Spark Capital

Spark Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Bijan Sabet, Paul Conway, Santo Politi, and Todd Dagres. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in San Francisco and New York, the firm manages approximately $8.7 billion in committed AUM across 13 funds (8 venture and 5 venture growth). It invests from seed through Series C, with a generalist, product-centric philosophy spanning consumer internet, enterprise software, AI, fintech, gaming, infrastructure, and hardware/semiconductors. Notable portfolio companies include Twitter, Slack, Anthropic, Coinbase, Plaid, Ramp, and Wayfair. The firm's most recent disclosed funds are Spark Capital VIII ($770M) and Spark Growth V ($1.5B), both raised in 2024. As of early 2026, Spark was reportedly targeting approximately $3 billion for its next fund cycle.