Grace Isford

Partner, Lux Capital

Early-stage venture capitalist eager to partner with founders inventing the future.

LinkedIn / X / Lux Profile

A bit more about me:

  • Board Member at Stanford Technology Ventures Program

  • Mayfield Fellow Alum

  • Marathon Runner (Boston, NYC, Napa)

  • BS/MS in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University

Previously: Canvas (Venture Capital), Stripes (Growth Equity), Handshake (Product), Stanford Management Company (Asset Management)

Current Investment Focus Areas

Companies innovating at the nexus of the computational sciences - enterprise & data infrastructure, LLM applications and frontier technology.

  • Rise of Devsumer - LLMs, data & dev tools, AI/ML infrastructure, open source, making legacy processes simpler and more efficient, next-gen tools for thinking to promote collaboration & maximize efficiency

  • Vertical LLMs applications - especially those in complex industries, hyper-personalizing user experiences & applying LLMs to specific verticals with trapped data silos, new consumer interfaces to interact with technology

  • Fintech & Blockchain Infra - next-gen fintech stack to modernize payments at scale & decentralized applications building blockchain infrastructure solutions supporting self-governance