# Sparked Ventures

> Sparked Ventures is a VC fund backing Finance, Hardware and Robotics. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026

Sparked Ventures is a VC fund focused on Finance and Hardware. Sparked Ventures funds and advises Seed/Series A enterprise B2B startups solving clear business problems.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |
| Robotics | 1 | 33% |
| Accounting | 1 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tangent Robotics | The hardest unsolved problem in robotics isn't perception or locomotion, it's dexterity. Tangent Robotics develops the technology that gives machines the ability to manipulate and interact with the physical world the way human hands do. Our work integrates hardware, tactile sensing, and AI into a single system, unlocking autonomy on tasksthat were previously out of reach for traditional robotics. | $4.5M | Pre-Seed | Sep 30, 2026 | https://www.tangentrobotics.ai/ |
| Tangent Robotics | The hardest unsolved problem in robotics isn't perception or locomotion, it's dexterity. Tangent Robotics develops the technology that gives machines the ability to manipulate and interact with the physical world the way human hands do. Our work integrates hardware, tactile sensing, and AI into a single system, unlocking autonomy on tasksthat were previously out of reach for traditional robotics. |  | Seed | May 19, 2026 | https://www.tangentrobotics.ai/ |
| Kudwa | Kudwa provides a technology-driven service that functions as a virtual CFO for SMEs. It integrates with business systems to deliver consolidated financial data analysis and insights. The service automates reporting, variance analysis, forecasting, and KPI tracking across entities. A dedicated CFO component offers oversight and explainablerecommendations on financial performance. This setup processes multi-currency, multi-jurisdiction data into actionable intelligence for finance teams. | $1.1M | Seed | Mar 16, 2026 | https://www.kudwa.co |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fly Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fly-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Logos Fund — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Toyota Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toyota-ai-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [1818 Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1818-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [F6 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flat6labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IM Fndng](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/im-fndng) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Sparked Ventures invest in?

Sparked Ventures invests primarily in Finance, Hardware and Robotics startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sparked Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sparked Ventures closed in Sep 2026. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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