Grace Isford

Grace Isford

Partner atLux CapitalFirm active Sep 24New York City

Grace Isford is a Partner at Lux Capital in New York City, investing in computational sciences and related sectors. She previously worked at Canvas Ventures, Stanford Endowment, and Handshake.

What Grace can write

Writes checks of$100K to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Lux Capital writes $100K to $30M+ checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Handshake · Product
  2. Stanford Endowment · LP side
  3. Canvas Ventures · Principal
  4. Lux Capital · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

computational sciencesllm applicationsinfrastructure softwareaiautomation

Education

StanfordStanford, Masters of Science in Management Science and Engineering

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Who is Grace Isford?

Grace Isford is a Partner at Lux Capital in New York City, investing in computational sciences and related sectors. She previously worked at Canvas Ventures, Stanford Endowment, and Handshake.

How much does Grace Isford invest?

Grace Isford invests through Lux Capital, which writes checks of $100K to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Grace Isford?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Grace in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Lux Capital backed works better.

What did Grace Isford do before Lux Capital?

Product at Handshake; LP side at Stanford Endowment; Principal at Canvas Ventures.

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