Investments
30Portfolio Exits
2Funds
1About Spero Ventures
Spero Ventures, a spin-out of Omidyar Network, is a philanthropic investment firm funded by eBay co-founder Pierre Omidyar. Spero Ventures invests primarily in Series A and seed deals, as well as the occasional Series B.
Spero Ventures Headquarter Location
1991 Broadway Street
Redwood City, California, 94063,
United States
Latest Spero Ventures News
May 26, 2022
Singularity Energy Raises $4.5 Million in Seed Funding Singularity Energy , a New York-based provider of an intelligent grid decarbonization platform, raised $4.5M in Seed funding The round was led by Spero Ventures and Energy Impact Partners with participation from Third Sphere, and J Ventures As part of the round, Marc Tarpening, Tesla co-founder and partner at Spero Ventures, will join the company’s board of directors Singularity works with Harvard, Sense, Measurabl, Eversource, and several undisclosed grid operators and utilities on decarbonization efforts In addition to the Seed funding round, Singularity has received $1.2M in grants from the National Science Foundation’s Tags:
Spero Ventures Investments
30 Investments
Spero Ventures has made 30 investments. Their latest investment was in Corvus Robotics as part of their Unattributed VC on June 6, 2022.
Spero Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/3/2022 | Unattributed VC | Corvus Robotics | $7.98M | Yes | 1 | |
3/21/2022 | Unattributed VC - II | Turo | $35.17M | Yes | 2 | |
3/9/2022 | Seed VC | Guide | $8M | Yes | 2 | |
1/27/2022 | Seed VC | |||||
11/4/2021 | Series A |
Date | 6/3/2022 | 3/21/2022 | 3/9/2022 | 1/27/2022 | 11/4/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Unattributed VC | Unattributed VC - II | Seed VC | Seed VC | Series A |
Company | Corvus Robotics | Turo | Guide | ||
Amount | $7.98M | $35.17M | $8M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Spero Ventures Portfolio Exits
2 Portfolio Exits
Spero Ventures has 2 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Core Wellness on July 27, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/27/2021 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 7/27/2021 | |
|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | |
Companies | ||
Valuation | ||
Acquirer | ||
Sources | 1 |
Spero Ventures Fund History
1 Fund History
Spero Ventures has 1 fund, including Spero Ventures 1.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/21/2018 | Spero Ventures 1 | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $100M | 2 |
Closing Date | 3/21/2018 |
|---|---|
Fund | Spero Ventures 1 |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital |
Status | Closed |
Amount | $100M |
Sources | 2 |
Spero Ventures Team
2 Team Members
Spero Ventures has 2 team members, including current Founding Partner, Shripriya Mahesh.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Shripriya Mahesh | Omidyar Network, First Look Media, eBay, and NextCard | Founding Partner | Current |
Andrew Parker | Spark Capital, Union Square Ventures, and Homestead Technologies | General Partner | Current |
Name | Shripriya Mahesh | Andrew Parker |
|---|---|---|
Work History | Omidyar Network, First Look Media, eBay, and NextCard | Spark Capital, Union Square Ventures, and Homestead Technologies |
Title | Founding Partner | General Partner |
Status | Current | Current |
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