Lucy Deland
InvestorPartner at Inspired Capital
New York, New York
Writes $500K β $10M checks Β· typically $5M
About
General Partner at Inspired Capital who was on the founding team of Paperless Post, serving as COO for a decade as it grew to over 100 million users. She began her career at Insight Venture Partners.
Experience
- Inspired CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2019 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- Paperless PostAdvisor & Board Observercurrent2018 β presentGreater New York City Area
- Paperless PostCOO2011 β 2018New York, New York
- Paperless PostBusiness Strategy2008 β 2011
- Insight Venture PartnersAnalyst2006 β 2008
Education
- Harvard University2002 β 2006
- St. Paul's School1997 β 2001
Skills & more
Management4Strategic PlanningProduct Management9Entrepreneurship8Project Management2Business Strategy5
From Lucy's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,469
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+ 1,463 more
Also attended St. Paul's School21
Maxwell AbramPartner at Scale Venture PartnersThomas LoverroInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Trevor EcklerAnalyst at Volition CapitalElisabeth SpencerAssociate β Endurance at Energize VenturesRoberto AvilaPartner at Sageview CapitalIsaac RoPartner at Catalio Capital Management, LP
+ 15 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Paperless Post4
Also worked at Insight Venture Partners199
Molly AlterPartner at NorthzoneScott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersBonnie LewisInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAndrew YingInvestor at GreycroftMadeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer HippeauRebecca MancusiInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
+ 193 more
Deals Β· 2
ScowttBoard seat
via Inspired Capital Β· filed Dec 2025 Β· $765K raise
Sutra FitnessBoard seat
via Inspired Capital Β· filed Apr 2025 Β· $18.3M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Inspired Capital
Alexa Gellman
Chief of Staff at Inspired Capital
Alexa von Tobel
Founder and Managing Partner 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
Network2
Investors connected to Lucy in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.



























