# Sparkle.cs funding: rounds and investors > Sparkle.cs has raised $1.4M across 6 rounds since 2012. Investors include Plug and Play, Innovate UK and Technology Strategy Board. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/sparkle-cs (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Sparkle.cs* 6 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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. Big Data & Analytics Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$1.4M** raised across 6 rounds since 2012, from 6 sources **$343K** Grant **$512K** Seed **$228K** Round **$190K** Round **$167K** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $167K Aug 2022 - **Biggest round:** $512K Seed · May 2013 - **Investors:** 4 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 **$343K** Grant **$512K** Seed **?** Venture **$190K** Round **$167K** Round - **First round:** Grant, $343K - **Biggest round:** $512K - **Usual gap between rounds:** 7 months ## The rounds - **Aug 2022** Round **$167K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Dec 2021** Round **$190K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Mar 2016** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *2 new* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) Source recorded - **Jul 2013** Round **$228K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record - **May 2013** Seed **$512K** *1 new* BDB Ventures From a historical funding record - **Nov 2012** Grant **$343K** *1 new* [Technology Strategy Board](https://millionrounds.com/fund/technology-strategy-board) From a historical funding record ## Funding filed with regulators Sparkle.cs filed 2 raises, $357K in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - Aug 2022 **$167K** UK share allotment - Dec 2021 **$190K** UK share allotment ## Founders and team From Sparkle.cs's own website: 5 on the team. - **Steve Armstrong** CEO - **Andy Hill** COO - **David Godfrey** CFO - **Paul Costelloe** CTO - **Simon Davis** Board member ## 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. **Grant** 2012 **Seed** 2013 **Round** 2013 **Venture** 2016 **Round** 2021 **Round** 2022 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [Technology Strategy Board](https://millionrounds.com/fund/technology-strategy-board) BDB Ventures ## Everyone who backed them [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator **1** round [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) VC firm **1** round [Technology Strategy Board](https://millionrounds.com/fund/technology-strategy-board) VC firm **1** round BDB Ventures no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=sparkle-cs). ## Quick answers about Sparkle.cs ### Who invested in Sparkle.cs? Sparkle.cs's investors include Plug and Play, Innovate UK, Technology Strategy Board and BDB Ventures. ### How much has Sparkle.cs raised? Sparkle.cs has raised $1.4M across 6 rounds since 2012. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Sparkle.cs last raise? Sparkle.cs's most recent round, $167K, was in Aug 2022. ### What was Sparkle.cs's biggest round? Sparkle.cs's largest round on record is $512K (Seed), in May 2013. ### Who backed Sparkle.cs first? Sparkle.cs's first round on record, in Nov 2012, was backed by Technology Strategy Board. ### What stage is Sparkle.cs at? Sparkle.cs's latest named round is a Venture, in Mar 2016. ### Where is Sparkle.cs based? Sparkle.cs is based in the United Kingdom. ## Companies like Sparkle.cs In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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