Alexa von Tobel

Founder & Managing Partner, Inspired Capital

Fintech founder turned pre-seed to Series A GP

New York, NY$1M–$15M checks3 notable investments

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Background

Alexa von Tobel dropped out of Harvard Business School to found LearnVest, one of the first consumer fintech companies, acquired for ~$400M in 2015. She then served as Northwestern Mutual's first Chief Digital Officer and Chief Innovation Officer before co-founding Inspired Capital in 2019 with Penny Pritzker. Inspired Capital has nearly $900M AUM across three funds including $330M Fund III (2024).

Investment Thesis

Back audacious founders solving humanity's hardest challenges in AI transformation, fintech, healthcare, and industrial innovation; checks from $1M–$15M, pre-seed to Series A.