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Sparkbox Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BBankingE-CommerceVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 23 on record
Since the last cheque4115days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.0MRounds led0 of 23Sole investor9 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inNew Zealand, 60%
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Sparkbox Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    23 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 91% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $340K

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
BankingE-CommerceVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Auckland, New Zealand
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first23 appearances

  1. 2015

    3 rounds

  2. Jul
    BooktrackSeries B · US$5.0MWith 5 others
  3. Jun
    Mish GuruSeed · NZUndisclosedWith 2 others
  4. Feb
    KamiSeed · NZUndisclosedWith 8 others
  5. 2014

    7 rounds

  6. Oct
    GlassjarSeed · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  7. Sept
    RESULTS.comSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  8. Jul
    Common LedgerSeed · NZUndisclosedWith 1 other
  9. Jun
    EyedentifySeed · NZUndisclosedSole investor
  10. May
    APIMATICSeed · NZUndisclosedWith 3 others
  11. Apr
    PutekoSeed · JPUndisclosedSole investor
  12. Apr
    BooktrackSeries A · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  13. 2013

    5 rounds

  14. Dec
    MobotechSeed · NZUndisclosedWith 1 other
  15. Dec
    MohiomapSeed · NZ$530KSole investor
  16. Nov
    Texus FibreSeed · NZUndisclosedWith 2 others
  17. Sept
    PutekoSeed · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  18. May
    Footfalls & HeartbeatsSeedUndisclosedWith 2 others
  19. 2012

    8 rounds

  20. Dec
    BooktrackSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$2.0MWith 3 others
  21. Dec
    HydrOxSysSeedUndisclosedWith 2 others
  22. Dec
    MobotechSeed · NZUndisclosedWith 2 others
  23. Nov
    MohiomapSeed · NZ$150KSole investor
  24. Oct
    StayTodaySeedUndisclosedSole investor
  25. Oct
    GreenButtonSeed · NZUndisclosedSole investor
  26. Oct
    Snakk MediaSeries A · AUUndisclosedSole investor
  27. Apr
    MesynthesSeed · NZUndisclosedSole 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

GreenButtonBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedApr 2014

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 Sparkbox Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Sparkbox Ventures

What does Sparkbox Ventures invest in?

Sparkbox Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (91% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Banking, E-Commerce and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Sparkbox Ventures?

23 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2015.

How big are Sparkbox Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.0M.

Does Sparkbox Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 23 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Sparkbox Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in New Zealand (60%), the United States (25%) and Japan (10%).

Is Sparkbox Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2015.

Who does Sparkbox Ventures invest alongside?

Most often New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (10 rounds together), Global from Day One (8 rounds together) and Valar Ventures (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Sparkbox Ventures?

Sparkbox Ventures is a VC firm based in Auckland, New Zealand.

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