About
Investor at Inspired Capital who previously patented AI infrastructure and built applied AI agents at Microsoft, and worked as a forward deployed engineer at early-stage AI companies including Regal. Holds a B.A. in Computer Science and Philosophy from Duke University.
Experience
- Inspired CapitalInvestorcurrent2026 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Various StartupsInvestor / Startup Advisor / Consultantcurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Stealth StartupEmployee #2 (Founding Team)2025 — 2026New York City Metropolitan Area
- Carya Venture PartnersContent Manager / Scout / Operator2024 — 2026New York City Metropolitan Area
- REGALFounding Forward Deployed Engineer - Voice AI Agents2025New York City Metropolitan Area
- Microsoft AIProduct Manager II - AI Agents2022 — 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
- Freestyle CapitalVenture Capital Fellow2020 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
Education
- Duke UniversityDoubled Majored in Computer Science & Philosophy
- The Wharton SchoolMBA Moelis Fellow
- Fairfield Warde High SchoolValedictorian, Varsity Wrestling
Skills & more
Public Speaking2Leadership3Research3inVision1JIRAMicrosoft Office3Generative AI2
- Metrics for Product Managers — LinkedIn
From Luke's professional profile.
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
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Luke Bender work?
- Luke Bender is Investor at Inspired Capital.
Same school
Also attended Duke University499
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Also attended The Wharton School1,481
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup341
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