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Interlock Partners
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Interlock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Dallas, Texas and New York that backs companies driving transformational change in the enterprise technology stack fueled by artificial intelligence, cloud platforms, and other innovative solutions. The firm invests in companies positioned to take advantage of emerging technologies to transform a market, seeking high-confidence teams that meet strategic and financial goals with best practices in scaling tech, organization, planning, execution, and controls. Industries of focus include tech-enabled business services, advertising and marketing, industrial automation, education and training, digital media, financial services, real estate tech, HR tech, cybersecurity, and logistics. Interlock takes a hands-on, operator-first approach—leveraging its extensive network to accelerate portfolio companies through strategic planning, team building, partnership development, and data-driven insights.
Notable quotes
“Nada is creating the infrastructure for home equity to function as a modern, investable asset class.”
“We are confident in GoodBuy Gear's promise and capacity to lead here.”
“We are the operator … we get it.”
Team
Carl Sparks
Managing Partner
Harry Hawks
Venture Partner
Inobat Karras
Principal
Riley Friedenberg
Associate
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honor Education | Series A | $38m | 2025-07-08 |
| Nada | Series A | $10m | 2025-12-02 |
| ZenBusiness | Series A | — | 2019-01-01 |
| VidMob | Series C | — | 2022-08-01 |
| Black Crow AI | Series A | $25m | 2021-04-05 |
| GoodBuy Gear | Series B | $14m | 2023-06-20 |
| Tradeteq | Series A+ | $13m | 2023-09-11 |
| Perceptyx | Series A | — | — |
| MAX (Music Audience Exchange) | Series B | — | 2022-10-01 |
| Rechat | Series A | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Revolution Ventures | 2 |
| MS&AD Ventures | 1 |
| LiveOak Ventures | 1 |
| LEGO Ventures | 1 |
| Alpha Edison | 1 |
| Crawley Ventures | 1 |
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