First Spark Ventures Fund II

First Spark Ventures

Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Boston, United States

Countries of investment

United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Ireland

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

Healthcare
Fintech
SaaS

About
First Spark Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in pre-seed and seed rounds. Their mission is to be the "first believers" and provide the initial institutional capital to exceptional founders. They position themselves as hands-on partners who leverage their operational experience to help startups succeed.

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Max check size: $5M
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Investment Thesis

First Spark Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm that aims to be the first institutional check for exceptional founders. They focus on backing founders at the earliest stages, providing hands-on support and leveraging their own experience as founders and operators. The firm acts as a high-conviction, lead investor, committed to being a true partner from the very beginning of a company's journey across various sectors.

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Manager's Experience

The co-founding General Partners bring a mix of traditional venture and operational experience. Manish Patel was previously a Partner at Highland Capital Partners, where he led investments in companies like ThredUp (IPO) and Jaunt (acquired by Verizon). Soraya Darabi was a prolific angel investor with early stakes in Casper and Gimlet Media (acquired by Spotify), and previously founded Zady.com and was on the founding team of Foodspotting (acquired by OpenTable).