Who invested in SparkBase

7 rounds we have observed, with the 6 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

IT Services

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$11Mraised across 7 rounds since 2004, from 7 sources

$750KSeed$350KSeed$90KDebt$200KDebt$3.0MSeries A$5.4MSeries A$700KDebt

Latest round: Series A, $5.4MJan 2013
Step-upi: 1.8×
Investors: 6

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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2006200820102012

$750KSeed$350KSeed$90KDebt$200KDebt$3.0MSeries A$5.4MSeries A$700KDebt

First round: Seed, $750K
Biggest round: $5.4M
Usual gap between rounds: 19 months

The rounds

Jan 2013
Series A$5.4M2 new1 returning
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $5.4M sold, first sale Nov 2010
Jan 2013
Debt$700K
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by crainscleveland.comSEC filing: $5.4M sold, first sale Nov 2010
Jun 2011
Series A$3.0M4 new
- TechColumbus
- North Coast Angel Fund
- Ohio TechAngels Fund
- Blue Olive Partners
Reported by benzinga.comSEC filing: $2.3M sold, first sale Nov 2010
Nov 2009
Debt$200K
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by allbusiness.com
Feb 2009
Debt$90K
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by pr.com
Mar 2007
Seed$350K
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sparkbase.com
Aug 2004
Seed$750K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.

Afshin YazdianExecutive Officer, Directori
Douglas HardmanExecutive Officer, Directori
Geoffry HardmanExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediBenjamin SheridanDan RoseParker MacDonellVaden Landers

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Seed2004Seed2007Debt2009Debt2009Series A2011Series A2013Debt2013North Coast Angel FundTechColumbus

Ohio TechAngels FundOhio Tech Angel Fund III

Glengary LLCBlue Olive Partners

Everyone who backed them

North Coast Angel FundVC firm2rounds

TechColumbusVC firm1round

Ohio TechAngels FundVC firm1round

Ohio Tech Angel Fund IIIVC firm1round

Glengary LLCVC firm1round

Blue Olive Partnersno record of our own yet1round

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Quick answers about SparkBase

Who invested in SparkBase?

SparkBase's investors include North Coast Angel Fund, TechColumbus, Ohio TechAngels Fund, Ohio Tech Angel Fund III and Glengary LLC, and 1 more on record.