Lucy Deland is a General Partner at Inspired Capital. She previously co-founded Paperless Post, where she served as COO for a decade, and began her career at Insight Venture Partners.

What Lucy can write

Writes checks of$500K to $30M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Inspired Capital Partners writes $500K to $30M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Insight Venture Partners
  2. Paperless Post · COO
  3. Inspired Capital · General Partner
    Now
  4. Insight Venture Partners

Companies founded

Paperless Post

Education

Harvard College, A.B. in Psychology

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Questions

Who is Lucy Deland?

Lucy Deland is a General Partner at Inspired Capital. She previously co-founded Paperless Post, where she served as COO for a decade, and began her career at Insight Venture Partners.

How much does Lucy Deland invest?

Lucy Deland invests through Inspired Capital Partners, which writes checks of $500K to $30M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Lucy Deland?

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

What did Lucy Deland do before Inspired Capital Partners?

Insight Venture Partners; COO at Paperless Post; Insight Venture Partners.

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