Grace Isford is a Partner at Lux Capital, based in the New York City office, investing in companies at the forefront of computational sciences—data, AI and ML infrastructure, open-source software, network infrastructure, developer tools, vertical software applications, and more.

Before joining Lux, Grace was a principal at Canvas Ventures, where she sourced 10 investments. She got her start as a campus scout while attending Stanford University.

Every problem is an opportunity. The bigger the problem, the bigger the opportunity. –Dr. Tina Seelig

Prior to Canvas, Grace worked on the LP side at the Stanford Management Company, in product at edtech startup Handshake, and in growth equity at Stripes Group. She earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford, where she was a Mayfield Fellow and served as Co-President of Stanford Women in Business, the campus’s largest pre-professional organization for women. In addition, she is on the board of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, the university’s entrepreneurship center, and is an active member of All Raise, focused on accelerating the success of female and non-binary founders and funders.

Grace is originally from Connecticut, although she has lived in Tokyo, Japan, and aspires to re-learn Japanese. She’s an avid runner and cyclist.