Inspired Capital closes $450M fourth fund as New York pushes back on Silicon Valley’s gravitational pull

Inspired Capital, the early-stage firm founded in 2019 by Alexa von Tobel and Penny Pritzker, has closed its fourth fund with $450 million in commitments. The new capital will bring the firm’s assets under management to nearly $1.4 billion, von Tobel tells TechCrunch.

The raise comes as venture dollars are piling up on the West Coast. Between 2020 and the end of 2025, the Bay Area had raised $352 billion for VC funds — roughly 46% of all U.S. venture…