Spark Capital

05/29/2019

Congrats to Spark portfolio company Talkspace on this exciting milestone & powerful partnership with UnitedHealth — furthering their mission to make therapy accessible to all 🙌

A startup whose app connects people with mental health clinicians for counseling through text messages and video chats raised $50 million and forged ties with the biggest U.S. health insurer, a sign that the market for delivering psychotherapy remotely is growing.

05/23/2019

We're proud to partner with Marqeta as they power the future of commerce for the world’s most innovative companies 💥

We're thrilled to announce that we've raised a $260 million Series E round of funding led by new investors Coatue Management, Vitruvian Capital Partners, Spark Capital, Lone Pine, and Geodesic Capital. We couldn't have done it without an amazing team that is focused on building a better global payments and digital banking infrastructure.
Press release: https://www.apnews.com/Business%20Wire/1505865eea44464fab0f1413c0c28584

05/22/2019

We're delighted to partner with Instawork — the largest hospitality gig marketplace in the US — as they create economic opportunity for local professionals and businesses, globally.

Today, I am pleased to announce two significant milestones toward achieving our vision: creating economic opportunity for local businesses…

05/16/2019

We're thrilled to announce our investment in Feather, a monthly subscription that lets you get beautifully designed furniture you need, swap it out and return it when life changes.

With 9.7 million tons of furniture waste ending up in landfills each year, Feather offers a sustainable alternative — we're thrilled to partner on their mission!

Furniture rental startup Feather announces plans to expand to Los Angeles and Orange County.

05/15/2019

We're excited to announce our investment in Storr, a peer-to-peer retail marketplace that lets anyone launch their own store, make a commission off their sales, and give back to charity 🙌

“21% percent of U.S. shoppers made a purchase as a result of peer social media recommendation, but the $3 trillion global ecommerce industry traditionally pays commissions on sales to giant, established retailers... now people on Storr will get a share of that revenue" — Storr CEO Eric Senn

Storr is a fledgling ecommerice platform that lets anyone open their own online retail store without any of the overhead.

05/13/2019

LOLA co-founders Jordana Kier and Alex Friedman share how they've managed three pregnancies, two kids, and a startup:

"It's more about attention management than time management. We have to think about where our attention is best spent. You can have it all and get involved in it all, but you can't do it all."

More here from their Inc. Magazine interview...

The co-founders of Lola on how they alternate their maternity leaves and job responsibilities while starting to scale their company.

05/10/2019

Exciting times for Tourlane! We're delighted to be on this journey together, as they transform the specialty travel market ✈️

There still exists an old-fashioned problem in travel: group travel that requires individuals and groups to plan and book personalized, multi-day tours online. Tourlane is a major player in this sector and has today announced it’s raised $47 million in a round led by Sequoia and Spark Capital, alo...

05/09/2019

Magical new features for Focals by North smart glasses ✨👓

04/29/2019

Welcome to the Spark family Tray.io! We're thrilled to partner as they usher in the "era of the automated enterprise" for the rapidly growing cloud-first world. More here:

We’re delighted to welcome Tray.io to the Spark Capital family as the lead investor in their $37M series B. As enterprises rapidly adopt…

04/16/2019

The top 10 questions you should ask about the equity in your job offer, from Wealthfront co-founder & CEO Andy Rachleff:

Equity is a key part of any startup employee's compensation. Here are the 10 things to know when valuing your shares.

03/28/2019

New episode of 20 Minute VC w/ Spark growth investor Alex Clayton, discussing all things SaaS, early vs. growth stage investing, product innovation and more 💥

Have a listen:

Alex Clayton is a Partner @ Spark Capital, one of the leading firms of the last decade with a portfolio including Slack, Postmates, Oculus, Cruise, Twitter

03/19/2019

✨We're thrilled to welcome Glossier to the Spark Capital family! ✨

By making their customer their community, and their community their co-creator, Glossier is building a once-in-a-generation beauty company. We're incredibly proud to be partners (and customers) on the journey.

Welcome, Glossier!