Spark Capital is a bi-coastal boutique venture firm. We partner with bold entrepreneurs who are passionate about reaching millions of people through new ideas in design and technology.

We are a small, collaborative team and take pride in our strong relationships with each other and our entrepreneurs. Our fund size also allows us to stick with a company through the tough times and larger rounds.

One thing you’ll notice about our bios is that no two backgrounds on our team are alike. This is a feature, not a bug. We all invest in similar areas, but we offer different perspectives. This allows us to help our founders with whatever challenges they may face.

Founded in 2005, Spark Capital manages approximately $1,825,000,000 across five funds. We are in Boston, New York, and San Francisco, and we invest wherever we see the right opportunities. We are currently investing Spark IV, a $450,000,000 fund raised in 2013 and Spark Capital Growth Fund, a $375,000,000 fund raised in 2014.

Our sweet spot is early stage startups, generally the first venture round, with a focus on Internet and mobile investments. But we will also invest as little as $500,000 to partner closely with a founder at the seed stage or as much as $25,000,000 to help an emerging winner establish category leadership. From first-time founders to seasoned entrepreneurs, we support passionate individuals who aim to transform important markets or create entirely new ones.

We like to say that we invest with a ‘consumer lens.’ This means that we look at a potential investment through the eyes of the ultimate user it serves. Whether it is a marketplace, social network, SaaS business, mobile platform, advertising solution, hardware company or something entirely new, we look for companies who obsess about the end consumer above all else.