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  "markdown": "Venture firm.\n\nWebsite: https://www.sparkcapital.com\n\n## Companies on Anchor Terminal\n\n- **Switchboard Visual Technologies, Inc. (dba Airtop)**, through Spark\n  - [Airtop](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/airtop.md), graded C, 55.4/100\n  - Source: https://iconventures.com/stages/active/\n- **Anthropic**, Series C, May 2023, led a round\n  - [Claude API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/anthropic-api.md), graded BB, 77.3/100\n  - [Claude Agent SDK](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-agent-sdk.md), graded BB, 70.1/100\n  - [Claude Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-code.md), graded C, 59.9/100\n  - Source: https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-series-c\n- **Antseed Foundation**, Token round, October 2026, led a round\n  - [Antseed](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/antseed.md), graded C, 55.1/100\n  - Source: https://antseed.com/blog/antseed-foundation-raises-2-4m/\n- **Anthropic, PBC**, Series C, May 2023, led a round\n  - [Claude Duet](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-duet.md), graded F, 17.9/100\n  - Source: https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-series-c\n- **Close**, Funding round, April 2013\n  - [Close API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/close.md), graded B, 66.8/100\n  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/?p=790083\n- **Crusoe**, Series E, October 2025\n  - [Crusoe Cloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crusoe-cloud.md), graded B, 63.4/100\n  - Source: https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-announces-series-e-funding\n- **Deel, Inc.**, Series D, October 2021\n  - [Deel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deel.md), graded B, 69.1/100\n  - Source: https://www.deel.com/blog/weve-raised-our-series-d/\n- **Granola, Inc.**, Series A, October 2024, Series C, March 2026, led a round\n  - [Granola](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granola.md), graded C, 61.6/100\n  - Source: https://www.granola.ai/blog/series-a\n- **Mercury Technologies, Inc.**, Series C, March 2025, Series D, May 2026\n  - [Mercury API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mercury.md), graded B, 63.8/100\n  - Source: https://mercury.com/blog/series-c-announcement\n- **Nylas**, Series B, June 2020\n  - [Nylas Calendar and Scheduler API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nylas-calendar.md), graded BB, 71.1/100\n  - [Nylas Email API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nylas-email.md), graded A, 79.1/100\n  - Source: https://www.nylas.com/blog/pr/nylas-raises-25m-to-fuel-innovation-in-communication-apis/\n- **Nylas, Inc.**, Series B, June 2020\n  - [Nylas Notetaker API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nylas-notetaker.md), graded BB, 71.8/100\n  - Source: https://www.nylas.com/blog/pr/nylas-raises-25m-to-fuel-innovation-in-communication-apis/\n- **Parallel Web Systems**, Series A, November 2025, Series B, April 2026\n  - [Parallel Search and Task APIs](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/parallel-search-api.md), graded BB, 75.1/100\n  - Source: https://parallel.ai/blog/series-a\n- **Pendo.io, Inc.**, Series B, December 2016, Series D, September 2018, led a round\n  - [Pendo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pendo.md), graded D, 48.3/100\n  - Source: https://www.pendo.io/news/pendo-raises-20-million-series-b-funding-led-by-spark-capital-to-accelerate-the-consumerization-of-enterprise-software/\n- **Pika (Mellis, Inc.)**, Series B, June 2024, led a round\n  - [Pika API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pika.md), graded D, 47.5/100\n  - Source: https://www.maginative.com/article/pika-labs-secures-80m-in-series-b-funding\n- **Qdrant**, Series A, January 2024, Series B, March 2026, led a round\n  - [Qdrant API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qdrant.md), graded BB, 73.3/100\n  - Source: https://qdrant.tech/blog/series-a-funding-round/\n- **Ramp Business Corporation**, Series C, August 2021, Funding round, March 2022\n  - [Ramp](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ramp.md), graded C, 57.3/100\n  - Source: https://ramp.com/blog/ramp-series-c\n- **Tigris Data**, Series A, October 2025, led a round\n  - [Tigris](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tigris.md), graded E, 44.7/100\n  - Source: https://www.tigrisdata.com/blog/series-a/\n- **Tray.ai**, Series C extension, September 2022\n  - [Tray.ai API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tray.md), graded C, 55.6/100\n  - Source: https://tray.ai/company/news/funding-announcement/\n- **Puzzl Group Inc.**, Series A, August 2021, led a round\n  - [Zeal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zeal.md), graded E, 45.7/100\n  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/27/zeal-banks-13m-to-offer-employers-a-build-your-own-payroll-product-infrastructure/\n\n## Where they invest\n\n- Model APIs \u0026 inference, 2\n- Meeting capture \u0026 meeting infrastructure, 2\n- Spend management \u0026 procurement, 2\n- Browser automation, 1\n- Agent frameworks \u0026 SDKs, 1\n- Agent harnesses, 1\n- Personal assistants, 1\n- CRM \u0026 customer platforms, 1\n- GPU \u0026 serverless compute, 1\n- HR \u0026 employee operations, 1\n- Calendars \u0026 scheduling, 1\n- Mailbox access, 1\n- Web search APIs, 1\n- Product analytics \u0026 experimentation, 1\n- Video generation, 1\n- Retrieval \u0026 vector search, 1\n- File storage \u0026 sharing, 1\n- Workflow automation, 1\n- Payroll infrastructure, 1\n\n## Founders they backed\n\n- [Dario Amodei](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dario-amodei/), Anthropic\n- [Daniela Amodei](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/daniela-amodei/), Anthropic\n- [Tom Brown](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tom-brown/), Anthropic\n- [Jack Clark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jack-clark/), Anthropic\n- [Jared Kaplan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jared-kaplan/), Anthropic\n- [Sam McCandlish](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/sam-mccandlish/), Anthropic\n- [Chris Olah](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chris-olah/), Anthropic\n- [Karan Ahuja](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/karan-ahuja/), Anthropic, PBC\n- [Steli Efti](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/steli-efti/), Close\n- [Anthony Nemitz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/anthony-nemitz/), Close\n- [Thomas Steinacher](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/thomas-steinacher/), Close\n- [Alex Bouaziz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/alex-bouaziz/), Deel, Inc.\n- [Shuo Wang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/shuo-wang/), Deel, Inc.\n- [Christine Spang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/christine-spang/), Nylas, Nylas, Inc.\n- [Parag Agrawal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/parag-agrawal/), Parallel Web Systems\n- [Todd Olson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/todd-olson/), Pendo.io, Inc.\n- [Erik Troan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/erik-troan/), Pendo.io, Inc.\n- [Rahul Jain](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rahul-jain/), Pendo.io, Inc.\n- [Eric Boduch](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/eric-boduch/), Pendo.io, Inc.\n- [Demi Guo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/demi-guo/), Pika (Mellis, Inc.)\n- [Chenlin Meng](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chenlin-meng/), Pika (Mellis, Inc.)\n- [André Zayarni](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/andre-zayarni/), Qdrant\n- [Andrey Vasnetsov](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/andrey-vasnetsov/), Qdrant\n- [Ovais Tariq](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ovais-tariq/), Tigris Data\n- [Himank Chaudhary](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/himank-chaudhary/), Tigris Data\n- [Yevgeniy Firsov](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/yevgeniy-firsov/), Tigris Data\n- [Kirti Shenoy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/kirti-shenoy/), Puzzl Group Inc.\n- [Pranab Krishnan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/pranab-krishnan/), Puzzl Group Inc.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which AI tools has Spark Capital invested in?\n\nAnchor 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.\n\n### How are Spark Capital's companies graded?\n\nOn 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).\n\nInvestors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. 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