Alexa von Tobel

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Alexa von Tobel (born October 6, 1983) is an American businesswoman who is the founder and managing partner of Inspired Capital, an early stage venture firm. Prior to Inspired Capital, Alexa dropped out of Harvard Business School to found LearnVest, a fintech company aimed at making financial planning software affordable and accessible to millions. In 2015, LearnVest was acquired by Northwestern Mutual for nearly $375 million. Von Tobel is the author of the New York Times bestseller Financially Fearless (published December 31, 2013), Financially Forward (published May 14, 2019), and Money Matters (published March 26, 2024). Alexa is a 2016 Henry Crown Fellow and an inaugural member of the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship, alongside Steve Case, Reid Hoffman, Tory Burch and others. Before producing her own podcast, American Ambition, in 2025, she hosted Inc.'s For Starters podcast (formerly The Founders Project with Alexa von Tobel) from 2019 to 2025. Prior to that, she hosted a weekly SiriusXM radio show, Financially Fearless with Alexa von Tobel. Von Tobel is a columnist for Fast Company, and a regular contributor to the Today Show and Good Morning America.