Venture capital fund · 5 deals
Every published round Spark Capital took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseten | Series D+ | 16 Aug 2026 | $1.5b | Lead | Dealroom, Blackbird Ventures | |
| 9fin | Series C | Mar 2026 | $170m | Participant | fintech.global | |
| Cover Genius | Series D+ | May 2024 | $120m | Lead | SmartCompany (19 Dec 2024), SmartCompany (17 May 2024), King River Capital portfolio | |
| Zeller | Series B | 3 Mar 2022 | $100m | Participant | Forbes Australia (24 Jun 2026), Fintech News Australia, Startup Daily (3 Oct 2025), SmartCompany (3 Oct 2025), Forbes Australia (6 Sep 2024), SmartCompany (31 May 2023), Startup Daily (2 Feb 2023), Techboard, SmartCompany (8 Apr 2022), Startup Daily (7 Mar 2022), Startup Daily (3 Mar 2022), Australian FinTech, SmartCompany (3 Mar 2022), myzeller.com, TechCrunch Australia (2 Mar 2022), TechCrunch Australia (2 Mar 2022), Square Peg Capital portfolio | |
| Zeller | Unnamed stage | 23 Jun 2021 | $50m | Lead | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Square Peg Capital, myzeller.com |
Companies Spark Capital has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseten | AI inference infrastructure platform | 16 Aug 2026, Series D+ | 1 | 1 |
| 9fin | Mar 2026, Series C | 1 | 0 | |
| Cover Genius | Embedded insurance and protection APIs for digital brands | May 2024, Series D+ | 1 | 1 |
| Zeller | Integrated payments and business banking solution for SMEs | 23 Jun 2021 | 2 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Spark Capital, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Spark Capital has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Spark Capital did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| James Kuklinski | General Partner | coverager.com, myzeller.com |
Stories naming Spark Capital. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Blackbird's post explaining its participation in Baseten's $1.5 billion Series F, its biggest investment yet, and why inference infrastructure will anchor the open-source AI era; notes rapid growth and senior engineering hires.
Also Dealroom
Mobility newsletter: a new autonomy index puts Chinese robotaxi operators on top; Cargofy raises $11m, XDOF $70m; Carro buys CarPlace; plus driverless partnerships and a Waymo recall.
Debt-data platform 9fin has banked a $170m Series C valuing it at $1.3bn, with HarbourVest leading and CPP Investments joining four returning backers, lifting lifetime funding beyond $250m.
Year-end roundup ranking 2024's twelve largest startup raises, headed by PsiQuantum's $940 million government-backed quantum computing round, plus Guzman y Gomez's ASX listing and Betashares' Temasek investment.
Weekly roundup covering five Australian startups' raises: an insurtech Series E, a digital ID Series A, medtech and proptech funding, and a recycling platform's equity crowdfunding campaign.
Cover Genius has landed a Series E round of 80 million dollars, with Spark Capital leading and prior backers Dawn, King River and G Squared joining; lifetime funding now sits near 245 million.
Crunchbase's October 2023 unicorn board update: nine newcomers led by two cybersecurity firms, with Sydney's Employment Hero reaching unicorn status, Shield AI revalued upward, and Convoy and Olive AI shutting down.
Also Crunchbase News
Profile of Zeller's co-founder Ben Pfisterer covering the payments firm's Melbourne base, unicorn valuation, early backers, product range and growth since launching in 2021.
Australian neobank Zeller closed a Series B valuing it above one billion Australian dollars, led by Headline with Hostplus participating and prior backers Square Peg, Addition and Spark Capital returning.
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Square Peg Capital's year-in-review recaps its 2021 portfolio: raises it led or joined, SPAC listing decisions, Vend's acquisition, new investment-team hires, and its newsletter and podcast output.
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