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.

✨ 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

Big news for finance teams: Rho and Navan are partnering to help people in finance spend more time growing the business and less time hunting down expense and trip data. Travel & expense management – and building the unified finance suite – represent two of the largest opportunities in b2b tech today. Read about the news here: https://lnkd.in/geYeMYxZ

Huge congrats to Justin Hauser of Geneva on this acquisition, an exciting milestone as their platform will power the future of friendships with Bumble Inc.. More here: https://lnkd.in/eSi54GQx

✨ Open Portfolio Role: Business Engineer at Nirvana ✨ Nirvana is a pioneering healthtech company that integrates modern fintech and insurance solutions to revolutionize healthcare. They are committed to improving access to mental health services and simplifying the financial processes associated with them. The perfect candidate has 5+ years experience in addition to: * Proficiency in Python programming language * Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes * Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders https://bit.ly/4b633il #hiring #healthtech #nyctech

We’re thrilled to share the promotion of Charlotte Ross to Partner. Charlotte has been on team Inspired Capital since the very beginning, joining us in 2019. Charlotte comes to work every day with flawless integrity and hustle. Congrats to Charlotte on this milestone!

Few things are as special as getting to bring together 165 amazing AAPI women leaders in NYC tech. The best part is getting to do it with Betty Chang. We're grateful to have been supported by an amazing group of people including Goodwin, J.P. Morgan, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Levy. Venue: Inspired Capital Florals: UrbanStems, Venus et Fleur Candles: Nette Manicures: sundays studio Personal Color Service: Ari Cho Dessert: doosra, Oishii, Stick With Me Drinks: Sanzo, Yobo Spirit House Photographer: Echo Chen Bartender: Jerry Li Volunteers: Aurelia Han, Charis Palandjian, Maggie Zhang Snack Curators: Crimson Events, Rue And we are excited to have been able to highlight some incredible AAPI-founded brands. We'll be sharing more on each of these later this month and are so inspired by what these brands have built: BONBONWHIMS®, Bowlcut, Butter & Me, Chunks, CLE Cosmetics, FLY BY JING, Hero Cosmetics, Homiah, immi, KimlyParc, KINLÒ, Kolkata Chai Co., Love, Bonito, Maile, MìLà, Nette, Neuro, Omsom, Onward, selfmade®, Strange Bird Beauty, Three Gems Tea, Wander Beauty, and The Woobles. Discover all of the products featured in our gifting suite on my ShopMy: https://lnkd.in/gZ9bQKzS. Hopeful that is just the beginning of many more memories to come...thanks for celebrating AAPI month with us ✨

Thrilled to host an Inspired Capital portfolio company on the podcast this week: I spoke with Nami Baral, the visionary Founder & CEO behind Niural, a generational product enabling businesses to take care of payroll, HR, benefits, payments and compliance globally in 150 countries—all in one powerful system. Nami, a first-mover at her core, previously founded Harvest, a fintech company that built the first AI superagent to reduce debt for American consumers. Harvest was acquired by Acorns in 2021. With multiple successful exits under her belt, each decision made at Niural is powered by Nami’s commitment to thinking in decades and keeping the customer at the center of everything. Here are some takeaways from the episode: 1️⃣ Foster Trust Through Product Excellence: Nami's approach isn't merely about outdoing competitors by 10x; her team’s mission is to build a product that's 100x better than incumbents. When your product outperforms to this degree, your existing customers become natural advocates and your company will grow simply from word of mouth. 2️⃣ Build with Long-Term Vision: AI is already making seismic shifts in the way companies operate, and its impacts are only accelerating. The future of work will be global and efficient, and Niural is building a product that not only tackles present day challenges but can adapt to the evolving complexities of tomorrow's global workforce. In a decade or less, human employees will work alongside AI employees, and we must be prepared for a drastic change in the labor laws, compliance, and regulatory landscape across the globe. 3️⃣ Prioritize Low Ego & Work Ethic: At a startup, speed and execution all come down to hiring exceptional talent. Teams must be lean and there is no room for bad actors. Niural focuses on retaining talent by empowering their teams to tackle complex problems. Employees will act more like owners when they are given the opportunity to make an impact on meaningful challenges. 4️⃣ Craft Your Own Work Life Balance: As a repeat founder, Nami knew that her next venture demanded her full commitment. She also knew that whether or not her family was on the cap table, she would need their full support. Trusting her instincts and recognizing the uniqueness of her family members’ skill sets and dedication, Nami defied conventional wisdom and asked her brother and her husband to join her founding team. 5️⃣ Founder Psychology: Despite being born in rural Nepal where most girls were raised with the ultimate goal of marriage, Nami’s forward-thinking parents taught her that her dreams should have no ceiling. From the very beginning, she learned that there was no substitute for hard work and she shouldn’t limit herself despite a culture that dictated women belonged in the home. She carries this mindset with her and uses it to her advantage today as she reimagines the status quo. Tune in for the rest of Nami’s company-building wisdom here: https://bit.ly/3QDSACS

✨ Open Portfolio Role: Account Executive QA Wolf - 80% Test Coverage in 4 Months ✨ Companies spend over $40 billion a year on software testing—with not-so-great results. Bugs continue to find their way to production, frustrating customers and making it harder for businesses to achieve their goals. QA Wolf is on a mission to give teams their time back by building the best QA solution in the world. The perfect candidate has: * Consistent track record (3+ years) of hitting and exceeding ARR targets in SaaS sales * Tenacious drive to engage new potential customers and self-source customer pipeline * Experience working at a fast-paced tech company (Series B or similar) https://bit.ly/4bpCip0 #hiring #tech #saas