Spark Capital — startup-kg

series-a United States 12 portfolio companies $12B AUM 3 sources

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Overview

Spark Capital is a venture capital firm known for leading early-stage investments, such as Twitter's Series B, and supporting founders like Biz Stone.

technology

Classification

Headquarters: Boston, MA
Geographic focus: United States
Stage: series-a
Current fund: Spark Capital VIII
Portfolio: 12 companies

Fund details

Fund size: $2.3B
AUM: $12B
Check size: $2M–$100M
Vintage: 2024
Founded: 2005

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Thesis & focus

Value-add platform

provides office space for founders (e.g. Biz Stone working out of Spark's space)

Notable exits

Twitter

Portfolio focus

early-stage technology

Culture & mission

Maintains close relationships with founders over long periods, providing workspace and support for founders exploring next moves (e.g., hosting Biz Stone in 2017).

Investment thesis

Spark Capital maintains deep, long-term relationships with founders, as evidenced by their close, multi-decade friendship with Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, facilitating support for his subsequent ventures like Jelly.