Sparq Capital (SFO)
Venture capitalPalo Alto Β· 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 30 of 37 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning Γ16SaaS Γ10Fintech Γ9Enterprise Software Γ7Cybersecurity Γ4Deep Tech Γ4Defense Tech Γ4Cloud Computing Γ3
HQs:United StatesΓ9
Investments Β· 37 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathSecuring the world's data
Palo Alto, US
Bipul Sinha(Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)Arvind Nithrakashyap(Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Director)Arvind Jain(Co-Founder (former; departed to found Glean))Soham Mazumdar(Co-Founder (former))Kiran Choudary(Chief Financial Officer)Jesse Green(Chief Revenue Officer)
Co-investorsAnicut CapitalBain Capital VenturesChamaeleonEngineering CapitalEQUIAMEvolution VC Partners+13 more
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds autonomous systems and AI-powered software for the United States and allied militaries.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechGaming
Palmer Luckey(Founder)Brian Schimpf(CEO)inTrae Stephens(Founder)in
Co-investors137 Ventures1Flourish Capital8VCAltra VentureAndreessen HorowitzAnorak Ventures+81 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 VenturesManhattan WestModerne VenturesPine BrookSoftBank Vision Fund+1 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)Sean Pitt(Co-Founder & COO)Andrew Kreitz(Co-Founder & CFO)
BoardAlex Poulin(Director)in
Co-investors7percent VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAngel Collective Opportunity FundAvenir Growth CapitalBlueYard CapitalCantos Ventures+9 more
Castles Labs makes Manure Magic, an all-natural product that uses microbial transference to break down manure into soil, eliminate odors, and control fly and pest breeding conditions.
AgTechCircular EconomyCleantech
AccuKnox provides a Zero Trust security platform covering AI, API, application, cloud, Kubernetes, data, and supply chain security, using eBPF and LSM-based runtime protection for enterprise and public sector organizations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurity
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 & Web3Fintech
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)Nir Polak(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sylvain Gil(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Steve WilsoninPeter Harteveld(Chief Executive Officer)
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)Christopher Ferro(Executive Officer)Sudhanshu Priyadarshi(Executive Officer)
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 Chain
Daniel Buchmueller(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
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)
Co-investors83NorthA*Acrew CapitalCommerce VenturesCommerzVenturesEQUIAM+10 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)Vishal Padiyar(Executive Chairman)
Co-investorsBanyan VenturesEpisode1Insiders VenturesInvariantes FundMDSV CAPITALFlucas Ventures
OV Loop offers a consumer app that functions as a private digital wallet and shopping mall, alongside an omni-channel platform that lets brands manage direct customer relationships.
ConsumerFintechMarketing Tech
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)
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 Ventures
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)
Co-investorsSilent Ventures
Savvyfi provides education financial benefits that employers can offer to their workforce, including support for paying down existing student loan debt and saving or investing for future education.
EdTechFintechHR Tech
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
Co-investorsBling CapitalFounders Circle CapitalLeft Lane CapitalLightbankNewView CapitalVershina Capital
Uphold is a cryptocurrency trading and staking platform that enables users to buy, sell, and stake digital assets, and offers USD interest accounts.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsIntegra PartnersRaptor Group
Venture Dock is a curated membership community and physical space for early-stage tech founders, connecting them with investors, operators, and peers through peer groups, programs, events, and investor introductions.
Future of WorkSaaSPalo Alto, US
Konstantin 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 agent platform for building AI agents deployable via SaaS, customer-managed VPC, or on-premise, with model-agnostic support and built-in governance.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalFusionMDSV CAPITALPage One VenturesSamsung NextSparkLabs Korea+5 more
Zive provides a software platform for managing fund operations and investor workflows, including portfolio administration, document management, and compliance tracking for investment funds and special purpose vehicles.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalEagle VentureNew Leaf Invest
Exits Β· 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioRubrickNYSE: RBRK
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Castelion Β· techcrunch.com Β· Aug 20, 2026
Anduril Β· bloomberg.com Β· Aug 10, 2026
Getpulse Β· fortuneindia.com Β· Jul 17, 2026

Better Β· nigeriainfo.fm Β· Jul 15, 2026

Flexport Β· wwd.com Β· Jul 13, 2026
Exabeam Β· siliconangle.com Β· Jun 23, 2026
Gallatin Ai Β· bozemandailychronicle.com Β· May 5, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Sparq Capital (SFO) made?
- Sparq Capital (SFO) has 37 tracked investments, 1 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 123 tracked co-investors.
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