Investing Profile

Penny Pritzker

InvestorVCFounder
Founder at Inspired Capital
inspiredcapital.comChicago, Illinois
Photo of Penny Pritzker, Investor at Inspired Capital
Your Intro Paths to Penny Pritzker
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
Networks Penny is a member of
Stanford University Network
513 CONNECTIONS
Stanford University Network
513 CONNECTIONS
Harvard University Network
254 CONNECTIONS
Microsoft Network
152 CONNECTIONS

Find Penny Pritzker on

cb
Current Investing Position
Inspired Capital Investor
Investment Range
$500K - $10.0M
Sweet Spot
$5.0M
Investments On Record
11
Current Fund Size
$200M

Penny Pritzker is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Penny Pritzker's Investments On Record (6)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Solace
Series AAug 2024$14M
$16M
Co-investors: Alexa von Tobel (Inspired Capital), Hesham Zreik (FasterCapital), Anne Wojcicki
ID.me
Series DApr 2023$130M
Series CMar 2021$100M
$250M
Co-investors: David Tisch (BoxGroup), Adam Rothenberg (BoxGroup), Steve Smoot (Lavrock Ventures), Donna Harris (1776), Kelly Perdew (Moonshots Capital), Victor Pascucci III (Energy Capital Ventures), Bradley C. Harrison (Scout Ventures), Alexa von Tobel (Inspired Capital), Craig Cummings (Moonshots Capital), Brian McNamara (Cosmic Venture Partners), Daniel Rosensweig
OpenSpace
Series DMar 2022$100M
Series CApr 2021$55M
$190M
Co-investors: Shawn Carolan (Menlo Ventures), Bilal Zuberi (Lux Capital), Mark McLaughlin (Alkeon Capital), Ryan Shmeizer (GreenPoint Partners)
WireWheel.io
Series BFeb 2021$20M
Series AOct 2018$10M
SeedNov 2017$3M
$33M
Co-investors: Dayna Grayson (Construct Capital), Steve Case (Revolution), Andrew McClure (ForgePoint Capital), Sean Glass
Finix
Series BMar 2020$10M
$200M
Co-investors: Patrick Grady (Sequoia Capital), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Matthew Harris (Bain Capital Ventures), Satya Patel (Homebrew), Tom Porter (aCrew Capital), Alexa von Tobel (Inspired Capital), Lauren Kolodny (aCrew Capital), Vishal Lugani (aCrew Capital), Daniel Portillo (The General Partnership), Marcos Gonzalez (Vamos Ventures), Lindsay Fitzgerald (Company Capital), Harshul Sanghi (American Express Ventures), Michael Silton (Act One Ventures), Alex Guerrero (Act One Ventures), Emanuel Pleitez
Ellevest
Series AMar 2019$35M
Series ASep 2017$35M
$140M
Co-investors: Haley Bryant (Hustle Fund), Jenny Abramson (Rethink Impact), Clint Korver (Ulu Ventures), Miriam Rivera (Ulu Ventures), Sharon Vosmek (Astia), Sarah Kunst (Cleo Capital), Matt Gorin (Contour Venture Partners), Nellie Levchin (Scifi Vc), Karen Boezi (Broadway Angels), Sonja Perkins (The Perkins Fund), Max Levchin (Scifi Vc), Eric Schmidt (Innovation Endeavors), Venus Williams, Ann Berry, Fanny Surjana

Penny Pritzker's Experience

Co-Founder Inspired Capital2019 - Present
Chairman PSP Partners2017 - Present
Member of the Board Microsoft2017 - Present
Co-Founder Artemis Real Estate Partners2009 - Present
U.S. Secretary of Commerce U.S. Department of Commerce2013 - 2017
Executive Chairman TransUnion2004 - 2012
Co-Founder The Parking Spot1998 - 2011
Founder Vi1987 - 2011

Penny Pritzker's Education

Stanford University Doctor of Law - JD
Stanford University Master of Business Administration - MBA
Harvard University Bachelor of Arts - BA