# Spark Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > Spark Ventures is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 20 investments on record, latest Jun 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-ventures-3 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Spark Ventures Last cheque observed Jun 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Venture Series A Series B Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 20 on record Since the last cheque **5243** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$4.0M** Rounds led **0 of 20** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 85%** Pitch Spark Ventures ## Spark Ventures highlights - 01 20 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Series A: 63% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $3.3M - 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 first **20 appearances** - **2012** 3 rounds - **Jun** **[Oxford Immunotec](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxford-immunotec)** Venture · GB · finsmes.com **$28M** With 8 others - **Jun** **[Alchemy Pharmatech](https://millionrounds.com/company/alchemy-pharmatech)** GB · finsmes.com **$621K** With 1 other - **May** **[Celoxica](https://millionrounds.com/company/celoxica)** Venture · GB **$1.0M** With 4 others - **2010** 5 rounds - **Nov** **[Vivacta](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivacta)** GB · finsmes.com **$6.4M** With 3 others - **Aug** **[Celoxica](https://millionrounds.com/company/celoxica)** GB **$1.7M** With 3 others - **May** **[Oxford Immunotec](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxford-immunotec)** Series D · GB · onbiovc.com **$26M** With 7 others - **Apr** **[Academia.edu](https://millionrounds.com/company/academia-edu)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.6M** With 4 others - **Feb** **[Celona Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/celona-technologies)** Venture · GB · celona.com **$3.2M** With 2 others - **2009** 1 round - **Mar** **[OMGPOP](https://millionrounds.com/company/omgpop)** Series B · US · businessinsider.com **$5.0M** With 2 others - **2008** 5 rounds - **Oct** **[Antenova](https://millionrounds.com/company/antenova)** Venture · GB · gpsbusinessnews.com **$6.5M** With 4 others - **Jul** **[Secerno](https://millionrounds.com/company/secerno)** Series B · GB · secerno.com **$16M** With 2 others - **May** **[Celoxica](https://millionrounds.com/company/celoxica)** GB **$4.0M** With 2 others - **May** **[Mind Candy](https://millionrounds.com/company/mind-candy)** Venture · GB **$10M** With 2 others - **Jan** **[blinkbox music](https://millionrounds.com/company/blinkbox-music)** Series A · GB · we7.com **$6.0M** With 2 others - **2007** 4 rounds - **Oct** **[Skinkers](https://millionrounds.com/company/skinkers)** Series B · GB · paidcontent.co.uk **$16M** With 1 other - **May** **[DEM Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/dem-solutions)** Venture · GB **$4.0M** With 2 others - **Jan** **[Skinkers](https://millionrounds.com/company/skinkers)** Venture · GB · skinkers.com **$3.9M** Sole investor - **Jan** **[StrategyEye](https://millionrounds.com/company/strategyeye)** Series A · GB · strategyeye.com **$3.0M** Sole investor - **2006** 1 round - **Feb** **[Skinkers](https://millionrounds.com/company/skinkers)** Seed · GB · paidcontent.org **$3.5M** Sole investor - **2005** 1 round - **Nov** **[IMImobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/imimobile)** Series A · IN · contentsutra.com **$3.0M** 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 **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 listed **4 in all** **[Oxford Immunotec](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxford-immunotec)** Listed **$64M** Nov 2013 **[OMGPOP](https://millionrounds.com/company/omgpop)** Bought by Zynga **$210M** Mar 2012 **[Skinkers](https://millionrounds.com/company/skinkers)** Bought by IMImobile **Undisclosed** Sept 2011 **[Secerno](https://millionrounds.com/company/secerno)** Bought by [Oracle Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oracle) **Undisclosed** May 2010 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Venture Series A Series B Median round joined **$4.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.3M** Led 0 of 20 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 4 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jun 2012 - **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *7* - Series A *3* - Series B *3* - Seed *2* - Series D *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2005 2012 Often in the room with - [Herald Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/herald-ventures) 4 - [Oxford Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-capital) 3 - [Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone) 2 - [Credit Suisse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-suisse) 2 - [DFJ Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-esprit) 2 - [Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) 2 **Pitching Spark Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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 Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/herald-ventures)[**Oxford Capital Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-capital)[**Clarus Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone)[**Credit Suisse** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-suisse)[**DFJ Esprit** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-esprit)[**Draper Esprit** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc)[**Eden Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eden-ventures)[**Kaiser Permanente Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kaiser-permanente-ventures)[**New Leaf Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-leaf-venture-partners)[**Wellington Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-partners) ## 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. ## Raising now? 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