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Grace Isford

Grace Isford

Partner·Lux Capital

New York, NY, USA

Bio

Professional summary

Grace Isford is a Partner at Lux Capital based in New York, investing at the intersection of the physical world and software, LLM applications, and infrastructure software. Before Lux, she was a Principal at Canvas Ventures, worked on the LP side at the Stanford Endowment, and worked in product at Handshake. Lux lists her as an early partner to companies including Together, Sakana, Modal, Runway, Cognition, Eikon Therapeutics, and Physical Intelligence.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

TogetherSakanaModalRunwayCognitionEikon TherapeuticsPhysical Intelligence

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Lux CapitalPartner2022 – Present
  • Canvas VenturesPrincipal
  • Stanford EndowmentLP-side role
  • HandshakeProduct

Education

  • Stanford UniversityBS, Management Science and Engineering
  • Stanford UniversityMS, Management Science and Engineering

Languages

French

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