Spero Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm backed by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and staffed with former founders & operators from landmark companies, including eBay and Tesla.
We believe purpose-led companies outperform all others, and with our portfolio, we aim to deliver value to shareholders and society.
We invest in three verticals: well-being, work & purpose, and human connection.
We believe purpose-led companies outperform all others, and with our portfolio, we aim to deliver value to shareholders and society.
We invest in three verticals: well-being, work & purpose, and human connection.
Location: United States, California, Redwood City
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2018
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 27
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 12.06.2023 | Oova | oova.life | $11.5M | United Sta... |
| 24.03.2021 | talkshopli... | talkshop.live | $9M | United Sta... |
| 07.12.2020 | Brainsgate | brainsgate.com | $14M | Israel, Ha... |
| 14.03.2019 | Gencove | gencove.com | $13.33M | United Sta... |
| - | Tortuga Ag... | tortugaagtech.com | $2.4M | United Sta... |
| - | Metamap | getmati.com | $13.5M | - |
| - | Fathom AI | fathomai.com | $3M | United Sta... |
| - | RushTix | rushtix.com | $535K | United Sta... |
| - | Clarity Mo... | clarity.io | $9.6M | China, Gua... |
| - | Core | hellocore.com | $4M | United Sta... |
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Persons 7
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Marc | Tarpenning | Venture Pa... | linkedin.c... | - | m**c@spero... | - |
| - | Stephen | Wemple | Investor | linkedin.c... | - | s*****n@sp... | - |
| - | Sara | Eshelman | - | linkedin.c... | - | s**a@spero... | - |
| - | Mario | Sundar | Head Of Br... | linkedin.c... | - | m***o@sper... | - |
| - | Shripriya | Mahesh | Founding P... | linkedin.c... | - | s*****h@sp... | - |
| - | Brandon | Walker | - | linkedin.c... | - | b*****n@sp... | - |
| - | Andrew | Parker | General Pa... | linkedin.c... | - | a****w@spe... | - |
News 18
| Date | Title | Description |
| 07.12.2020 | For Our Kids, We Will Always Want to Know | Perspectives · December 7, 2020 |
| 01.12.2020 | Talent-Driven Globalization | Perspectives · December 1, 2020 |
| 28.11.2020 | Opportunity and Agency for Blue-Collar Technicians | Perspectives · November 28, 2020 |
| 25.11.2020 | Contrarian Investing 101 | Perspectives · November 25, 2020 |
| 01.10.2020 | The Value of Writing for the Firmless Professional | Perspectives · October 1, 2020 |
| 01.10.2020 | A Framework for Understanding Customer Love | Perspectives · October 1, 2020 |
| 30.09.2020 | Introducing a New Wave of Hyper-Personalized Parenting Advice | Perspectives · September 30, 2020 |
| 29.09.2020 | Getting to Know Gen Z | Perspectives · September 29, 2020 |
| 25.09.2020 | The Past, Present, and Future of Carbon | Perspectives · September 25, 2020 |
| 20.09.2020 | An Inside Look at Roblox, the Gaming Universe That’s Exploded to 164,000,000+ Users | Perspectives · September 20, 2020 |
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Mentions in press and media 19
| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.08.2024 | Leaf Agriculture Secures $11.3 Million to Transform Farm Data Management | In the ever-evolving landscape of agriculture, data is the new gold. Leaf Agriculture, a pioneer in farm data management, has just raised $11.3 million in Series A funding. This round, led by Spero Ventures, marks a significant leap forward... |
| 01.08.2024 | Leaf Agriculture raises $11.3m Series A to build ‘the lingua franca’ of ag data | Farm data management platform Leaf Agriculture has raised $11.3 million in Series A financing. Spero Ventures led the round, which also included participation from “all existing investors.” Leaf will use the new funds to expand its product ... |
| 31.07.2024 | Leaf Agriculture raises $11.3M in Series A Funding to Accelerate the Digital Transformation of Agriculture | Leaf Agriculture Leaf, the unified farm data API and largest farm data processing platform, announced today the close of a $11.3 million Series A round, led by Spero Ventures. The funding round included participation from all existing inves... |
| 13.03.2024 | IVF uncertainty aside, startups rush to offer fertility care amid rising demand | AI tools, egg freezing, surrogacy, IUI, donorship, oncofertility, genetic analysis, loans, and more In the aftermath of the Roe v. Wade overturn, U.S. fertility clinics (and patients alongside them) are battling an unlikely complication in ... |
| 13.03.2024 | Pint-sized pickup startup Telo Trucks adds Tesla co-founder to board as interest grows from fleet customers | When electric-vehicle startup Telo Trucks announced its pint-sized pickup, people predictably went nuts. There’s a cadre for whom small trucks aren’t just convenient, they’re a lifestyle, one that major automakers have largely ignored for t... |
| 10.03.2024 | Revolutionizing Gut Health: Tiny Health's $8.5M Funding Round | Tiny Health, a leader in at-home gut microbiome testing, secures $8.5M in funding to expand its offerings and bring personalized health insights to families across the nation. Tiny Health, a trailblazer in at-home gut microbiome testing, ha... |
| 02.06.2023 | Hyro Raises $20M for Conversational AI Assistant Used by Intermountain, Novant & More | Health-focused AI companies are continuing to generate venture capital funding as the healthcare industry works to automate its myriad of time-consuming administrative processes. This week, Hyro — a New York-based startup that is building a... |
| 09.03.2022 | Guide wants to make being a job candidate less terrible | Guide, a startup building HR software for job candidates, announced this morning that it has raised an $8 million seed round. First Round and Spero Ventures led the event, which also saw participation from a number of smaller investors. Gui... |
| 08.07.2021 | Live video shopping startup Talkshoplive brings in another $6M | Five months after announcing a $3 million seed round from Spero Ventures, shopping-focused live video host Talkshoplive is back, this time with a $6 million seed extension led by Raine Ventures. The new round of funding gives Los Angeles-ba... |
| 08.04.2021 | EXCLUSIVE: Harvest automation startup Tortuga raises $20m Series A to build hundreds of robots | Harvest is one of the most hectic times on a farm. The idea of sending a fleet of robots to do the dull, dirty, and often dangerous work is promising for many operators. Numerous startups are working tirelessly to create robots that can har... |
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