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.

As back-to-school season heats up, here are a few apps from the Inspired portfolio designed to support students and families: * Duckbill: From the ordinary life admin to fabulously particular requests, Duckbill welcomes it all. Duckbill members work with a team of Copilots—it’s just like having a personal assistant. https://apple.co/4cMes70 * Good Inside: Good Inside knows that parenting is the hardest and most important job in the world…and it’s a job with no training and very little support. That’s where Good Inside comes in. https://bit.ly/4dD0bej * Maple: Staying organized as a parent is hard, Maple has everything a family needs to keep it together. https://bit.ly/3X4AlZJ * Saturn: Saturn is the most powerful calendar for high school and college. Their platform helps students manage time so they can spend it doing things they love with the people who matter most. https://bit.ly/4g34NvO

Incredibly excited to announce that Solace has raised a $14M Series A, led by Inspired Capital with participation from our existing investors Craft Ventures and Torch Capital. We connect people to healthcare advocates. Solace is deeply personal to me. My mom was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was a doctor, someone who advocated for others. But when she was sick, she had a really challenging experience with the healthcare system and ultimately passed away. I wanted to start a company to help people who were going through challenges with their health and I discovered healthcare advocates, people who deeply understand the healthcare system and solve problems that people face at a super high rate. The problem is that it was really hard to find an advocate, and the experience working with them was challenging. So we created a way for people to connect with advocates in a seamless way, and got it covered by Medicare, so patients wouldn't have to worry about it. We've now helped thousands of patients and are growing incredibly quickly, and we're just getting started. You can read our WSJ funding announcement below.

We are thrilled to announce the latest addition to our portfolio: Solace, the health tech company reimagining the American healthcare journey from start to finish. Solace matches patients with qualified healthcare advocates who are covered by Medicare to help manage their conditions and handle the necessary coordination behind the scenes—so patients can focus on what matters most: getting better. Everyone should have a licensed advocate when fighting for our most valuable asset—our health. Please welcome Jeremy Gurewitz, Sara Sargent, and the entire Solace team! Inspired is proud to lead Solace's $14M Series A round to support them on their journey to become a fundamental pillar of the US healthcare system. The team is expanding and looking for people who are passionate about this powerful mission. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3yLw5pR

✨ New Portfolio Role: Web Data Engineer at Stealth Health Tech Co (NYC) ✨ This organization is simplifying health insurance, healthcare and medical billing. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and advanced data analytics, their platform delivers personalized recommendations to save money, maximize use of plan benefits, manage reimbursements and avoid costly billing errors. The company is proud to serve Americans covered through commercial and government-sponsored healthcare plans. This position is perfect for an individual eager to play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining web data interaction technologies to allow the company to interact with organizations on behalf of their members. The ideal candidate will have: * 4+ years of professional experience in software development, with a focus on web engineering * Expertise in web development technologies, including JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML and CSS * A solid understanding of basic networking concepts, including how web applications communicate with servers and the use of proxies * Experience with browser automation frameworks like Playwright or Puppeteer * Enthusiasm for working in-person at the company's NYC headquarters Sound like you? Email your resume to joinus@inspiredcapital.com with "Health Tech Web Data Engineer" in the subject.

✨ New Portfolio Role: Product Manager at Nirvana (NYC)✨ Nirvana is revolutionizing the way benefit verification is handled. Recognizing its convoluted and opaque nature, Nirvana is dedicated to bringing transparency to the costs and coverage of healthcare. By leveraging machine learning and AI, they have developed tools that enable care providers across various specialties to seamlessly check coverage, from patient intake through continuous monitoring, saving significant time and resources. Their mission extends beyond facilitating access to care; Nirvana aims to alleviate financial anxiety for those seeking medical assistance. The ideal candidate has: * 3+ years of experience in analytical problem-solving and outcome ownership * A highly analytical and a data-first approach. You are a SQL/Excel/Pandas guru—whichever tool allows you to interpret data fastest to drive decisions * Enthusiasm for diving headfirst into ambiguity to address major issues in healthcare Sound like you? Apply here: https://bit.ly/3AztEac #hiring #healthtech #nyctech

Why do insurers love Copilot's day-1 deployment? As Kalepa  CEO Paul Monasterio put it: "We can turn this on for you tomorrow, and you will see that it's driving value." Insurers have been the victims of software implementations that take months (or years!) before delivering any impact. But Kalepa's Copilot works out-of-the-box, so underwriters can improve their growth, profitability, and efficiency metrics from day one. Check out Maxime Seguineau's full interview with Paul on The Real Maxime Podcast, presented by Raido Capital Partners - link in the comments.

Today, we are proud to launch our first video campaign at Paytient. We fondly call this brand asset our “Take Care” anthem, which celebrates Paytient giving employees the power to pay, so that a moment of stress, becomes a moment of relief. With Paytient, your team will always be prepared for whatever life brings their way, so they can take control of their health, take on what comes next, and Take Care. 💜 #paytient #powertopay #takecare #healthcare #benefits

August can be a quieter month—but we're incredibly proud of our founders who’ve been putting in the hard work all summer long. Here’s some exciting news from around the Inspired Capital portfolio: ⭐ Maple's feature in the The Wall Street Journal by Julie Jargon: https://bit.ly/4fAvfN5 ⭐ Good Inside announces the launch of their app: https://bit.ly/3yrpzV4 ⭐ ShopMy’s feature in PR Newswire: https://bit.ly/3YyZmyf ⭐ Teamshares’ fundraising announcement in FinTech Global: https://bit.ly/3WT9vVo ⭐ Alexa von Tobel’s feature in Business Insider by Samantha Stokes: https://bit.ly/3WU5C2H 🌟QA Wolf - 80% Test Coverage in 4 Months’s fundraising announcement in TechCrunch by Kyle Wiggers: https://tcrn.ch/4dwOCox

Parenting is a journey—it’s hard, lonely, challenging, triggering, joyful, and incredibly fulfilling. That’s why I could not be prouder or more excited to announce the Good Inside Mobile App launch! As a board member at Good Inside, a friend of Dr Becky Kennedy and Erica Belsky, and a parent to three little humans, I can confidently say that being a parent is the most important job of my life. Good Inside is building the ultimate parenting co-pilot, combining research-backed methods, engaging content, and cutting-edge AI. As a subscriber, it’s the best parenting investment I’ve ever made, and we’re thrilled to share this exciting milestone with you. Subscribe, download, and enjoy the parenting support we all deserve—right at our fingertips. https://bit.ly/3YuaIns