Luke Bender
Luke Bender is an investor at Inspired Capital. He previously worked at Microsoft and early-stage AI companies, and holds a degree from Duke University.
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Inspired Capital Partners writes $500K to $30M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- Microsoft · patented AI infrastructure and built applied AI agents
- Regal · Forward Deployed Engineer and Builder
- Inspired Capital · InvestorNow
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Who is Luke Bender?
Luke Bender is an investor at Inspired Capital. He previously worked at Microsoft and early-stage AI companies, and holds a degree from Duke University.
How much does Luke Bender invest?
Luke Bender invests through Inspired Capital Partners, which writes checks of $500K to $30M at pre-seed, seed, series a.
How do I pitch Luke Bender?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Luke in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Inspired Capital Partners backed works better.
What did Luke Bender do before Inspired Capital Partners?
patented AI infrastructure and built applied AI agents at Microsoft; Forward Deployed Engineer and Builder at Regal.
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