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311 people in our graph share verified history with Luke — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Erica VanunlockedLuke: together at Stealth Startup (2025–2026)
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Luke: together at REGAL
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.
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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
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
John Prince
Executive Officer at Inspired Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Luke Bender?
- 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.
- Where does Luke Bender work?
- Luke Bender is Investor at Inspired Capital.
- Where did Luke Bender go to school?
- Luke Bender studied at Duke University (Doubled Majored in Computer Science & Philosophy); The Wharton School (MBA Moelis Fellow); Fairfield Warde High School (Valedictorian, Varsity Wrestling).
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Also attended The Wharton School2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup423
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray Ventures
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