Partner at Inspired Capital

Kamran Ali

Principal at Inspired Capital

Network12

Vinod KhoslaScout

Founder of Khosla Ventures

Gokul RajaramScout

DoorDash, Coinbase, Square at Good AI Capital

Patrick YangScout

Partner at Amity Ventures

Somesh DashScout

Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Alex Marinier

Founder & General Partner at New Form Capital

Amy Fu

Vice President, Investments at First Round Capital

Annie Shapiro

Partner, Head of Platform at Inspired Capital

Brian Hirsch

Co-Founder and Partner at Tribeca Venture Partners

Charlotte Ross

Partner at Inspired Capital

JP Sanday

Partner at Menlo Ventures

Kamran Ali

Principal at Inspired Capital

Mark Batsiyan

General Partner at Inspired Capital

Investors connected to Alexa in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alexa von Tobel?: Founder and Managing Partner of Inspired Capital and founder of LearnVest, which was acquired for nearly $400 million in 2015. Later Northwestern Mutual's first Chief Digital Officer; a bestselling author and podcast host, she holds an A.B. from Harvard College.
Where does Alexa von Tobel work?: Alexa von Tobel is Founder of Learnvest and Founder & Managing Partner at Inspired Capital and Board director at McN Investments.
What does Alexa von Tobel invest in?: Alexa von Tobel invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Alexa von Tobel write?: Alexa von Tobel typically writes checks of $1M – $15M.
What companies did Alexa von Tobel found?: Alexa von Tobel founded Learnvest.
Where did Alexa von Tobel go to school?: Alexa von Tobel studied at Harvard University (AB, Psychology Honors & Romance Languages and Literature); Harvard Business School.
What awards has Alexa von Tobel received?: She was a member of the 2016 Class of Henry Crown Fellows. She was named to Fortune's 40 Under 40. She was named to Fortune's Most Powerful Women. She was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. She was included in Business Insider's 2010 'Silicon Valley 100'. She was named to Forbes' 'Women to Watch'.