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Sparking Capital
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Sparking Capital is an early-stage fund backing entrepreneurs with unique industry insights, powerful vision, passion, courage, and excellence in execution. The firm is sector agnostic with a preference for companies where AI and machine learning are core to the product — 'not as a badge, but as the engine behind a defensible business model' — with particular interest in cybersecurity, future of work, business process automation, fintech, e-commerce tools, and supply chain. It focuses primarily on Romania and broader Europe, targeting startups with the potential to become national champions and scale internationally. Sparking Capital offers 'smart money' investments at the pre-seed and seed stages, with first-ticket sizes of €300K–€1.5M per round and cumulative follow-on support of up to €5–6M per startup. Beyond capital, the fund provides hands-on mentorship, board-level engagement, and access to a national and European VC network to facilitate international scale-up. Sparking Capital Fund II is backed by the European Investment Fund (EIF) through Romania's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
Notable quotes
“Our decision to back RobosizeME reflects our strong conviction in both the team and the scale of the opportunity. The founding team combines deep, hands-on operational insight into the hospitality industry with bold global ambition. As hands-on investors, we are excited to support the company through its next phase of growth and help build a long-term leader in hospitality technology.”
“Romania is our focus by conviction, not by default. In the era of AI, pre-seed is no longer a bet on a deck and a team. Show us traction — any traction. A 'no' from us is never final. It's a 'not yet.' Keep pushing.”
“The next billion-dollar company is being built right now — in an unexpected place, by an unlikely founder. We intend to be there first.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pluria | Seed | $2m | 2026-05-12 |
| RobosizeME | Seed | $2m | 2026-02-25 |
| Liv Longevity Labs | Pre-seed | — | — |
| Questo | Seed | $2m | 2024-08-07 |
| Bright Spaces | Seed | — | 2023-12-04 |
| Vatis Tech | Series A | — | 2023-01-10 |
| KFactory | Seed | — | — |
| Hyperhuman | Pre-seed | — | — |
| Bankata | Seed | — | — |
| SymphoPay | Pre-seed | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| SeedTwo Capital | 1 |
| BrightCap Ventures | 1 |
| Crescendo Ventures | 1 |
| SeedBlink | 1 |
| Early Game Ventures | 1 |
| PI Labs | 1 |
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