Lucy Deland

Lucy Deland is a General Partner at Inspired Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm. Before joining Inspired Capital, she was a co-founder and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Paperless Post, where she played a pivotal role in growing the company to serve over 100 million users. During her decade-long tenure at Paperless Post, she was responsible for various functions including finance, customer insights, operations, strategic planning, and marketing, and she helped raise $50 million in venture financing while expanding the team to over 100 employees.134

Deland graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. in Psychology. She began her career as an analyst at Insight Venture Partners before transitioning to the founding team at Paperless Post. At Inspired Capital, she focuses on investing in early-stage companies and enjoys working closely with founders to build impactful products and strategies.256 Lucy lives in New York City with her two children, Daphne and Bruns.12