# Sparta

> Sparta is a VC fund in Stockholm backing SaaS and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sparta-hysminai-ab-
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/spartasales
- Website: http://www.spartasales.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/spartasales

Sparta is a web-based application and software that enables sales directors to run effective sales competitions. It enables its users to builds sales competitions, invite their team, manage them with rankings, statistics, and reports. It also enables its users to control the metrics and behaviors that they desire to control in a sales environment.Sales directors can run multiple competitions, team-based competitions, send and receive email notifications, receive daily update emails, access a chat feed with @mentions, access reports and insights, and perform many more tasks through the app and software.Sparta was founded by Niklas de Besche, Aref Abedi, Aref Abedi, and James Pember. It is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

## Contacts

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

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Web Browsers | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Johan Crona | Board Member | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johan-crona |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bullpen | Bullpen is completely non-custodial and protected by Turnkey's enterprise-level private key management infrastructure. Users can benefit from military-grade protection while maintaining total control over their assets thanks to an air-gapped architecture. |  | Seed | Dec 09, 2025 | https://bullpen.fi/ |
| Sparta | Sparta is a web-based application and software that enables sales directors to run effective sales competitions. It enables its users to builds sales competitions, invite their team, manage them with rankings, statistics, and reports. It also enables its users to control the metrics and behaviors that they desire to control in a sales environment.Sales directors can run multiple competitions, team-based competitions, send and receive email notifications, receive daily update emails, access a chat feed with @mentions, access reports and insights, and perform many more tasks through the app and software.Sparta was founded by Niklas de Besche, Aref Abedi, Aref Abedi, and James Pember. It is based in Stockholm, Sweden. | $113.4K | Seed | Feb 23, 2015 | http://www.spartasales.com |
| SpaceOAR | SpaceOAR is a privately held medical device company developing in-situ formed, space-filling hydrogels specifically for radiation oncology and cancer surgery indications. Its hydrogel is clinically proven to minimize side effects and protect the quality of life for prostate cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy that enables healthcareproviders to minimize urinary, sexual, and bowel side effects of the patients.It was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts. | $10.8M | Series D | Jul 23, 2014 | http://www.spaceoar.com/ |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [6th Man Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/6th-man-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Catalyst Health Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catalyst-health-technology-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Catalyst Health Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catalyst-health-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Delphi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delphi-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Excelestar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/excelestar-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Karatage](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karatage) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Sparta invest in?

Sparta invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series D stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Sparta?

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### Who are the partners at Sparta?

The team at Sparta includes Johan Crona (Board Member). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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