Grace Isford is a Partner at Lux Capital.

Early-stage venture capitalist eager to work with humble and ambitious entrepreneurs building meaningful companies leveraging cutting edge technology.

Have written a go-to-market playbook and enjoy helping companies work with navigate product strategy, go-to-market, and team building to make their visions a reality.

A bit more about me:

  • Board Member at Stanford Technology Ventures Program

  • Mayfield Fellow Alum

  • All Raise Volunteer

  • Marathon Runner

  • 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

Grace’s invests in companies innovating at the nexus of the computational sciences - enterprise and infrastructure, AI and machine-learning applications especially the next-gen LLM infra and application stack across categories but especially in healthcare and financial services.

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

  • Vertical Applications of Data & ML - especially those in complex industries, hyper-personalizing user experiences & applying AI/ML to specific use cases, generating new content

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