SPARK CAPITAL
SPARK CAPITAL is a Pre-seed, Seed, Series A and Series C+ fund in the US, Canada, UK, Israel, France, Nordics, Spain and Portugal writing $1M–$50M checks into AI, Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, commerce, digital-media, social-networks, hardware, semiconductors, media-and-entertainment, future-of-work, e-commerce, commerce-solutions, business-productivity, ai-infrastructure, frontier-tech, media and entertainment.
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series C+
- Sectors
- AI, Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, commerce, digital-media, social-networks, hardware, semiconductors, media-and-entertainment, future-of-work, e-commerce, commerce-solutions, business-productivity, ai-infrastructure, frontier-tech, media, entertainment
- Check size
- $1M–$50M
- Invests in
- US-wide, Canada, UK, Israel, France, Nordics, Spain, Portugal
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 2005
- Assets under management
- $12B+
- Website
- sparkcapital.com
Thesis
Their investment thesis focuses on visionary founders and companies challenging existing paradigms across a broad range of sectors including Consumer and Commerce, Enterprise Software (SaaS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Fintech, Frontier Technologies (hardware, semiconductors, crypto), Media and Entertainment, and the Future of Work. They invest across multiple stages, from pre-seed to growth equity, with a historical emphasis on seed and Series A rounds, and employ a multi-stage investment approach with reserves for follow-on investments. Spark Capital often leads or co-leads rounds and also engages in 'anti-thesis' investing, backing non-consensus ideas. Geographically, they are primarily US-focused but also invest in Canada, the UK, Israel, France, the Nordics, Spain, and Portugal. The firm manages over $12 billion in AUM and raised $2.3 billion in 2024 across two funds: Spark Capital VIII ($700 million) for early-stage and Spark Growth V ($1.4 billion) for later-stage ventures. Typical check sizes range from $1 million to $50 million, with flexibility for smaller or larger investments in exceptional cases. Seed investments are often between $1 million to $5 million.
Common questions
Does SPARK CAPITAL invest at the Pre-seed stage?
Yes. SPARK CAPITAL lists Pre-seed, Seed, Series A and Series C+ among the stages it invests in.
What check size does SPARK CAPITAL write?
SPARK CAPITAL writes $1M–$50M checks.
Where does SPARK CAPITAL invest?
SPARK CAPITAL invests in the US, Canada, UK, Israel, France, Nordics, Spain and Portugal.