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Spark Learning Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Spark Learning Ventures is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, EdTech, Healthcare. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 7 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.0M
Portfolio
7 companies on record
Partners
12 listed
Stage
Seed, Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, EdTech, Healthcare, AI / ML
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-27

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

12 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Aims to back innovative startups enhancing educational outcomes using adaptive technologies and interactive content.

How Spark Learning Ventures invests

Spark Learning Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Other, EdTech, Healthcare, AI / ML.

Spark Learning Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment.

Spark Learning Ventures has backed 7 companies in our records, including BrightBytes, Duolingo, Early Learning Ventures.

Partners & Team

TJ

Ty Johnson

Early Head Start Director

VM

Vicki Maestas

Education Manager

ÉB

Éva Badó

Manager of Client Success

TG

Tim Garcia

Chief Operating Officer

EN

Eva Nagel

Customer Support Manager

PP

Percie Powell

Membership Support Specialist

VM

Virginia Marsh

Membership Development Manager

NG

Nina Gupta

Partner

Adaptive Learning
EdTech
DS

David Satcher

Managing Partner

Healthcare
Life Sciences
MJ

Michael J. Brown

Principal

Software
Early Learning
RJ

Robert J. Smith

General Partner

Child Care
Education
JD

John Doe

Investment Director

Early Stage
Technology

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
EdTech
Healthcare
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (7)

Other

BR

BrightBytes

E-learning
DU

Duolingo

Adaptive Learning
EA

Early Learning Ventures

SP

Sparkmind.vc

Education Technology

A European venture capital firm focused exclusively on the learning and EdTech sector.

SP

Spark Capital

Venture Capital

A prominent US venture capital firm with investments in companies like Twitter, Oculus, and Slack.

LE

Learn Capital

Education Technology

A venture capital firm dedicated to funding global education technology.

SP

Spark Learning

Healthcare

A provider of autism therapy services (ABA therapy) based in Texas.

How to pitch Spark Learning Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, EdTech, Healthcare — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ty Johnson, Early Head Start Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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