Sparkland Capital
VC Fund
San Jose, United States
Sparkland Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in frontier technologies. With Asian-access capital and resources, we back global visionary entrepreneurs who move fast, think big, and are committed to reimagine the world. Connecting Silicon Valley and Asia, we leverage our deep networks to provide market intelligence,strategic advice and local relationships for founders to expand.Entrepreneurship is in our DNA. We trust, believe and work with entrepreneurs to disrupt existing industries, redefine the markets, and create the future. The Sparkland team is comprised of dedicated entrepreneurs, investors, founders, and early employees from prominent technology companies. Our investment focus are VR/AR, IoT, Cyber Security, AI/Robotics, and Enterprise Software. Since 2014, we have invested in over 30 innovative startups.
- Total investments:
- 33
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 3%
Last updated:
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Industries Sparkland Capital invests in
Stages Sparkland Capital invests in
Countries Sparkland Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $830k–$6.2M
- Series A
- $4M–$16M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 9 (27%)
- Virtual Reality 7 (21%)
- Video Streaming 5 (15%)
- Artificial Intelligence 5 (15%)
- Mobile 4 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 19 (58%)
- Series A 6 (18%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (6%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (6%)
- Angel 1 (3%)
Country
- United States 24 (73%)
- India 1 (3%)
- Canada 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dong Guo
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Sichao Chen
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Yun Wu
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jing Sun
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alongside improves the way job seekers and employers discover each other. Companies can create a job ad, distribute it to multiple boards for maximum exposure with just one click, review and collaborate with others and make the best hire – all in one place. | $5.9M / Feb 16, 2022 | ||
| Alongside improves the way job seekers and employers discover each other. Companies can create a job ad, distribute it to multiple boards for maximum exposure with just one click, review and collaborate with others and make the best hire – all in one place. | $6.3M / Series A / Feb 16, 2022 | ||
| Everykey is a offers a Bluetooth device designed to replace keys and passwords. It also generates secure passwords for website accounts, then automatically logs in when visiting a website. It was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. | Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 05, 2019 | ||
| Zeguro is a customer-centric Cyber Insurance Platform that helps Small to Medium (SME) businesses mitigate risk and loss. They make micro-insurance part of the security framework for SMEs. | $5M / Seed / Nov 05, 2018 | ||
| 8th Wall increases the reach of augmented reality (AR) content with its developer platform, which makes it easy to build interactive AR experiences that run on all smartphones. Creators and developers can deploy their content as a web experience that can be viewed directly in the user’s mobile browser, no apps needed.8th Wall uses its ownhyper-optimized Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) engine to deliver markerless AR content to mobile apps and the web. Features include 6DoF positional tracking, surface detection, lighting estimation and world points to deliver an immersive experience capable of running on any device with a rear-facing camera. | $8M / Series A / Feb 06, 2018 | ||
| Radar Relay is an Ethereum-based token wallet-to-wallet trading platform based on the 0x Protocol. Radar Relay maintains an order book and relays orders between peers while never retaining any assets in custody. Users connect their wallets directly to the Radar Relay platform, with no need for accounts, sign-ups, deposits, or withdrawal limits.The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Denver, Colorado. | $3.1M / Seed / Dec 19, 2017 | ||
| Theta Labs pioneered Theta Network, the leading video delivery network powered by blockchain technology. Theta enables existing video platforms to drive incremental revenues and reduce content delivery CDN costs while end-users are rewarded for sharing their bandwidth to relay video on a peer-to-peer basis on any PC, mobile, Smart TV or IoT device.Strategic corporate investors include Samsung NEXT, Sony Innovation Fund, media investors BDMI Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, CAA Creative Artists Agency, and traditional Silicon Valley VCs including DCM and Sierra Ventures. | $12M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 18, 2017 | ||
| Zeguro is a customer-centric Cyber Insurance Platform that helps Small to Medium (SME) businesses mitigate risk and loss. They make micro-insurance part of the security framework for SMEs. | Pre-Seed / Dec 18, 2017 | ||
| Radar Relay is a peer-to-peer trading platform for Ethereum-based tokens built on the 0x protocol. | $3M / Seed / Dec 13, 2017 | ||
| Playment is a fully managed data labeling platform generating training data for computer vision models at scale. They empower companies in the Autonomous Vehicle, Drones, Mapping, and similar spaces with high precision annotation services - No matter how complex. They are helping companies and research institutions like Drive AI, Starsky Robotics,CYNGN, and UIUC focus on their core areas of development.Their platform is powered by a trained workforce of 300,000+ users and managed by their human intelligence experts who build your tasks and deliver results with assured quality. | $1.6M / Seed / Nov 21, 2017 | ||
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FAQ
What does Sparkland Capital invest in?
Sparkland Capital invests primarily in Software, Virtual Reality and Video Streaming startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 33 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Sparkland Capital's check size?
Sparkland Capital typically joins rounds of $830k–$6.2M at Seed and $4M–$16M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sparkland Capital participates in.
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Who are the partners at Sparkland Capital?
The team at Sparkland Capital includes Dong Guo (Partner), Sichao Chen (Managing Partner) and Yun Wu (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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