Alexa von Tobel, founder and managing partner at Inspired Capital, shares how she built her first startup LearnVest at 23 and later co-founded Inspired Capital to improve access to startup capital. Alexa looks for tenacious and highly committed founders with an ‘always be learning’ attitude.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

[3:55] Did dropping out of Harvard Business School to start a company in the middle of a global financial crisis pay off?

[11:23] How Alexa's entrepreneurial experience fueled her desire to make capital more accessible to founders

[13:57] How can entrepreneurs hone their brand narrative to thrive in the future of the fundraising world?

[18:33] What’s an Inspired company, identifying the founder’s WHY and their ‘Tsunami’

Non-profit that Alexa is passionate about: Every Mother Counts

About Alexa von Tobel

Alexa von Tobel is the Founder and Managing Partner of Inspired Capital. Alexa is a successful entrepreneur who started LearnVest, a fintech company that raised nearly $75 million in venture capital before it was acquired by Northwestern Mutual in 2015. She is a Certified Financial Planner™ and New York Times-bestselling author of Financially Fearless and Financially Forward. She also hosts The Founders Project with Alexa von Tobel, a weekly podcast with Inc. that highlights top entrepreneurs.

About Inspired Capital

Inspired Capital is a New York City-based, women-led venture capital firm that invests in exceptional founders and seed to Series-A startups with strong underlying technology and category-defining visions. Inspired Capital's portfolio includes Finix, Habi, Chief, Orum, Canvas, Rho, DANDY, Lean Financial, Teamshare, and Skythe. Prior to founding Inspired, Alexa and her business partners have built a long track record of both professional and angel investments in standout companies, including Uber, Chime, and Airtable.

Next Week’s Episode

Coming up next week in Episode 69, we have a special guest, Jacob Haar, Founder and Managing Partner of Community Investment Management, who will talk about debt capital and its impact on financial inclusion.

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