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Spark Capital — 2017 Investments

13 investments dated 2017 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Capella Spacecapellaspace.comin𝕏May 2017 · $19MAcquired

Capella Space designs, builds, and operates synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellations that provide all-weather, day-and-night Earth observation imagery at sub-0.25m resolution.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareMedia & EntertainmentSpace TechPalo Alto, US

Payam Banazadeh(CEO and founder)inWilliam Walter Woods(Founder)

BoardWilliam Woods(Founder)Chris Boshuizen(Director)in

Board seatNabeel Hyatt· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAME Cloud VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesCanaan PartnersCastor VenturesCota Capital+13 more

SiFivesifive.comin𝕏Series B · Mar 2017 · $9M

SiFive develops processor IP based on the open-standard RISC-V instruction set architecture, offering customizable and scalable chip designs.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US

Yunsup Lee(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inKrste Asanovic(Co-Founder & Chief Architect)inAndrew Waterman(Co-Founder & Chief Engineer)inStefan A Dyckerhoff(Executive Officer, Director)inNaveed Sherwani(Executive Officer)inPatrick Little(Chairman, President & CEO)in

Board seatTodd Dagres· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBerkeley SkyDeck FundCoatue ManagementIbex InvestorsIntel CapitalOUP (Osage University Partners)Prosperity7 Ventures+9 more

Cloraclora.comin𝕏Dec 2017

Clora operates an AI-powered talent marketplace connecting biotech and pharma teams with 15,000+ vetted life sciences consultants across 300+ skillsets for fractional, on-demand engagements.

B2B MarketplacesBiotechFuture of WorkHR TechCambridge, US

Rahul Chaturvedi(Founder and CEO)in

BoardJohn Melas-Kyriazi(Director)

Co-investorsElementum VenturesEniac VenturesGaingelsHypothesisNew Stack VenturesNotation Capital+5 more

CTRL Labsctrl-labs.comJan 2017Acquired

New York startup building non-invasive neural interface wristbands to control computers, acquired by Facebook in 2019.

Patrick Kaifosh(Founder)Thomas Reardon(Founder)Tim Machado(Founder)

Co-investorsBreyer CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Lux CapitalMatrixRitual CapitalAmazon Alexa Fund+3 more

Discorddiscord.comin𝕏Jan 2017

Discord is a communications platform for voice, video, and text chat designed primarily for gaming communities and players.

ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingSocialSan Francisco, US

Jason Citron(Founder)inStanislav Vishnevskiy(CTO)inClint Smith(Executive Officer)inHumam Sakhnini(Chief Executive Officer)Tomasz Marcinkowski(Chief Financial Officer)inBen Shanken(VP of Product)in

Co-investors1024 Venture1435 Capital1802 VenturesAccelAccess IndustriesAccess Technology Ventures+47 more

Get your guidegetyourguide.pressinNov 2017 · $75M

GetYourGuide is a global online marketplace where travelers discover and book travel experiences such as tours, attractions, and activities in over 18,000 cities.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality

JohannesTao

Co-investorsG SquaredView DifferentBattery VenturesBlue Pool CapitalBNP ParibasHeartcore Capital+8 more

Grammarlygrammarly.comin𝕏May 2017

Grammarly is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps users write with clarity and confidence across over 1 million apps and websites.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Max Lytvyn(Founder)inAlex Shevchenko(Founder)inDmytro Lider(Founder)inShishir Mehrotrain

Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalBoxGroupBreyer CapitalCapital B Private HoldingsDria Ventures+12 more

Nianticnianticlabs.comNov 2017acquired by Scopely, Inc.

Niantic Labs develops mobile games and apps that encourage outdoor exploration and real-world community engagement through location-based gaming experiences.

ConsumerGamingSan Francisco, US

John Hanke(Founder)Phil Keslin(Founder)

BoardKenji Okubo(Director)

Co-investorsAloft VCBattery VenturesBonfire VenturesBreyer CapitalCapitalGCauseway Partners+14 more

Panoramapanorama.aiin𝕏Nov 2017 · $16M

Panorama provides enterprise retailers with a platform that unifies customer data into a single view and uses AI to build personalized, omnichannel shopping experiences while addressing privacy and compliance concerns.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail Tech

Co-investorsOwl VenturesUP PartnersGeneral AtlanticGV (Google Ventures)SoftTech VCUncork Capital

Panoramapanorama.cominNov 2017 · $16M

Panorama Software builds enterprise business intelligence and AI-powered data analytics tools for large organizations across industries such as telecommunications, financial services, retail, and healthcare.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Paco Villalpando(Founder)in

Co-investorsDraper AssociatesGeneral AtlanticOwl VenturesUncork Capital

Panorama Educationpanoramaed.comin𝕏Series B · Nov 2017 · $16M

Panorama Education provides a software platform for K-12 school districts that supports student success through tools for AI, student support, and community engagement.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEdTechSaaSLos Angeles, US

Aaron Feuer(CEO)inAlexander Tanner(Executive Officer, Director)David Carel(Director of Research and Partnerships)inXan Tanner(President)Rotimi Lademo(People)Nashaira Ofori(Head of DEI)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesGeneral AtlanticGV (Google Ventures)Imagine K12Initialized CapitalOwl Ventures+11 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

QriouslySuperhuman (formerly Grammarly)

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.