Grace Isford
Partner·Lux Capital
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.
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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
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