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Podcast: Wharton FinTech Podcast
Episode: Alexa von Tobel, Co-Founder at Inspired Capital - Bucking the Status Quo
Description: Miguel Armaza sits down with the talented and energetic Alexa von Tobel, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Inspired Capital, a $200M early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City, focused on backing founders with transformative ideas, brilliant teams, and relentless determination. The firm was founded by Alexa and Penny Pritzker, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
Prior to Inspired Capital, Alexa founded LearnVest with the goal of helping people make progress on their money and later sold the company to Northwestern Mutual for $375M.
We talked about
- Alexa’s background & entrepreneurial journey
- Why she dropped out of Ha...