Stand
Home insurance provider using property-level risk simulations to price coverage and identify resilience improvements.
$70MSeries C
ParticipantIC
Inspired Capital
inspiredcapital.com ↗Activity from announced rounds
Activity in this selectionOct 21, 2026 · Jul 24, 2026
A New York venture firm leading early-stage technology investments across sectors.
Concentrated early-stage investing
Inspired Capital is a New York venture firm founded by Alexa von Tobel and Penny Pritzker. It leads early-stage investments across technology sectors, with a stated check range of $500,000 to $20 million and fewer than ten new investments each year.
The firm pairs capital with operating experience and access to its network. Its concentrated approach is intended to give each selected company sustained attention as the founders develop the business.
Technology across different customer problems
Its portfolio spans dental technology company Dandy, autonomous defense systems developer Allen Control Systems and physical AI business BrightAI. These investments illustrate a generalist approach to technology serving specific customers, from clinical businesses to defense and infrastructure operators.
Inspired announced its $450 million fourth fund in October 2026, providing capital for further early-stage investments and support for its founders.
- Rounds participated in
- 3
- Confirmed lead rounds
- 1 1 roles undisclosed
- New companies
- 3 First participation on record · 0 follow-on
- Funding in participating rounds
- $116M 3 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share
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Rounds
3 in this selectionBuywander
BuyWander operates an online auction marketplace and local pickup network for returned, open-box and overstock retail goods. It sources inventory from retailers and marketplaces, inspects and lists individual items for bidding, then lets winning shoppers collect purchases from nearby warehouses; the business has expanded to multiple warehouse markets.
$21MSeries A
LeadQueen One
AI-governed Commerce CRM platform combining identity, product and creative intelligence for brands
$25MSeries A
Role not disclosed