Sparq Capital (SFO)
Venture capitalPalo Alto · Seed
Investment thesis
Sparq Capital invests in disruptive technology and finance companies addressing critical market needs. The firm targets fintech startups improving financial services access for underserved populations, cybersecurity innovators addressing evolving business threats, digital education platforms capitalizing on projected trillion-dollar market growth, and blockchain projects with novel business models. The firm provides not only capital but also sector expertise, mentoring, technical assistance, and market networks to help founders execute their vision.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
What they invest in
from 31 of 36 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×20SaaS ×12Enterprise Software ×11Fintech ×9Defense Tech ×5Cloud Computing ×4Crypto & Web3 ×4Cybersecurity ×4
HQs:United States×17
Who they back
founder profiles across 22 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×63 founders×64+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with education data
Arizona State University ×2PSG College of Technology ×2Stanford University ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2University of Washington ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 31 founders with career history
SpaceX ×3Coinbase ×2eBay ×2Flexport ×2Founders Fund ×2Imperva ×2Lyft ×2
4 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 29 with degree data)
Investments · 36 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2015 · 12014 · 12 dated
Securing the world's data
Palo Alto, US
Bipul Sinha(Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)inArvind Nithrakashyap(Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Director)inArvind Jain(Co-Founder (former; departed to found Glean))inSoham Mazumdar(Co-Founder (former))inKiran Choudary(Chief Financial Officer)inJesse Green(Chief Revenue Officer)in
Co-investorsAnicut CapitalBain Capital VenturesChamaeleonEngineering CapitalEQUIAMEvolution VC Partners+15 more
Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics
Palmer Luckey(Founder)inBrian Schimpf(CEO)inTrae Stephens(Founder)in
Co-investors137 Ventures1Flourish Capital8VCAltra VentureAndreessen HorowitzAnorak Ventures+82 more
Arcoscan develops biometric and AI-based age verification technology, built in collaboration with SRI International, that identifies a user's age through a face scan rather than physical IDs.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep Tech
Co-investorsMDSV CAPITAL
Better is a mortgage and home financing platform that offers purchase mortgages, refinancing, home equity lines of credit, and related services including title, closing, and agent matching for homebuyers and refinancers.
FintechPropTechSan Francisco, US
Vishal Garg(Founder)in
Co-investorsActivant CapitalFramework VenturesKleiner PerkinsManhattan WestModerne VenturesPine Brook+2 more
Castelion develops advanced strike systems and defense hardware with a focus on rapid iteration and scalable manufacturing to reduce costs and development timelines for U.S. defense applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareTorrance, US
Bryon Hargis(Co-Founder & CEO)inSean Pitt(Co-Founder & COO)inAndrew Kreitz(Co-Founder & CFO)inCharles Bryon Hargis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardAlex Poulin(Director)in
Co-investors7percent VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAngel Collective Opportunity FundAvenir Growth CapitalBlueYard CapitalCantos Ventures+9 more
Castle's Labs sells branded agricultural and gardening products, including Manure Magic and Plant Magic, marketed to consumers for lawn and plant care.
AgTechBiotechCircular EconomyCleantechConsumerDirect to ConsumerSan Diego, US
Kurt(CEO)Tony(COO)
AccuKnox provides an Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) platform that integrates vulnerability management, static and dynamic application security testing, software composition analysis, and infrastructure-as-code scanning to identify and prioritize security risks across the software development lifecycle for development and security teams.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investorsAvanta VenturesDolby Family VenturesDreamit VenturesNational Grid Partners
Cypher operated a crypto-based platform including a consumer app, a business card platform, and the CYPR token ecosystem, offering crypto-linked payment cards with spend rewards.
Crypto & Web3FintechBellevue, US
Dheeban Srinivasan Govindarajan(Co-Founder & CTO)inKuberan Marimuthu(Co-Founder & CEO)inMuthukrishnan Ramabadran(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsOlive Tree CapitalPICUS CAPITALSamsung Next
EdgeCX builds software products that help businesses manage customer communication over chat, at scale and with their teams.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsMDSV CAPITAL
Exabeam provides a security operations platform that ingests logs and telemetry from multiple point solutions, enriches data with behavioral analytics, and correlates alerts to deliver threat detection and investigation capabilities for security teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Mateo, US
Domingo Mihovilovic(Executive Officer, Promoter)inNir Polak(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inSylvain Gil(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inPeter Harteveld(Chief Executive Officer)Steve Wilsonin
BoardTheresia Giouw(Director)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesIcon VenturesJuniperoLightspeed Venture PartnersNext Legacy Partners+4 more
Flexport provides an AI-driven platform for global supply chain management, offering logistics visibility, customs brokerage, and freight optimization for companies shipping goods internationally.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ryan Petersen(Founder & CEO)inRyan Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)Sanne Manders(Executive Officer)inChristopher Ferro(Executive Officer)Sudhanshu Priyadarshi(Executive Officer)in
BoardMichael Ronen(Director)
Co-investors137 Ventures8VCAcequia Capital (AceCap)Adit Ventures Management, LlcAllied Venture PartnersAndreessen Horowitz+37 more
Gallatin applies AI and predictive analytics to modernize defense logistics, replacing manual processes with data-driven capabilities to support military operations and strategic deterrence.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainEl Segundo, US
Daniel Buchmueller(Founder)inWoody Glier(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCMoonshots CapitalSalus VenturesSilent Ventures
Pulse develops machine learning approaches designed to optimize digital workplace experiences while prioritizing privacy, transparency, and personalization for individual users.
AI & Machine Learning
RajJagRolf
Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalBlumberg CapitalGradient Ventures
LeoLabs operates a network of ground-based radars and an AI-enabled cloud platform that tracks and maps objects and activity in low Earth orbit.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSpace Tech
Daniel Ceperley(Founder)in
Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCMDSV CAPITALNZ Growth Capital PartnersSeraphim SpaceSpace CapitalVelvet Sea Ventures+2 more
Marqeta provides just-in-time funding technology that enables card issuers and fintech platforms to control transaction authorization and fraud management in real time.
Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Jason Gardner(Founder and Executive Chairman)in
Co-investors83NorthA*Acrew CapitalCoatue ManagementCommerce VenturesCommerzVentures+11 more
OmniSync operates an intelligence platform for accelerating deep-tech innovation, offering innovation data insights and agentic workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSaaS
Co-investorsLongley Capital
Radiant builds compute infrastructure and services designed to operate as a utility, providing the foundational platform for AI and intelligence applications at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Mahdi Yahya(President)inVishal Padiyar(Executive Chairman)
Co-investorsBanyan VenturesEpisode1Insiders VenturesInvariantes FundMDSV CAPITALFlucas Ventures
OV Loop builds a Web3 commerce platform comprising a SuperWallet for secure private transactions, an Embedded POS system for merchant engagement, and EV Services for ride-hail and delivery.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechMarketing TechSaaS
Will Graylin(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsLiebenthal VenturesThe Hive
Netlify provides a platform for building, deploying, and scaling modern web applications, including corporate sites, e-commerce platforms, and SaaS applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEdTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mathias Biilmann(Co-founder & CEO)Christian Bach(Co-founder, Chief Strategy and Creative Officer)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersBloomberg BetaDesigner FundEQT VenturesKleiner Perkins+4 more
Revere offers a cloud-based portfolio management platform, Revere ONE, that handles post-investment processes such as data ingestion, performance analysis, and reporting for private market allocators.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsOyster VenturesBrand Foundry VenturesLerer Hippeau
Sandtable builds an AI-enabled planning and simulation platform for military operations, generating synthetic operating environments and courses of action to support command decisions and remote rehearsals.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSaaS
Brady MooreBrian Hamilton(Technical Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsSilent Ventures
SavvyFi provides a benefits platform for employers to help employees manage student debt, save for education expenses, and access retirement and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) advisory services.
EdTechFintechHR TechSaaS
Jeffrey Hull(Co-Founder and CEO)Steve Cretin(Co-Founder and COO)
Smart IOPS designs flash storage systems for cloud service providers, high-performance computing facilities, and enterprise data centers to support I/O-intensive workloads including AI/ML, content delivery, and databases.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardware
Ashutosh Das(Co-Founder & CEO)inDr. Manuel d'Abreu(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)R.K. Nair(Co-Founder & COO)
Liro is an AI-powered video editing app for content creators that automates captioning, translation, cropping, audio enhancement, and clip generation.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Making quality education accessible to all through the world's largest marketplace for learning and teaching online.
San Francisco, US
Eren Bali(Cofounder)inOktay Caglar(Executive Officer)Gagan Biyani(Founder)inDennis Yang(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPaul Lee(Director)Bradley Twohig(Director)
Co-investorsAlpha PartnersBling CapitalChanger ClubFounder Institute Australia & New ZealandFounder Institute BoliviaFounders Circle Capital+10 more
Uphold provides a licensed, infrastructure platform that enables businesses to move operations on-chain and offer cryptocurrency trading and digital assets services at scale.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Simon McLoughlinin
Co-investorsIntegra PartnersRaptor Group
Venture Dock creates community spaces and support networks for early-stage founders, connecting them with peers, investors, and industry leaders to reduce isolation and provide access during critical early phases of company building.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSPalo Alto, US
LochanKonstantin Pollanz(CEO)
Vitrina is a membership-based intelligence platform for the global entertainment supply chain, offering an AI assistant (VIQI) plus a curated database of companies, content titles, and executive profiles to help users plan content acquisitions, raise production financing, and find production, distribution, and vendor partners.
AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsArka Venture LabsFoster VenturesMDSV CAPITAL
Vectara is an enterprise AI agent platform for building, deploying, and governing AI agents with retrieval-augmented generation, offering high accuracy and low hallucination rates.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareCupertino, US
Tallat M. Shafaat(Founder)inAmr Awadallah(Founder)in
Co-investorsRace CapitalBrighter CapitalFusionMDSV CAPITALPage One VenturesSamsung Next+5 more
Zive provides operational and compliance automation software designed for fund managers to streamline administrative tasks and reporting.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Rajesh Gopi(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalEagle VentureNew Leaf Invest
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companiescloud · eu-startups.com · Aug 21, 2026
Castelion · techcrunch.com · Aug 20, 2026
Anduril · bloomberg.com · Aug 10, 2026
Getpulse · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Better · nigeriainfo.fm · Jul 15, 2026
Flexport · wwd.com · Jul 13, 2026
Exabeam · siliconangle.com · Jun 23, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Sparq Capital (SFO) made?
- Sparq Capital (SFO) has 36 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Sparq Capital (SFO) invest at?
- Sparq Capital (SFO) invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does Sparq Capital (SFO) focus on?
- Sparq Capital (SFO) focuses on Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
- Where is Sparq Capital (SFO) located?
- Sparq Capital (SFO) is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Who does Sparq Capital (SFO) co-invest with?
- Sparq Capital (SFO) most often shares deals with MDSV CAPITAL, Junipero, Lightspeed Venture Partners, among 136 tracked co-investors.
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