Inspired Capital

We're thrilled to unveil Inspired III, a $330M fund dedicated to backing fearless founders solving the hardest challenges facing humanity. While Inspired III will be deployed across a wide range of sectors, we are relentlessly focused on partnering with companies building an Inspired Future — wildly ambitious innovations that move the world dramatically forward. This fund’s announcement comes on our 5th anniversary, marking a new chapter in our long-term journey to support the most ambitious founders of our generation. To those who have already partnered with us, thank you for your unwavering trust and commitment, and to the founders whom we have yet to build with, we cannot wait to get started. Let’s build an Inspired Future.

✨ New Portfolio Role: Strategic Finance Senior Manager at Dandy ✨ Dandy is transforming the $200B antiquated dental industry. Their mission is to integrate and simplify every function of the dental practice through technology. By building the operating system for every dental office in America, Dandy is empowering dentists with technology, innovation, and world-class support to achieve more for their practice, their people, and their patients. The ideal candidate has: * 8+ years of experience in finance, PE, or related fields, preferably in high-growth startups * Strong financial modeling experience * Desire for a broad scope of responsibilities, including operations, finance, and marketing Sound like you? Apply here: https://bit.ly/3RZkl9G #hiring #healthtech #nyctech

Last month, we hosted one of our favorite nights of the year—our summer founder dinner. It was a true privilege to spend an evening with the people who inspire us everyday. Our founders embody our mission as the driving force behind the companies positioned to propel our world forward. Cheers to an inspired future ahead!

We’re wired to be social, and it’s no surprise that our consumer habits reflect this. Last week, our very own Inspired Capital investor, Kamran Ali, was featured in a Business Insider piece highlighting the investors funding the next phase of creator economy startups—including social shopping platform ShopMy. Congrats to Kamran and to our portfolio companies, like Deeptune and Winible, who are shaping the future of the category. More here: https://bit.ly/4buIyvt

Proud to be featured in Bessemer's 2024 State of the Cloud "With early startup leaders such as...Axion...growing at impressive clips, we expect new enduring public Vertical AI companies to be born...we predict we will see at least five Vertical AI Centaurs ($100M+ ARR) emerge within the next two to three years."

Last week, Inspired Capital Partner Charlotte Ross joined Grace Gong's Smart Venture Podcast. Tune in below to hear Charlotte share how she thinks about building a strong portfolio and winning competitive deals, lessons learned from serving as a board member, and how to bolster your network in venture capital. More here: https://bit.ly/3VQ9KzW

Today we launched Day.ai and announced our $4M seed round led by Sequoia Capital. You can catch the details and sign up for early access below, but the short story is this: We’re reimagining CRM for the  AI Age. I believe that the only person in the room who is consistently "right" is the customer. Every morning, I focus on work that has a specific name and face attached to it, prioritizing people over tasks. Teams that operate this way become unbeatable and unstoppable. AI has finally made it possible to put the customer at the center of every decision you make - without needing to sift through databases and spreadsheets. We’re running it back, and building our dream CRM from scratch.

✨ Open Portfolio Role: Director, Brand Growth - New Verticals at ShopMy (NYC) ✨ ShopMy effortlessly integrates all aspects of creator marketing, from talent discovery to brand collaboration and monitoring. The world’s leading brands have established robust creator marketing programs with ShopMy because its platform enable brands to discover new creators, execute gifting campaigns, provide commissionable codes, and manage communications all in one (beautiful) place. The perfect candidate has 8+ years of sales experience in addition to: * Track record of expanding into new markets or verticals with clear, measurable outcomes * 5+ years of sales leadership experience * Experience in alcohol, consumer fintech, travel/hospitality, or entertainment industries highly preferred * MBA or other advanced degree in business or marketing is preferred https://bit.ly/45C8pjB #hiring #consumertech #nyctech

✨ Open Portfolio Role: Senior Engineer, Platform Security Orum.io ✨ Orum is an all-in-one payments platform that unlocks instant money movement with a single API. Powered by proprietary payment intelligence, Orum optimizes transactions for speed, cost, and risk, enabling intelligent routing across multiple rails and revolutionizing how consumers and businesses send, receive and access money. The Orum team is helmed by expert fintech operators from LearnVest, Marqeta, N26, Square, Stripe, and Stash. The perfect candidate has: * Proven experience in platform engineering and cybersecurity * Familiarity with AWS and cloud security architectures * Strong understanding of Infrastructure-as-Code and automated security solutions If this sounds like you, apply at the link below! https://bit.ly/4dStQk4 #hiring #fintech #tech

A world without insurance is a world devoid of risk-taking—and consequently, a world without growth. This week on the podcast, I'm delighted to spotlight one of the founders in the Inspired Capital portfolio: Paul Monasterio, Co-Founder and CEO of Kalepa—the company on a mission to disrupt the trillion-dollar+ insurance industry. In 2018, Paul started Kalepa with its flagship product, an AI-powered copilot empowering commercial underwriters to write more profitable business, faster. And just a few years later, Kalepa has been recognized as one of the most innovative insurtechs in the world by FinTech Global. We cover:  ➡ How to use an outsider's perspective to your advantage  ➡ Why a product demo should be used to create real value for potential customers  ➡ How AI will enhance—not overtake—underwriters abilities to evolve with an increasingly complex world  ➡ Why asking the question, “Where else are you applying?,” is crucial to an interview process  ➡ How his training as a PhD in Nuclear Science and Engineering from MIT frames his approach as a founder Paul has led Kalepa to tremendous success thus far, and I’m inspired every day as I watch him turn his vision into reality. Listen here: bit.ly/4c1hlkF