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About
Andrew Parker is a General Partner at Spark Capital, where he has been a member of the investment team since 2010 and focuses on early-stage investments in the applications layer of the technology stack in consumer services. He began his venture career in 2006 at Union Square Ventures, supporting the partners as their portfolio grew from 7 to 30 companies. Before becoming an investor, he worked as a producer doing UI design and user-experience testing at Homestead Technologies and as a web developer at Groupspace.org. He describes himself as a former product designer and engineer, drawn to founders who are hands-on makers building their own early products. At Spark he has led investments in companies including Carta/eShares, Kik, Quantopian, Timehop, Socratic, and Panorama Education. He holds a B.S. in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University, a program combining computer science and cognitive psychology. He writes regularly on his blog, The Gong Show.
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- a•••@sparkcapital.comreveal70% confident
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at Stanford University (B.S., Symbolic Systems, 2005)
- Hobbies
- Andrew Parker enjoys spending time outside running, hiking, skating, or doing yoga. Andrew Parker writes regularly on his blog, The Gong Show.
- Family
- Andrew Parker lives in Palo Alto with his wife, a cancer surgeon, and their cat.
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Board director at Quantopian
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Investments
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BloomNationCartaClose.ioCovereSharesKikPanjoPanorama EducationParticlePriceonomicsQuantopianSocraticSplashTimehopUpworthy
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Colleagues at Spark Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andrew Parker?
- Andrew Parker is a General Partner at Spark Capital, where he has been a member of the investment team since 2010 and focuses on early-stage investments in the applications layer of the technology stack in consumer services. He began his venture career in 2006 at Union Square Ventures, supporting the partners as their portfolio grew from 7 to 30 companies. Before becoming an investor, he worked as a producer doing UI design and user-experience testing at Homestead Technologies and as a web developer at Groupspace.org. He describes himself as a former product designer and engineer, drawn to founders who are hands-on makers building their own early products. At Spark he has led investments in companies including Carta/eShares, Kik, Quantopian, Timehop, Socratic, and Panorama Education. He holds a B.S. in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University, a program combining computer science and cognitive psychology. He writes regularly on his blog, The Gong Show.
- Where does Andrew Parker work?
- Andrew Parker is General Partner at Spark Capital and Board director at Quantopian.
- What companies has Andrew Parker invested in?
- Investments tracked here include BloomNation, Carta, Close.io, Cover, eShares, Kik, Panjo, Panorama Education, Particle, Priceonomics, Quantopian, Socratic, and 3 more.
- Does Andrew Parker lead rounds?
- Yes — Andrew Parker has led 15 tracked investments.