First Spark Ventures

First Spark Ventures is a deep tech venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, established in 2021. The firm specializes in investing in scientists and supports innovative startups at the pre-seed, seed, and series A stages. First Spark Ventures targets deep-tech sectors, with a particular emphasis on biotechnology, advanced computation, cyber-physical systems, and advanced materials. Through its investments, the firm aims to foster technological advancements and scientific breakthroughs on a global scale.

James Chan

Investor

Danny Chen

General Partner

Manish Kothari Ph.D

Founding Managing Partner

Todd Meister

Founding General Partner

Peter Olcott

Principal

Aaron Sisto

Partner

Gal Treger

General Partner

Jennifer Wu

Principal

Haitao Zhu Ph.D

Partner

1 past transactions

Walking Fish Therapeutics

Series A in 2022
Walking Fish Therapeutics is developing a platform to harness B cells’ capability to activate the immune system in the treatment of cancer, and to serve as in vivo protein factories that produce replacement proteins for deficiency diseases, regenerative proteins, and engineered antibodies.
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