About Spark Ventures
Spark Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1989. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Oct 2016, Spark Ventures has invested in 40 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Life Sciences and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Simba Overall, Spark Ventures portfolio has seen 3 IPOs and 19 acquisitions including key companies like Lastminute, Experian and Notonthehighstreet. A lot of funds co-invest with Spark Ventures, with names like Eden Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Spark Ventures has team of 8 people including 7 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 3 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Spark Ventures' List of Top Investments
Spark Ventures has a portfolio of 40 companies. Their most notable investments are in Simba and Notonthehighstreet.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States, Germany and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences, Consumer and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Spark Ventures:1. Lastminute
Lastminute.com is an online last-minute booking platform for travelers. Users can book multiple tickets from theater tickets to holidays. It lets them book flights, hotels, cars, theater shows, spas & more.
Key facts about Lastminute
- Founded Year: 1998
- Location: Chiasso (Switzerland)
- Annual Revenue: ₹50 - ₹100 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $25.8M
- Employee Count: 2 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Fresher Ventures, Cipio Partners and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 24, 2012, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. OpenX
Provider of programmatic advertising technology and supply side exchange platforms. The company operates a marketplace for automated ad buying and inventory monetization. It offers software suites for curation, supply-side targeting, and deal creation. The infrastructure facilitates connections between publishers and demand partners through real-time bidding and data-driven decisioning tools. These solutions support audience targeting and yield management across digital media environments.
Key facts about OpenX
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Pasadena (United States)
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $85M
- Employee Count: 517 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Sapphire Ventures, TriplePoint Capital and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jan 17, 2013, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Experian
Provider of consumer credit reports, credit management tools and financial products. The business offers individuals access to personal credit reports and credit scores, along with monitoring and alerts to track changes in their credit files. It supplies tools to help users dispute inaccuracies, freeze or unlock credit files, and add fraud alerts for identity protection. Additional services include products aimed at helping customers build or improve credit using reported bill payments, as well as a digital checking account linked to credit-building features. The organization also presents comparison and application journeys for credit cards, loans, insurance, and subscription optimization, designed to support money management and cost savings.
Key facts about Experian
- Founded Year: 1980
- Location: Costa Mesa (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 879 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Silversmith Capital Partners, Georgian and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), May 01, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Notonthehighstreet is an online gifting platform of multi-category products. The product catalog includes clothing, fashion accessories, home improvement items, baby care products, stationery, cards, and confectionaries. The products are available for occasions like birthdays, weddings and more.
Key facts about Notonthehighstreet
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: Richmond (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $57.6M
- Employee Count: 188 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Great Hill Partners, Industry Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Aug 28, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. MADE.COM
Internet-first brand of multi-category home improvement products. Its catalog includes furniture, lighting, wall decor, garden accessories, home textiles, kitchen accessories, home furnishings, and more. Its mobile application is available on iOS platforms.
Key facts about MADE.COM
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2018
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $136M
- Employee Count: 234 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Fidelity Investments, Fresher Ventures and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 19, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Spark Ventures' Investments by Stage
Spark Ventures has made 12 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.82M, 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.15M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $11M, 2 investments in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $1.13M and 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $26M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 12 |
Seed | 5 |
Series B | 3 |
Unattributed | 2 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Spark Ventures' Investments by Sector
Spark Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech, FinTech and Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 35 Tech companies, 22 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 21 Software companies and at least 17 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 9 |
Consumer | 7 |
High Tech | 5 |
FinTech | 4 |
Life Sciences | 4 |
Others | 25 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Spark Ventures' Investments by Geography
Spark Ventures has made most investments in United Kingdom (17), followed by United States where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 17 |
United States | 3 |
Germany | 1 |
New Zealand | 1 |
South Korea | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Spark Ventures' recent investments
Spark Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Spark Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 12, 2016 | United Kingdom | Series A | 9622 | [+5] | |
Apr 2015 | South Korea | Seed | 6159 | - | |
May 05, 2014 | United States | Series A | 3566 | ||
Apr 17, 2014 | United Kingdom | Seed | 2548 | - | |
Nov 2013 | New Zealand | Series A | 2117 | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Spark Ventures' Portfolio
3 of Spark Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Immunocore got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Feb 2021 at marketcap of $1.1B and Adaptimmune got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $1.2B.Here are Spark Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 05, 2021 | - | - | 3873 | |
May 06, 2015 | - | - | 3503 | |
Oct 11, 2006 | - | - | 9474 |
Acquired companies in Spark Ventures' Portfolio
19 companies from Spark Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Notonthehighstreet in Jan 2026 by Executive Equity for $*****.Here are Spark Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 29, 2026 | 2008 | Seed | 8097 | |
Nov 26, 2025 | - | - | 2555 | |
Nov 09, 2022 | - | - | 9426 | |
Jan 07, 2021 | May 04, 2010 | Series D | 3058 | |
Dec 07, 2020 | 2005 | Series A | 5097 |
Team profile of Spark Ventures
Spark Ventures has a team of 8 members including 7 Partners located in United States, China and 3 more locations. Spark Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of all team members in Spark Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | Hong Kong | - | ||
Partner | Dubai | - | - | |
Partner | Los Angeles | - | ||
Partner | Amsterdam | - |
Co-investors of Spark Ventures
Over the past 27 years, 88 investors have co-invested in Spark Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Spark Ventures: Y Combinator, JamJar Investments and 9 others have invested in rounds before Spark Ventures. There are 2 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Spark Ventures and 1 company where JamJar Investments has invested before Spark Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Spark Ventures: 25 investors entered a company along with Spark Ventures. These include investors like Eden Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after Spark Ventures: A total of 52 investors have invested in Spark Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Index Ventures (1 company), 83NORTH (1 company) and Eight Roads Ventures (1 company).
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Kobalt Raises $60M for its Music Rights Collection Platform - [Jcount.com]Jcount•Mar 02, 2015•Kobalt Music, Balderton Capital, Spark Ventures, MSD Private Capital Group
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Fidelity Growth Partners Europe Leads a £10m Investment in Online Marketplace notonthehighstreet.com | Business WireBusiness Wire•May 19, 2012•Notonthehighstreet, Spark Ventures, Index Ventures, 83NORTH and 1 other
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Vivacta closes £4m financing roundHealthinvestor•Nov 10, 2010•Vivacta, Viking Venture, Idinvest Partners, Spark Ventures and 1 other
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Every UK VC deal in 2007 – TechCrunchTechCrunch+•Apr 28, 2008•Picsel, DCM Ventures, Capital Group, SMBC Venture Capital and 10 others
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Music publishing: Kobalt banks on broadening revenue streams for artists | VentureBeatVentureBeat•Feb 12, 2008•Kobalt Music, Spark Ventures
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SPARK supports $12 million series B funding for VivactaGrowthBusiness•Nov 28, 2007•Vivacta, HBM Healthcare Investments, Idinvest Partners, Spark Ventures and 1 other
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BUPA Invests $3.8 Million In Vigil To Improve Health Monitoring Tools For Senior Population | HIStalk Connecthistalkmobile•Jupl, Bupa, Spark Ventures
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Notonthehighstreet gears partners up for growth following £7.5m backing - TelegraphThe Telegraph•Notonthehighstreet, Spark Ventures
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