“Doubling Down” is a new series where top B2B SaaS investors share their recent activities and market insights. Check out the interview with Peter Specht, Partner at Creandum here.
This week’s focus is on Lucy Deland, Co-founder & General Partner at Inspired Capital!
#1. What’s your most recent disclosed investment? Why did you do the deal?
We invested in Paragon because of its focus on native integrations to improve user experience and efficiency in the SaaS space.
#2. What’s your sweet spot for investing — check size, stage, type of deal? And how big is your current fund?
We lead early-stage rounds with check sizes ranging from $1-15M.
#3. What’s the #1 bit of advice you’d give to SaaS founders today?
Constantly engage with customers and analyze usage data to drive sales, marketing, and product development.
#4. What’s your pulse check on the venture markets right now, today?
Seed funding remains active, but the standards for Series A and beyond are evolving.
#5. What’s different about your fund/how you invest and support founders?
We are former founders who understand the challenges and joys of building a company, providing empathetic and practical support.
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Lucy is a General Partner at Inspired Capital with a background in product design and operations. She values building impactful and innovative products across consumer and B2B sectors. Lucy holds an A.B. in Psychology from Harvard College and resides in New York City.
