# SparkLabs

> SparkLabs is a VC fund in Bathurst backing Apps and Sports. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bathurst, Australia
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/sparklabs
- Website: http://www.sparklabs.com

SparkLabs is a small Australian based software company that loves making beautifully functional software for the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Windows.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for SparkLabs. Shizune tracks 1 team members at SparkLabs. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/sparklabs?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Sports | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Payments | 1 | 33% |
| Basketball | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Malaysia | 1 | 33% |
| South Korea | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| James Bekkema | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-bekkema |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mumble | Mumble (멈블) is a private Korean messaging app by Lobster Corp designed for close friends to chat casually with fun features like Ping notifications, Time Capsule messages, disappearing messages, and gift boxes, featuring no ads or feeds for a clean, exclusive space where only invited friends can communicate. |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| Paywatch | Paywatch offers a platform that allows employees to access their earnings before payday anytime. | $5.1M | Seed | Jan 12, 2022 |  |
| HomeCourt | NEX Team is a mobile artificial intelligence company started by a team of second-time entrepreneurs and former Apple, Google, and Facebook engineers and employees. They combine cutting edge mobile, AI, and computer vision technologies with deep community engagement experiences to create utility and joy for athletes and sports communities worldwide.HomeCourt is the first application built with NEX Team’s core technologies. Using only an iPhone camera, HomeCourt can count, track, and chart basketball shots in real-time while providing instant video review and deep statistical analysis. HomeCourt is used by players in 100 countries around the world and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and in Sports Illustrated. It is free to download on the App Store.The company is headquartered in San Jose, California, with another office in Hong Kong, the company has raised $4 million in seed funding. Investors include Mark Cuban, Steve Nash, Jeremy Lin, Sam Hinkie, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment Ventures, and Mandra Capital. | $25M | Series B | Sep 21, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blue Pool Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-pool-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CTK Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ctk-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harris-blitzer-sports-entertainment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hyphen Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyphen-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Samsung Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samsung-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SparkLabs Taiwan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sparklabs-taipei) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does SparkLabs invest in?

SparkLabs invests primarily in Apps, Sports and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Malaysia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact SparkLabs?

Public channels for SparkLabs include X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at SparkLabs?

The team at SparkLabs includes James Bekkema (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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