Inspired Capital is a venture capital company that is interested in early-stage venture funds in technology based industries. The firm was founded by Alexa von Tobel in 2019, in New York, New York, United States.
The firm has invested in five different companies including Snackpass, Rho Business Banking, Umbrella, Chief, and Kindur. The investment stages that Inspired Capital has invested in include Series A and Seed Rounds. The firm has raised roughly $70 million from investors and was formed by Alexa von Tobel after she left Northwestern.
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Natasha Mascarenhas
June 29, 2020
TechCrunch
The next iteration of fintech is upon us, according to Inspired Capital's Alexandra von Tobel. "Fintech 1.0 was very much, 'Let's take what already exists and let's do it better,'" she said in a recent appearance on Extra Crunch Live. Consumers are shifting away from Chase Bank and migrating to no-fee trading platforms like Robinhood; [...]
Natasha Mascarenhas
June 22, 2020
TechCrunch
Fresh off chats with distinguished founders such as Eventbrite's Julia Hartz, Superhuman's Rahul Vohra, and Plaid's Zach Perret, Extra Crunch Live is turning the table around with Alexa von Tobel of Inspired Capital. Next Thursday at 2 p.m. EST/11 a.m. PST/6 p.m. GMT, TechCrunch's Natasha Mascarenhas and Jordan Crook will bring von Tobel to the [...]
Megan Hernbroth
November 12, 2019
Business Insider
Inspired Capital raised its debut fund from 25 limited partners, and closed a majority of its funding while cofounder Alexa von Tobel was pregnant.
Connie Loizos
November 12, 2019
TechCrunch
Exactly 10 years ago, on stage at a TechCrunch event, Alexa von Tobel launched her startup, LearnVest, an online financial planning company that aimed to give people access to more affordable financial planning services. Much has happened in subsequent years. LearnVest went on to raise roughly $70 million from investors, then to sell for a [...]
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