Venture firm in listed AI tools

Spark Capital

Spark Capital has backed 19 companies behind 22 listings on Anchor Terminal.

Venture firm

Spark Capital has backed 19 companies behind 22 listings on Anchor Terminal.

Companies on Anchor Terminal

Switchboard Visual Technologies, Inc. (dba Airtop) through Spark
- Airtop C · Browser automation
Source iconventures.com/stages/active
Anthropic Series C, May 2023, led a round
- Claude API BB · Model APIs & inference
- Claude Agent SDK BB · Agent frameworks & SDKs
- Claude Code C · Agent harnesses
Source anthropic.com/news/…
Antseed Foundation Token round, October 2026, led a round
- Antseed C · Model APIs & inference
Source antseed.com/blog/…
Anthropic, PBC Series C, May 2023, led a round
- Claude Duet F · Personal assistants
Source anthropic.com/news/…
Close Funding round, April 2013
- Close API + MCP B · CRM & customer platforms
Source techcrunch.com/?p=790083
Crusoe Series E, October 2025
- Crusoe Cloud B · GPU & serverless compute
Source crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/…
Deel, Inc. Series D, October 2021
- Deel B · HR & employee operations
Source deel.com/blog/…
Granola, Inc. Series A, October 2024, Series C, March 2026, led a round
- Granola C · Meeting capture & meeting infrastructure
Source granola.ai/blog/series-a
Mercury Technologies, Inc. Series C, March 2025, Series D, May 2026
- Mercury API B · Spend management & procurement
Source mercury.com/blog/…
Nylas Series B, June 2020
- Nylas Calendar and Scheduler API BB · Calendars & scheduling
- Nylas Email API A · Mailbox access
Source nylas.com/blog/pr/…
Nylas, Inc. Series B, June 2020
- Nylas Notetaker API BB · Meeting capture & meeting infrastructure
Source nylas.com/blog/pr/…
Parallel Web Systems Series A, November 2025, Series B, April 2026
- Parallel Search and Task APIs BB · Web search APIs
Source parallel.ai/blog/series-a
Pendo.io, Inc. Series B, December 2016, Series D, September 2018, led a round
- Pendo D · Product analytics & experimentation
Source pendo.io/news/…
Pika (Mellis, Inc.) Series B, June 2024, led a round
- Pika API D · Video generation
Source maginative.com/article/…
Qdrant Series A, January 2024, Series B, March 2026, led a round
- Qdrant API + MCP BB · Retrieval & vector search
Source qdrant.tech/blog/…
Ramp Business Corporation Series C, August 2021, Funding round, March 2022
- Ramp C · Spend management & procurement
Source ramp.com/blog/ramp-series-c
Tigris Data Series A, October 2025, led a round
- Tigris E · File storage & sharing
Source tigrisdata.com/blog/series-a
Tray.ai Series C extension, September 2022
- Tray.ai API + MCP C · Workflow automation
Source tray.ai/company/news/…
Puzzl Group Inc. Series A, August 2021, led a round
- Zeal E · Payroll infrastructure
Source techcrunch.com/2021/08/27/…

Where they invest

Model APIs & inference 2 Meeting capture & meeting infrastructure 2 Spend management & procurement 2 Browser automation 1 Agent frameworks & SDKs 1 Agent harnesses 1 Personal assistants 1 CRM & customer platforms 1 GPU & serverless compute 1 HR & employee operations 1 Calendars & scheduling 1 Mailbox access 1 Web search APIs 1 Product analytics & experimentation 1 Video generation 1 Retrieval & vector search 1 File storage & sharing 1 Workflow automation 1 Payroll infrastructure 1

Founders they backed

Dario Amodei Anthropic
Daniela Amodei Anthropic
Tom Brown Anthropic
Jack Clark Anthropic
Jared Kaplan Anthropic
Sam McCandlish Anthropic
Chris Olah Anthropic
Karan Ahuja Anthropic, PBC
Steli Efti Close
Anthony Nemitz Close
Thomas Steinacher Close
Alex Bouaziz Deel, Inc.
Shuo Wang Deel, Inc.
Christine Spang Nylas, Nylas, Inc.
Parag Agrawal Parallel Web Systems
Todd Olson Pendo.io, Inc.
Erik Troan Pendo.io, Inc.
Rahul Jain Pendo.io, Inc.
Eric Boduch Pendo.io, Inc.
Demi Guo Pika (Mellis, Inc.)
Chenlin Meng Pika (Mellis, Inc.)
André Zayarni Qdrant
Andrey Vasnetsov Qdrant
Ovais Tariq Tigris Data
Himank Chaudhary Tigris Data
Yevgeniy Firsov Tigris Data
Kirti Shenoy Puzzl Group Inc.
Pranab Krishnan Puzzl Group Inc.

Questions

Which AI tools has Spark Capital invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists Switchboard Visual Technologies, Inc. (dba Airtop), Anthropic, Antseed Foundation, Anthropic, PBC, Close, Crusoe, Deel, Inc., Granola, Inc., Mercury Technologies, Inc., Nylas, Nylas, Inc., Parallel Web Systems, Pendo.io, Inc., Pika (Mellis, Inc.), Qdrant, Ramp Business Corporation, Tigris Data, Tray.ai and Puzzl Group Inc. backed by Spark Capital.

How are Spark Capital's companies graded?

On Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Airtop (C, 55.4), Claude API (BB, 77.3), Claude Agent SDK (BB, 70.1), Claude Code (C, 59.9), Antseed (C, 55.1), Claude Duet (F, 17.9), Close API + MCP (B, 66.8), Crusoe Cloud (B, 63.4), Deel (B, 69.1), Granola (C, 61.6), Mercury API (B, 63.8), Nylas Calendar and Scheduler API (BB, 71.1), Nylas Email API (A, 79.1), Nylas Notetaker API (BB, 71.8), Parallel Search and Task APIs (BB, 75.1), Pendo (D, 48.3), Pika API (D, 47.5), Qdrant API + MCP (BB, 73.3), Ramp (C, 57.3), Tigris (E, 44.7), Tray.ai API + MCP (C, 55.6) and Zeal (E, 45.7).

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