Kevin Thau
InvestorVenture Partner at Spark Capital · Board director at Workshop for Emotional & Spiritual Technology Corp · Board director at Framework Computer Inc · Board director at Co-Star Astrology Society
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $15M checks · typically $10M
About
Kevin Thau, ex‑Twitter mobile biz‑dev lead, brings operator experience to consumer product and distribution decisions and practices anti‑thesis investing: he starts with products he'd use, then seeks market fit.
Contact· published on Kevin's own website
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- k•••@sparkcapital.comreveal100% confident
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechFintechHardwareSaaS
Beyond investing
- Family
- Kevin Thau has three daughters, whom he considered when evaluating LOLA.
From Kevin's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at Workshop for Emotional & Spiritual Technology Corp
Intro paths
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In turn, Kevin can intro founders to Workshop for Emotional & Spiritual Technology Corp's investors below.
Workshop for Emotional & Spiritual Technology Corp's investors · 1
Board director at Framework Computer Inc
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In turn, Kevin can intro founders to Framework Computer Inc's investors below.
Framework Computer Inc's investors · 1
Co-founders at Framework Computer Inc
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Nirav PatelExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Co-Star Astrology Society
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In turn, Kevin can intro founders to Co-Star Astrology Society's investors below.
Co-Star Astrology Society's investors · 2
Co-founders at Co-Star Astrology Society
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Banu GulerCEO, Secretary
Experience
- Spark CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2024 — present
- Spark CapitalGeneral Partner2015 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- TwitterMobile Products, M&A, Platform2008 — 2014San Francisco, California
- QPassMobile Carrier App Stores2003 — 2007
- Openwave SystemsMobile Browser, Messaging services1995 — 2003San Francisco Bay Area
- SGIDeveloper Marketing1994 — 1995San Francisco Bay Area
Investments
Sources: curated public sources · the firm's website.
Colleagues at Spark Capital
Alex Finkelstein
Investor at Spark Capital
Alexa Lyons
Investor at Spark Capital
Clay Fisher
Investor at Spark Capital
Coen Armstrong
Investor at Spark Capital
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Diana Berisha
Investor at Spark Capital
Fraser Kelton
Investor at Spark Capital
Hannah Chowdhury
Investor at Spark Capital
James Kuklinski
Investor at Spark Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kevin Thau?
- Kevin Thau, ex‑Twitter mobile biz‑dev lead, brings operator experience to consumer product and distribution decisions and practices anti‑thesis investing: he starts with products he'd use, then seeks market fit.
- Where does Kevin Thau work?
- Kevin Thau is Venture Partner at Spark Capital and Board director at Workshop for Emotional & Spiritual Technology Corp and Board director at Framework Computer Inc and Board director at Co-Star Astrology Society.
- What does Kevin Thau invest in?
- Kevin Thau invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.
- What check size does Kevin Thau write?
- Kevin Thau typically writes checks of $100K – $15M.
- What companies has Kevin Thau invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Mirror, CTRL Labs, CTRL-Labs, Haven, LOLA, Medium, Mirror.
- Where did Kevin Thau go to school?
- Kevin Thau studied at Saint Francis High School; UC Santa Barbara.
- Does Kevin Thau lead rounds?
- Yes — Kevin Thau has led 1 tracked investment.
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