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SparkPlug Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CA

SparkPlug Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, Consumer. The firm typically writes $100K–$2.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$2.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
2 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, Consumer
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$100K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

SparkPlug Ventures focuses on helping early-stage direct-to-consumer hardware companies scale their e-commerce platforms and efficiently reach a target audience.

How SparkPlug Ventures invests

SparkPlug Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Consumer. It does not invest in Fintech, Gaming.

SparkPlug Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$2.0M per investment.

SparkPlug Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Packly, MingleLights.

Partners & Team

TR

Tom Reynolds

Managing Partner

DTC Hardware
E-commerce
SV

Suresh Vasist Akshay

Designated Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Consumer

Does Not Invest In

Fintech
Gaming

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

PA

Packly

DTC Luggage
MI

MingleLights

Portable Lighting
How to pitch SparkPlug Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $2.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Tom Reynolds, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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