Sparkland Capital
Venture capitalSan Jose · Pre-Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Sparkland Capital invests in early-stage frontier technology startups led by ambitious founders. Its focus areas include cybersecurity, blockchain, VR/AR, AI and robotics, enterprise services, and next-generation consumer products. The firm positions itself as a bridge between Silicon Valley and Asia, using its local networks and resources to give portfolio companies market intelligence, strategic advice, and relationships that help them expand into Asian markets.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 1 people
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What they invest in
from 13 of 26 portfolio companiesDeveloper Tools ×5Enterprise Software ×5SaaS ×4AI & Machine Learning ×2Consumer ×2Cybersecurity ×2Gaming ×2Media & Entertainment ×2
HQs:United States×13
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×43 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×4Engineering ×3Business & Management ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 13 founders with career history
Pozitron ×3joiz ×2NextGen Venture Partners ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2018 · 12015 · 34 dated
8th Wall is an open-source platform for building 3D experiences and WebAR applications with free tools including an XR engine and desktop editor.
Developer ToolsGaming
Co-investorsThe Venture Reality FundWonder VenturesShasta Ventures
Amber Weather is a mobile weather app that provides real-time weather data and hourly, daily, monthly, and yearly forecasts for any location worldwide.
Consumer
Bonsai is an all-in-one platform for agencies and small businesses that combines project management, time tracking, invoicing, and client relationship management in a single integrated system.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkSaaSBoulder, US
Co-investorsBrass Ring VenturesMatrixY CombinatorAcre Venture PartnersCongruentFall Line Capital+1 more
Cobalt provides penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and offensive security testing for enterprises, offering both on-demand pentests and continuous testing programs enhanced with AI-powered vulnerability detection.
CybersecurityEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSilicon Valley, US
Jacob Hansen(Founder)inChristian HanseninEsben Friis-JensenJakob Stormin
Co-investors500 GlobalbyFounderseLab VenturesHighland EuropeKima VenturesPlug and Play Ventures+1 more
Haystack is a personalized news streaming service that lets users customize a newscast by choosing categories, sources, and topics, with live coverage, curated channels, and an interactive news ticker called Newsline offering local news, weather, stock data, and top stories.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Daniel Barreto(Founder)in
Co-investorsAltaIR Capital
Nanome provides a conversational, AI-assisted platform for exploring molecular structures across web and XR, letting researchers load, build, edit, and score structures using natural language and 300+ scientific tools.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Steve McCloskey(Founder)in
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalColopl NextNavigate VenturesKeshif Ventures
360 video community for making and watching 360 videos on phones.
Radar Relay provides a crypto app for tracking token movements across decentralized exchanges, chains, and liquidity pools in real time.
Crypto & Web3Fort Collins, US
Alan Curtis(Manager)inMichael Roth(Manager)Devin Eldridge(CFO)
BoardCaleb Tebbe(Manager)in
Co-investorsBatshit Crazy VenturesKokopelli CapitalNotation CapitalBlockchain Capital
Palo Alto, US
Sumang Liu(Executive Officer, Director)Esther Luh(Executive Officer)Ni Lao(Executive Officer)Tao Wang(Director)Cheng He(Executive Officer, Director)
Provides the fabric that ties IoT devices together for better experiences.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Carlos, US
Andreas Gal(Executive Officer, Director)inChristopher Jones(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Vinesin
Co-investors500 Global
Next-generation esports entertainment platform in 360 and VR.
SourceDNA provides code analysis tools that scan mobile applications to identify and track code components across iOS and Android platforms, revealing information about code quality and origins.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Kate Lawson(Founder)
Co-investorsY Combinator
Trustlook offers AI-based security SDKs for mobile and embedded platforms, including Android malware detection, junk file cleaning, and WiFi network attack scanning across Android, iOS, server, and IoT devices.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSSan Jose, US
Liang Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSheng Fu(Director)Shujun Li(Director)
A marketplace where designers and developers discover and exchange resources for building applications and websites, with daily submissions curated by the community.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Guillemette Dejean(Founder/COO)inMatt Delac(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
UploadVR is an online media outlet publishing news, reviews, and coverage of virtual reality and augmented reality products, games, and industry developments.
GamingMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
William Mason(Director)Taylor Freeman(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Ochoa(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsColopl NextOutpost CapitalPresence CapitalThe Venture Reality Fund
Developer tools for mutual authentication and end-to-end encrypted messaging between distributed applications.
Manassas, US
Michael W. Wellman(Executive Officer, Director)inDmitry Dain(Executive Officer, Director)inRonald F. Smith(Executive Officer)
BoardJeffrey Parkinson(Director)Michael Pesce(Director)
Co-investorsSINEWAVE VENTURESBloomberg BetaBlu Venture InvestorsInner Loop CapitalKEC Ventures
Streaming service for 360-degree virtual reality videos.
Co-investorsPresence CapitalAmino CapitalColopl VR FundZhenFund
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Streaming for virtual reality.
Seattle, US
Todd Hooper(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Zeplin is a collaboration platform that helps product teams organize design documentation and connect designs to code.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Pelin Kenez(Founder/CEO)inIsmail Ceylan(Founder/Software Developer)inMerih Akar(Founder/Developer)inBerk Çebi(Founder)in
Co-investorsFloodgateGraph VenturesStartersHubY Combinator
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Haystack TVLimitlessMosaicRadarVangoVangoartVrlimitlessltd
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBonsai · finsmes.com · Sep 25, 2025
Virgil Security · vipc.org · May 14, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Sparkland Capital made?
- Sparkland Capital has 26 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
- What stage does Sparkland Capital invest at?
- Sparkland Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Sparkland Capital focus on?
- Sparkland Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Robotics.
- Where is Sparkland Capital located?
- Sparkland Capital is headquartered in San Jose, US.
- Who does Sparkland Capital co-invest with?
- Sparkland Capital most often shares deals with Y Combinator, 500 Global, Presence Capital, among 21 tracked co-investors.
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