# Spark: portfolio, investments and team

> Spark is a growth equity based in United States. 33 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Jan 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-3 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Spark

Last cheque observed Jan 2026; 33 cheques on record.

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Series C Series A Series D Venture Capital & Private Equity

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**33%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 33 on record

Since the last cheque **301** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$75M** Rounds led **1 of 33** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 75%**

Pitch Spark

## Spark highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series C and Series A: 50% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $250K
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Lincoln, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **33 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Jan** **Cyera** Series F · IL · TechCrunch **$400M** With 10 others
- **2025** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Base Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/base-power)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$1.0B** With 11 others
- **Jun** **Cyera** Series E · IL · Crunchbase News **$540M** With 9 others
- **2019** 10 rounds
- **Aug** **[Parkable](https://millionrounds.com/company/parkable)** Series A · AU · Tech in Asia **$2.9M** *Led*
- **May** **[Instawork](https://millionrounds.com/company/instawork)** US · FinSMEs **$18M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Outreach](https://millionrounds.com/company/outreach)** Series E · US · Outreach **$114M** With 9 others
- **Apr** **[Affirm](https://millionrounds.com/company/affirm)** Series F · US · FinSMEs **$300M** With 10 others
- **Mar** **[Glossier](https://millionrounds.com/company/glossier)** Series D · US · TechCrunch **$100M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Lightmatter](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightmatter)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$22M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Ctrl-Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/ctrl-labs)** US · VentureBeat **$28M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Andela](https://millionrounds.com/company/andela)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$100M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Badi](https://millionrounds.com/company/badi)** ES · FinSMEs **$30M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Ninantic](https://millionrounds.com/company/ninantic)** US · TechCrunch **$190M** With 5 others
- **2018** 9 rounds
- **Dec** **[Earnin](https://millionrounds.com/company/earnin)** US · FinSMEs **$125M** With 7 others
- **Dec** **[Paid](https://millionrounds.com/company/paid)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$250M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[SmileDirectClub](https://millionrounds.com/company/smiledirectclub)** US · Cnbc **$380M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Hello Alfred](https://millionrounds.com/company/hello-alfred)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$40M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Rover](https://millionrounds.com/company/rover)** US · FinSMEs **$125M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Careship](https://millionrounds.com/company/careship)** DE · TechCrunch **$7.5M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Tourlane](https://millionrounds.com/company/tourlane)** Series A · DE · FinSMEs **$8.5M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Sift Science](https://millionrounds.com/company/sift-science)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$53M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Uncommon.co](https://millionrounds.com/company/uncommon-co)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$18M** With 2 others
- **2017** 9 rounds
- **Dec** **[Affirm](https://millionrounds.com/company/affirm)** US · TechCrunch **$200M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[GetYourGuide](https://millionrounds.com/company/getyourguide)** Series D · DE · TechCrunch **$75M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[InVision](https://millionrounds.com/company/invision)** Series E · US · FinSMEs **$100M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Andela](https://millionrounds.com/company/andela)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$40M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Talkspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/talkspace)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$31M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Pendo](https://millionrounds.com/company/pendo)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$25M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Pray.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/pray-com)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Grammarly](https://millionrounds.com/company/grammarly)** US · FinSMEs **$110M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Wealthfront](https://millionrounds.com/company/wealthfront)** US · FinSMEs **$75M** With 6 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Cytox](https://millionrounds.com/company/cytox)** Series B · GB **$2.3M** With 4 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Hotels.ng](https://millionrounds.com/company/hotels-ng)** Seed **$250K** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **3** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**5+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[CTRL-labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/ctrl-labs)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **Undisclosed** Sept 2019

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**Curby** **Undisclosed** Dec 2013

## The cheque

Series C Series A Series D

Median round joined **$75M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$250K**

Led 1 of 33 rounds **3%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2026
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series C *5*
- Series A *4*
- Series D *4*
- Series E *3*
- Series B *2*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) 4
- [Ribbit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ribbit-capital) 4
- [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) 3
- [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 3
- [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) 3
- [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Spark. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**Ribbit Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ribbit-capital)[**Coatue** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**IVP** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Sapphire Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**Accel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**GIC** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gic)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Spark put money into.

[**Instawork** $18M · May 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/instawork)[**Outreach** $114M · Apr 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/outreach)[**Affirm** $300M · Apr 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/affirm)[**Glossier** $100M · Mar 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/glossier)[**Lightmatter** $22M · Feb 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightmatter)[**Ctrl-Labs** $28M · Feb 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/ctrl-labs)

## Quick answers about Spark

### What does Spark invest in?

Spark invests most often at Series C and Series A (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Spark?

33 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jan 2026.

### What has Spark invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Cyera (Series F, Jan 2026), Base Power (Series C, Oct 2025) and Parkable (Series A, Aug 2019).

### How big are Spark's cheques?

The median round it joins is $75M.

### Does Spark lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 33 investments on record (3%).

### Where does Spark invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (75%), Germany (9%) and Israel (6%).

### Is Spark investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Spark invest alongside?

Most often Lightspeed Venture Partners (4 rounds together), Ribbit Capital (4 rounds together) and Coatue (3 rounds together).

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