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Overview

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Investments: 213 Investments in 123 Companies
Exits: 2 IPOs & 33 Acquisitions
Founders:: Todd Dagres, Santo Politi, Bijan Sabet, Paul Conway
Headquarters:: Boston, MA
Funds Raised:: $1.77B
Categories:: Venture Capital, Finance, E-Commerce, Hardware, Consumer, Media and Entertainment, FinTech, Marketplace, Security
Description:: Spark Capital partners with imaginative entrepreneurs who are driven to move people with the products and experiences they create.
Website:: http://www.sparkcapital.com
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Investor Details

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Founded:

July 15, 2005

Type:

Venture Capital that does Seed, Early Stage Venture, and Later Stage Venture Investments

Sectors:

Marketplaces, Software, Mobile, Hardware, Consumer tech,

Regions:

United States

We are an early and growth stage venture capital firm that invests in startups led by creative thinkers. We partner with entrepreneurs who make products and services for consumers as well as business people and are proud supporters of companies such as Oculus VR, Slack, Twitter, Warby Parker, Wealthfront, IEX and more.

We're bi-coastal - with offices in San Francisco, New York City and Boston.

We also believe the world can never get enough of magical products and experiences. Making them requires a balance of art and technology, as well as a maniacal focus on delivering joy to the people who use them. When a product is truly special, it leaves an indelible mark. You feel it. It changes you.

Investments (213)

Date	Invested In	Round	Partner(s)
Apr, 2016	Affirm	$100M / Series C	—
Feb, 2016	Jana	$57M / Series C	—
Jan, 2016	Foursquare	$45M / Series E	—
Dec, 2015	Lily	$14M / Series A (Lead)	—
Nov, 2015	GetYourGuide	$50M / Series C	—
Nov, 2015	Panjo	$4.6M / Series A	—
Nov, 2015	Hivemapper	$2.9M / Seed (Lead)	—
Oct, 2015	Cybereason	$59M / Series C	Santo Politi
Sep, 2015	Cruise	$12.5M / Series A (Lead)	Nabeel Hyatt
Sep, 2015	Sidewire	$4.85M / Seed	Kevin Thau
Sep, 2015	Orchard Platform	$30M / Series B	—
Sep, 2015	Fundbox	$55M / Series C (Lead)	—
Sep, 2015	Harmonix Music Systems	$15.05M / Venture (Lead)	Nabeel Hyatt
Aug, 2015	EVERYTHING BUT THE HOUSE (EBTH)	$30M / Series B	Alex Finkelstein
Aug, 2015	Fig	undisclosed amount / Seed (Lead)	Nabeel Hyatt
Aug, 2015	eShares	$17M / Series B (Lead)	Andrew Parker
Aug, 2015	Panorama Education	$12M / Series A (Lead)	Andrew Parker
Aug, 2015	Mark43	$10.8M / Series A (Lead)	Alex Finkelstein
Jul, 2015	Behalf	$124M / Series B	Santo Politi
Jun, 2015	Postmates	$80M / Series D	Nabeel Hyatt
Jun, 2015	Andela	$10M / Series A (Lead)	Alex Finkelstein
Jun, 2015	Sourcepoint	$10M / Series A (Lead)	—
Jun, 2015	Bond Street	$10M / Series A (Lead)	Mo Koyfman
May, 2015	Talkspace	$9.5M / Series A (Lead)	Alex Finkelstein
May, 2015	Affirm	$275M / Series B (Lead)	Jeremy Philips
May, 2015	Cybereason	$25M / Series B (Lead)	Santo Politi
Apr, 2015	Signpost	$20.5M / Series C	Mo Koyfman and Todd Dagres
Apr, 2015	Slack	$160M / Series E	Jeremy Philips
Apr, 2015	Hello Alfred	$10.5M / Series A (Lead)	Bijan Sabet
Mar, 2015	Socratic	$6M / Series A (Lead)	Andrew Parker
Mar, 2015	Keep Holdings	$4.15M / Debt Financing	—
Mar, 2015	SplashThat	$6M / Series A	Mo Koyfman
Feb, 2015	Postmates	$35M / Series C (Lead)	Nabeel Hyatt
Feb, 2015	Proletariat	$6M / Series A (Lead)	Nabeel Hyatt
Jan, 2015	Colu	$2.5M / Seed (Lead)	Santo Politi
Jan, 2015	Benu Networks	$27.7M / Series C	Todd Dagres
Jan, 2015	Work Market	$20M / Series C (Lead)	Mo Koyfman
Jan, 2015	Stack Exchange	$40M / Series D	Bijan Sabet
Jan, 2015	eShares	$7M / Series A	Andrew Parker
Dec, 2014	Coach.me	$1.1M / Series A (Lead)	Bijan Sabet

Current Team (19)

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Todd Dagres
Founder & General Partner
Santo Politi
Founder & General Partner
Bijan Sabet
Founder & General Partner
Nabeel Hyatt
Venture Partner
Alex Finkelstein
General Partner
Megan Quinn
General Partner

Funds (7)

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Announced	Name	Amount
Apr 12, 2016	Spark Capital Growth Fund II	Unknown Amount
Unknown Date	Spark Capital Fund IV	$450M
Unknown Date	Spark Capital Fund III	$360M
Unknown Date	Spark Media Fund II	$360M
May 28, 2014	Spark Capital Growth Fund	$375M
Jan 1, 2005	Spark Capital Fund I	$225M
Mar 8, 2016	Spark Capital Fund V	Unknown Amount

Announced

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Amount

Apr 12, 2016

Spark Capital Growth Fund II

Unknown Amount

Unknown Date

Spark Capital Fund IV

$450M

Unknown Date

Spark Capital Fund III

$360M

Unknown Date

Spark Media Fund II

$360M

May 28, 2014

Spark Capital Growth Fund

$375M

Jan 1, 2005

Spark Capital Fund I

$225M

Mar 8, 2016

Spark Capital Fund V

Unknown Amount

News (1,293)

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Date	News
Apr 13, 2016	SEC - UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Apr 4, 2016	Alley Watch - This NYC Startup Gives You A Drink A Day for only $10 a Month
Apr 4, 2016	Re/code - A16z Led a $3.1 Million Round in Aftermarket Autonomous Car Company, Comma.ai
Apr 3, 2016	Re/code - Capital Gains: Juice, Sleep Wearables, Robo Advising and Slack Raised a Lot of Money
Apr 1, 2016	MediaPost.com - Slack Technologies Raises $200M, Readies App Directory
Apr 1, 2016	Re/code - Slack Finally Completes New Funding at $3.8 Billion Valuation
Mar 30, 2016	TechCrunch (Japan) - Facebook、Apple、GoogleらのCEO多数が、ノースカロライナ州の反LGBT法案の撤回を要求
Mar 30, 2016	Business Insider Australia - Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, Ginni Rometty, others are asking North Carolina to repeal its 'discriminatory' law