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SparkLabs Global Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAdvertisingConsumerFinTech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 46 on record
Since the last cheque3665days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$35MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led0 of 46Sole investor8 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 57%
Pitch SparkLabs Global Ventures

SparkLabs Global Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    46 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 93% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $1.0M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We are a new type of seed-stage fund.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
AdvertisingConsumerFinTech
Based in
Palo Alto, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first46 appearances

  1. 2016

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    Pay By GroupSeed · US · FinSMEs$3.4MSole investor
  3. Sept
    Memebox$66MWith 25 others
  4. 2015

    7 rounds

  5. Nov
    WaHomeSeed · KR$1.0MWith 4 others
  6. Nov
    HullabaluSeed · US$2.5MWith 10 others
  7. May
    Dating LATAMSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  8. Apr
    DocDocSeries A · SG$8.6MWith 2 others
  9. Apr
    HUD Inc.Seed · KR$1.0MWith 2 others
  10. Mar
    OriginSeed · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  11. Jan
    AireSeed · GB$1.1MWith 3 others
  12. 2014

    33 rounds

  13. Dec
    Mino GamesSeed · US$1.5MWith 2 others
  14. Dec
    SelfscoreSeed · US$1.0MWith 2 others
  15. Oct
    MangoPlateSeed · KR$900KWith 1 other
  16. Oct
    PayoffSeries B · US$12MWith 1 other
  17. Oct
    KnowReVenture · US$6.8MWith 4 others
  18. Oct
    Flow State MediaSeed · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  19. Oct
    Cargo.ioSeed · GB$1.5MWith 7 others
  20. Sept
    AndelaSeed · US$3.0MWith 12 others
  21. Sept
    GUSTSeed · GB$100KWith 1 other
  22. Sept
    CwaveSoftSeed · KR$600KSole investor
  23. Sept
    Out of the BoxSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  24. Aug
    SquirrelSeed · GB$50KWith 2 others
  25. Aug
    TryumSeed · GB$200KWith 1 other
  26. Jul
    MyGoGamesSeed · US$1.4MSole investor
  27. Jul
    Blend SystemsSeed · USUndisclosedWith 8 others
  28. Jun
    TimeCastSeed · KR$600KSole investor
  29. Jun
    AireSeed · GB$300KWith 3 others
  30. Jun
    ClauseMatchSeed$100KWith 3 others
  31. May
    Code KingdomsSeed · GB$400KWith 3 others
  32. May
    42Seed · US$800KWith 5 others
  33. May
    HullabaluSeed · US$2.1MWith 4 others
  34. May
    Good.CoSeed · US$750KWith 5 others
  35. Apr
    StitchSeed · US$3.3MWith 13 others
  36. Apr
    Blend SystemsSeed · US$2.7MWith 8 others
  37. Apr
    LifesumSeries A · SE$6.7MWith 1 other
  38. Mar
    Memebox CorporationSeed · US$800KWith 4 others
  39. Feb
    IodineSeed · US$2.5MWith 6 others
  40. Feb
    WOO SportsUS$510KSole investor
  41. Feb
    ZanbatoSeries B · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  42. Feb
    SoundwaveSeed · IE$1.0MWith 3 others
  43. Feb
    Orange ChefSeed · US · finsmes.com$3.0MWith 21 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 14 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

StitchBought by SugarCRMUndisclosedMar 2015

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

Barclays AcceleratorVC firm5rounds togetherKima VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherTechstarsVC firm4rounds togetherTekton VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherBoxGroupVC firm3rounds togetherGalvanizeVC firm3rounds togetherGreat Oaks Venture CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherLerer HippeauVC firm3rounds togetherMaveronVC firm3rounds togetherMelo7 Tech PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm3rounds togetherSparkLabsAccelerator3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies SparkLabs Global Ventures put money into.

Pay By Group$3.4M · Oct 2016

Quick answers about SparkLabs Global Ventures

What does SparkLabs Global Ventures invest in?

SparkLabs Global Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (93% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Advertising, Consumer and FinTech.

How active is SparkLabs Global Ventures?

46 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2016.

What has SparkLabs Global Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Pay By Group (Seed, Oct 2016) and Memebox (Sept 2016).

How big are SparkLabs Global Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $35M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Does SparkLabs Global Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 46 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does SparkLabs Global Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (57%), the United Kingdom (22%) and South Korea (14%).

Is SparkLabs Global Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2016.

Who does SparkLabs Global Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Barclays Accelerator (5 rounds together), Kima Ventures (5 rounds together) and Techstars (4 rounds together).

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