Spark Capital

Spark Capital

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Investment Firm

Overview

Spark Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in exceptional products and the creative individuals behind them. Known for embracing risk and a unique approach, Spark Capital has backed companies like Twitter, Discord, Anthropic, Cruise, Niantic, Oculus, Warby Parker, and Tumblr. Recognizing that there are no set playbooks or formulas for success, the firm supports founders in achieving success on their own terms. Spark Capital invests across all sectors and stages, operating out of San Francisco, Boston, and New York City.

Highlights

Founded

2005

Industry

Financial Services

Employees

11-50

Investment

568

Lead Investment

287

Exits

101

Stages

Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed, Private Equity

Investor Type

Venture Capital

Location

United States, North America

Contact Information

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Profile Resume

Spark Capital, established in 2005 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed, Private Equity investments across Internet, Video, Content, Broadcasting, Content Delivery Network, Film, Financial Services, Venture Capital, FinTech, Finance. The organization boasts a portfolio of 565 investments, with an average round size of $68.6M and 101 successful exits. Their recent investments include Veoh, WarnerMedia, The Tornante Company, Goldman Sachs, Shelter Capital Partners. The highest investment round they participated in was $3765.4B. Among their most notable exits are Veoh and WarnerMedia. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Alex Finkelstein

Alex Finkelstein

Co-founder & General Partner

imagePlace Santo Politi

Santo Politi

Co-Founder and General Partner

imagePlace Jeremy Philips

Jeremy Philips

General Partner, Growth

imagePlace Nabeel Hyatt

Nabeel Hyatt

General Partner

imagePlace Kevin Thau

Kevin Thau

General Partner

imagePlace Bijan Sabet

Bijan Sabet

Co-Founder and General Partner

Investment portfolio

Spark Capital has made 568 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jul 23, 2024, when Headway raised $100.0M.

Spark Capital has made 96 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Jul 25, 2024, when Chainguard raised $140.0M.

investments

568

Diversity investments

96

Lead investments

287

Number of exits

101

Investments

568

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Jun 20, 2024--6.3M
Jun 25, 2024--8.0M
Jul 23, 2024
Headway Headway
Information Technology100.0M
Jul 25, 2024
Chainguard Chainguard
Developer Tools140.0M

Exits

101

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

568

Investors

0

Funds

10

Funding Rounds

568

Spark Capital has raised 568 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 25, 2024 from a Series C - Chainguard round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Jun 20, 2024
Series A - Materia Series A - Materia
-6.3M-
Jun 25, 2024
Seed Round - AnchorZero Seed Round - AnchorZero
-8.0M-
Jul 23, 2024
Series D - Headway Series D - Headway
-100.0M-
Jul 25, 2024
Series C - Chainguard Series C - Chainguard
-140.0M-

Investors

0

There is no funding round available on this profile

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
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1.0M

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