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Spark Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

VentureSeries ASeries B

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 20 on record
Since the last cheque5243days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.0MRounds led0 of 20Sole investor4 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited Kingdom, 85%
Pitch Spark Ventures

Spark Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    20 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $3.3M

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first20 appearances

  1. 2012

    3 rounds

  2. Jun
    Oxford ImmunotecVenture · GB · finsmes.com$28MWith 8 others
  3. Jun
    Alchemy PharmatechGB · finsmes.com$621KWith 1 other
  4. May
    CeloxicaVenture · GB$1.0MWith 4 others
  5. 2010

    5 rounds

  6. Nov
    VivactaGB · finsmes.com$6.4MWith 3 others
  7. Aug
    CeloxicaGB$1.7MWith 3 others
  8. May
    Oxford ImmunotecSeries D · GB · onbiovc.com$26MWith 7 others
  9. Apr
    Academia.eduSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.6MWith 4 others
  10. Feb
    Celona TechnologiesVenture · GB · celona.com$3.2MWith 2 others
  11. 2009

    1 round

  12. Mar
    OMGPOPSeries B · US · businessinsider.com$5.0MWith 2 others
  13. 2008

    5 rounds

  14. Oct
    AntenovaVenture · GB · gpsbusinessnews.com$6.5MWith 4 others
  15. Jul
    SecernoSeries B · GB · secerno.com$16MWith 2 others
  16. May
    CeloxicaGB$4.0MWith 2 others
  17. May
    Mind CandyVenture · GB$10MWith 2 others
  18. Jan
    blinkbox musicSeries A · GB · we7.com$6.0MWith 2 others
  19. 2007

    4 rounds

  20. Oct
    SkinkersSeries B · GB · paidcontent.co.uk$16MWith 1 other
  21. May
    DEM SolutionsVenture · GB$4.0MWith 2 others
  22. Jan
    SkinkersVenture · GB · skinkers.com$3.9MSole investor
  23. Jan
    StrategyEyeSeries A · GB · strategyeye.com$3.0MSole investor
  24. 2006

    1 round

  25. Feb
    SkinkersSeed · GB · paidcontent.org$3.5MSole investor
  26. 2005

    1 round

  27. Nov
    IMImobileSeries A · IN · contentsutra.com$3.0MSole 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 11 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

Oxford ImmunotecListed$64MNov 2013
OMGPOPBought by Zynga$210MMar 2012
SkinkersBought by IMImobileUndisclosedSept 2011
SecernoBought by Oracle CorporationUndisclosedMay 2010

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

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.

Herald VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherOxford Capital PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherClarus VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherCredit SuisseVC firm2rounds togetherDFJ EspritVC firm2rounds togetherDraper EspritVC firm2rounds togetherEden VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherKaiser Permanente VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherNew Leaf Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherWellington PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Spark Ventures

What does Spark Ventures invest in?

Spark Ventures invests most often at Venture and Series A (63% of the rounds on record).

How active is Spark Ventures?

20 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2012.

How big are Spark Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.0M.

Does Spark Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 20 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Spark Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (85%), the United States (10%) and India (5%).

Is Spark Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2012.

Who does Spark Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Herald Ventures (4 rounds together), Oxford Capital Partners (3 rounds together) and Clarus Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Spark Ventures?

Spark Ventures is a VC firm based in London, United Kingdom.

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