Andrew Parker
InvestorGeneral Partner at Spero Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $2M – $25M checks · typically $5M
About
Andrew Parker is a General Partner at Spero Ventures, an early-stage venture firm focused on companies that contribute to what makes life worth living. He brings 15 years of venture capital experience, including nine years as a General Partner at Spark Capital and an earlier role as a junior member of the investment team at Union Square Ventures beginning in 2006.
Contact· published on Andrew's own website
Invests in
Climate TechHealthtechMarketplaces
Experience
- Spero VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — present
- South Park CommonsMember2019 — 2020
- Spark CapitalGeneral Partner2013 — 2019
- Spark CapitalPrincipal2011 — 2013
- Spark CapitalSenior Associate2010 — 2011
- Union Square VenturesAssociate2007 — 2010
- Union Square VenturesAnalyst2006 — 2007
- Homestead Technologies, IncProducer2005 — 2006
- Groupspace.orgDeveloper2004 — 2005
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship4Mobile Devices4Product Management5Start-ups6Usability Testing3User Interface Design12Venture Capital9Wordpress1
From Andrew's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
CartaParticleSkillshare
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Spero Ventures
Network8
Mike KriegerScout
Co-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
David LiebScout
General Partner at Y Combinator
Ed Zimmerman
Steering Group at Ada Ventures
Ethan Batraski
Partner at Venrock
Marc Tarpenning
Venture Partner at Spero Ventures
Sara Eshelman
General Partner at Spero Ventures
Shripriya Mahesh
General Partner at Spero Ventures
Stephen Wemple
Principal at Spero Ventures
Investors connected to Andrew in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andrew Parker?
- Andrew Parker is a General Partner at Spero Ventures, an early-stage venture firm focused on companies that contribute to what makes life worth living. He brings 15 years of venture capital experience, including nine years as a General Partner at Spark Capital and an earlier role as a junior member of the investment team at Union Square Ventures beginning in 2006.
- Where does Andrew Parker work?
- Andrew Parker is General Partner at Spero Ventures.
- What does Andrew Parker invest in?
- Andrew Parker invests in Climate Tech, Healthtech, Marketplaces.
- What check size does Andrew Parker write?
- Andrew Parker typically writes checks of $2M – $25M.
- What companies has Andrew Parker invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Carta, Particle, Skillshare.
- Where did Andrew Parker go to school?
- Andrew Parker studied at Stanford University (BS, Symbolic Systems - Concentration: HCI).
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Shared employers
Also worked at South Park Commons62
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Also worked at Spark Capital36
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Also worked at Union Square Ventures20
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