Alexa von Tobel
Co-founder & managing partner
Alexa von Tobel is the co-founder and managing partner of the early-stage investment firm Inspired Capital. Previously, Alexa founded LearnVest in 2008 with the goal of helping people make progress on their money. After raising nearly $75 million in venture capital, LearnVest was acquired by Northwestern Mutual in May 2015 in one of the biggest fintech acquisitions of the decade. Following the acquisition, von Tobel joined the management team of Northwestern Mutual as the company’s first-ever Chief Digital Officer. She later assumed the role of Chief Innovation Officer, through which she oversaw Northwestern Mutual’s venture arm.
Alexa von Tobel is the co-founder and managing partner of the early-stage investment firm Inspired Capital. Previously, Alexa founded LearnVest in 2008 with the goal of helping people make progress on their money. After raising nearly $75 million in venture capital, LearnVest was acquired by Northwestern Mutual in May 2015 in one of the biggest fintech acquisitions of the decade. Following the acquisition, von Tobel joined the management team of Northwestern Mutual as the company’s first-ever Chief Digital Officer. She later assumed the role of Chief Innovation Officer, through which she oversaw Northwestern Mutual’s venture arm.
“What I’ve learned in my, now, almost four decades on this planet is that trust is the most important thing, period.”
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Inspired Capital’s Alexa von Tobel