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Spark Capital

HQ · California
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Spark Capital is a generalist venture firm investing across sectors and stages through dedicated early-stage and venture-growth funds. Its early strategy makes seed and Series A investments and targets roughly 15%–20% ownership; its growth strategy focuses on Series B/C companies with approximately $25M–$100M investments. Spark frequently leads rounds and takes board seats.

Stage focus
Pre-Seed / InceptionSeedSeries ASeries B
Lead / follow
Mostly Lead
Check size
$1m+
Ownership target
> 12%
Generalist / Specialist

Generalist

Latest fund size

$2.3B aggregate early-stage and growth funds (2024)

Latest fund vintage

2024

Investing team
  • Alex Finkelstein, Co-Founder & General Partner, EarlyAlex FinkelsteinCo-Founder & General Partner, Early
  • ASArpan ShahGeneral Partner, Early
  • Clay Fisher, General Partner, GrowthClay FisherGeneral Partner, Growth
  • Coen Armstrong, Investor, GrowthCoen ArmstrongInvestor, Growth
  • Fraser Kelton, General Partner, EarlyFraser KeltonGeneral Partner, Early
  • James Kuklinski, General Partner, GrowthJames KuklinskiGeneral Partner, Growth
  • Jeremy Philips, General Partner, GrowthJeremy PhilipsGeneral Partner, Growth
  • Mikowai Ashwill, General Partner, EarlyMikowai AshwillGeneral Partner, Early
  • Natalie Vais, General Partner, EarlyNatalie VaisGeneral Partner, Early
  • Santo Politi, Co-Founder & General Partner, EarlySanto PolitiCo-Founder & General Partner, Early
  • Virat Talwar, Investor, GrowthVirat TalwarInvestor, Growth
  • Will Reed, General Partner, GrowthWill ReedGeneral Partner, Growth
  • Yasmin Razavi, General Partner, GrowthYasmin RazaviGeneral Partner, Growth
How to reach them

contactus@sparkcapital.com

Notable investments

Anthropic, Coinbase, Affirm, Discord, Plaid, Niantic, Benchling, Slack, Twitter (X), Snap

Sources
sparkcapital.com ↗sparkcapital.com/team ↗sparkcapital.com/companies ↗medium.com/spark-capital/new-spark-capital-funds ↗nic.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/doc/4c%20Spark%20Capital%20Overview%20-%20Public%20Version.pdf ↗

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