Hong Kong SAR China · Investor

Spark Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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SeedSeries ASeries BTechnology

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque2692days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$26MRounds led0 of 9Sole investor3 roundsMostly inUnited Kingdom, 44%
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Spark Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    9 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 78% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $3.0M

What they do

Spark Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses in early and expansion- stage technology startups across Asia.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Technology
Based in
Hong Kong SAR China
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2019

    2 rounds

  2. Jun
    CameoSeries B · US · FinSMEs$50MWith 4 others
  3. Jan
    Study119.comSeed · CN · China Money Network$1.5MSole investor
  4. 2013

    2 rounds

  5. Nov
    Vigil MonitoringSeries A · NZ$3.0MSole investor
  6. Oct
    KobaltSeries B · US$40MWith 2 others
  7. 2008

    1 round

  8. Feb
    KobaltSeries B · US · balderton.com$16MWith 1 other
  9. 2007

    1 round

  10. Nov
    VivactaSeries B · GB$12MWith 3 others
  11. 2006

    1 round

  12. Oct
    Mind CandySeries A · GB$10MWith 2 others
  13. 2004

    1 round

  14. Apr
    Aspex SemiconductorSeries B · GB$10MSole investor
  15. 2003

    1 round

  16. Sept
    XentionVenture · GB$6.4MWith 4 others

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 6 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Balderton CapitalVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Spark Ventures put money into.

Cameo$50M · Jun 2019

Quick answers about Spark Ventures

What does Spark Ventures invest in?

Spark Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (78% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology.

How active is Spark Ventures?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2019.

What has Spark Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Cameo (Series B, Jun 2019) and Study119.com (Seed, Jan 2019).

How big are Spark Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $26M.

Does Spark Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Spark Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (44%), the United States (33%) and China (11%).

Is Spark Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2019.

Who does Spark Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Balderton Capital (2 rounds together).

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