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The NYC Venture Capital News Digest: 11/15/2019

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This bi-weekly column covers the latest news from venture capital firms in NYC for the first half of November 2019 featuring must-know news including news for Inspired Capital, Boldstart Ventures, and much more.

Inspired Capital
$200M - Fund I Close
Early-stage investment firm Inspired Capital has closed its debut fund at $200M. Inspired Capital was founded by Alexa Von Tobel (founder of Learnvest; acquired by Northwestern Mutual) and Penny Pritzker (formerly US Secretary of Commerce) earlier this year. The firm has already made investments in NYC startups like Rho and Chief.
Boldstart Ventures
Opportunity Fund - $45M | Fund IV - $112M
Boldstart Ventures has officially closed two new funds, which we first reported back in July. The fund announced the close of its opportunity fund at $45M and its fourth fund at $112M. Both funds were oversubscribed from their original offering amounts. Boldstart was founded by Ed Sim in 2010 and its portfolio includes investments in Handshake, Rapportive, Superhuman, Kustomer, and HYPR.
Left Lane Capital
Fund I Launch
Left Lane Capital, an early-stage investment firm that is targeting a $600M Fund I, has officially launched. The firm is led by Harley Miller and the founding team includes Jason Fiedler, Henry Toole, and Vinny Pujji. Insight Ventures is the anchor LP in the fund.

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