Spero Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm backed by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and staffed with former founders & operators from landmark companies, including eBay and Tesla.
We believe purpose-led companies outperform all others, and with our portfolio, we aim to deliver value to shareholders and society.
We invest in three verticals: well-being, work & purpose, and human connection.
We believe purpose-led companies outperform all others, and with our portfolio, we aim to deliver value to shareholders and society.
We invest in three verticals: well-being, work & purpose, and human connection.
Location: United States, California, Redwood City
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2018
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 28
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 16.12.2025 | Mobius Mat... | mobiusmaterials.com | $3.74M | United Sta... |
| 12.06.2023 | Oova | oova.life | $11.5M | United Sta... |
| 24.03.2021 | talkshopli... | talkshop.live | $9M | - |
| 07.12.2020 | Brainsgate | brainsgate.com | $14M | Israel, Ha... |
| 14.03.2019 | Gencove | gencove.com | $13.33M | United Sta... |
| - | Tortuga Ag... | tortugaagtech.com | $2.4M | United Sta... |
| - | Fiveable | fiveable.me | $12.43M | United Sta... |
| - | Metamap | getmati.com | $13.5M | United Sta... |
| - | Fathom AI | fathomai.com | $3M | United Sta... |
| - | RushTix | rushtix.com | $535K | United Sta... |
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Persons 7
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Marc | Tarpenning | Venture Pa... | linkedin.c... | - | m**c@spero... | - |
| - | Stephen | Wemple | Investor | linkedin.c... | - | s*****n@sp... | - |
| - | Sara | Eshelman | - | linkedin.c... | - | s**a@spero... | - |
| - | Mario | Sundar | Head Of Br... | linkedin.c... | - | m***o@sper... | - |
| - | Shripriya | Mahesh | Founding P... | linkedin.c... | - | s*****h@sp... | - |
| - | Brandon | Walker | - | linkedin.c... | - | b*****n@sp... | - |
| - | Andrew | Parker | General Pa... | linkedin.c... | - | a****w@spe... | - |
News 18
| Date | Title | Description |
| 07.12.2020 | For Our Kids, We Will Always Want to Know | Perspectives · December 7, 2020 |
| 01.12.2020 | Talent-Driven Globalization | Perspectives · December 1, 2020 |
| 28.11.2020 | Opportunity and Agency for Blue-Collar Technicians | Perspectives · November 28, 2020 |
| 25.11.2020 | Contrarian Investing 101 | Perspectives · November 25, 2020 |
| 01.10.2020 | A Framework for Understanding Customer Love | Perspectives · October 1, 2020 |
| 01.10.2020 | The Value of Writing for the Firmless Professional | Perspectives · October 1, 2020 |
| 30.09.2020 | Introducing a New Wave of Hyper-Personalized Parenting Advice | Perspectives · September 30, 2020 |
| 29.09.2020 | Getting to Know Gen Z | Perspectives · September 29, 2020 |
| 25.09.2020 | The Past, Present, and Future of Carbon | Perspectives · September 25, 2020 |
| 20.09.2020 | An Inside Look at Roblox, the Gaming Universe That’s Exploded to 164,000,000+ Users | Perspectives · September 20, 2020 |
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Mentions in press and media 22
| Date | Title | Description |
| 25.12.2025 | Mobius Materials Secures $3M to Revolutionize Semiconductor Spot Market | Mobius Materials, a Richmond, VA-based startup, secured $3 million in seed funding. The capital will transform the opaque secondary semiconductor market. Its B2B marketplace enhances transparency, liquidity, and quality control for vital el... |
| 16.12.2025 | Mobius Materials Raises $3M in Funding | Mobius Materials, a Richmond, VA-based B2B marketplace for hardware manufacturers, raised $3M in funding. The round was led by Spero Ventures, with participation from Outsiders Fund and RefashionD Ventures. Founded by CEO Margaret Upshur, M... |
| 23.09.2025 | TELO Trucks Raises $20M in Series A Funding | TELO Trucks, a San Carlos, CA-based electric mini truck maker, raised $20M in Series A funding. The round was led by Yves Behar, and Marc Tarpenning co-founder of Tesla and Venture Partner of Spero Ventures. Additional investment came from ... |
| 02.08.2024 | Leaf Agriculture Secures $11.3 Million to Transform Farm Data Management | In the ever-evolving landscape of agriculture, data is the new gold. Leaf Agriculture, a pioneer in farm data management, has just raised $11.3 million in Series A funding. This round, led by Spero Ventures, marks a significant leap forward... |
| 01.08.2024 | Leaf Agriculture raises $11.3m Series A to build ‘the lingua franca’ of ag data | Farm data management platform Leaf Agriculture has raised $11.3 million in Series A financing. Spero Ventures led the round, which also included participation from “all existing investors.” Leaf will use the new funds to expand its product ... |
| 31.07.2024 | Leaf Agriculture raises $11.3M in Series A Funding to Accelerate the Digital Transformation of Agriculture | Leaf Agriculture Leaf, the unified farm data API and largest farm data processing platform, announced today the close of a $11.3 million Series A round, led by Spero Ventures. The funding round included participation from all existing inves... |
| 13.03.2024 | IVF uncertainty aside, startups rush to offer fertility care amid rising demand | AI tools, egg freezing, surrogacy, IUI, donorship, oncofertility, genetic analysis, loans, and more In the aftermath of the Roe v. Wade overturn, U.S. fertility clinics (and patients alongside them) are battling an unlikely complication in ... |
| 13.03.2024 | Pint-sized pickup startup Telo Trucks adds Tesla co-founder to board as interest grows from fleet customers | When electric-vehicle startup Telo Trucks announced its pint-sized pickup, people predictably went nuts. There’s a cadre for whom small trucks aren’t just convenient, they’re a lifestyle, one that major automakers have largely ignored for t... |
| 10.03.2024 | Revolutionizing Gut Health: Tiny Health's $8.5M Funding Round | Tiny Health, a leader in at-home gut microbiome testing, secures $8.5M in funding to expand its offerings and bring personalized health insights to families across the nation. Tiny Health, a trailblazer in at-home gut microbiome testing, ha... |
| 02.06.2023 | Hyro Raises $20M for Conversational AI Assistant Used by Intermountain, Novant & More | Health-focused AI companies are continuing to generate venture capital funding as the healthcare industry works to automate its myriad of time-consuming administrative processes. This week, Hyro — a New York-based startup that is building a... |
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