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Luke Bender

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Investor at Inspired Capital

New York City Metropolitan Area

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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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Experience

  1. Inspired CapitalInvestorcurrent2026 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Various StartupsInvestor / Startup Advisor / Consultantcurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  3. Stealth StartupEmployee #2 (Founding Team)2025 — 2026New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. Carya Venture PartnersContent Manager / Scout / Operator2024 — 2026New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. REGALFounding Forward Deployed Engineer - Voice AI Agents2025New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. Microsoft AIProduct Manager II - AI Agents2022 — 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. Freestyle CapitalVenture Capital Fellow2020 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States

Skills & more

Public Speaking2Leadership3Research3inVision1JIRAMicrosoft Office3Generative AI2
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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.
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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