Sparrows

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Updated: Jan 22, 2026 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Aug 1, 2024	Siepe	$30.0M Series B	—	Cota Capital, Founders Fund, Hanaco Ventures, Haymaker Ventures, Helium-3 Ventures, Montage Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, QED Investors, Streamlined Ventures, WestCap, Harris Barton, Matt Bellamy, Roger Bamford, Sean Bill
Nov 1, 2022	BeeHero	$42.0M Series B	—	Aya, Cota Capital, Founders Fund, Glilot Capital Partners, Haymaker Ventures, Helium-3 Ventures, Leap Forward Ventures, Montage Ventures, MS&AD Ventures, Pitango Venture Capital, Plug & Play Ventures, Rabbit Ventures, S Capital VC, Streamlined Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners, WestCap, Harris Barton, Matt Bellamy, Roger Bamford
May 1, 2022	Viable	$5.0M Seed	—	01 Advisors, Kevin Hartz, Alumni Ventures, Bascom Ventures, Rexhep Dollaku, TJ Nahigian, B Capital Group, Construct Capital, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Electric Capital, Fifth Wall, Flex Capital, Galaxy Digital, Grasshopper Capital, Javelin Venture Partners, M13, Prime Movers Lab, Race Capital, Sand Hill Angels, Streamlined Ventures, WestCap, Ben Davenport, Jacqueline Reses, Ryan Tedder, Tikhon Bernstam
Jan 1, 2022	Wibond	$6.0M Seed	—	Alpha Capital Acquisition Company, Gradient Ventures, Myelin VC, Newtopia VC, Piazza Venture Labs, Pioneer Fund, Race Capital, Eddie Hartman, James Park, Kevin Lin, Ran Makavy
Apr 1, 2021	Breinify	$6.0M Seed	—	Anderson Angels, Andreessen Horowitz, Cota Capital, Draper Associates, Eaglehead Capital, Founder Collective, FTX Ventures, Fusion Fund, Gradient Ventures, Gutbrain Ventures, Hustle Fund, Mucker Capital, Hans Tung, Race Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Telstra Ventures, Think + Ventures, Balaji Srinivasan, Bart Swanson, Harris Barton
Mar 1, 2021	Syndicate	$1.0M Seed	—	8VC, 9Yards Capital, Adverb Ventures, AirAngels, Alchemy Ventures, Amino Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Archetype, Asylum Ventures, Banana Capital, Benchmark, Bling Capital, Blockchain.com Ventures, Broadway Angels, Byers Capital, CoinFund, Craft Ventures, Zachary Bogue, Decibel Partners, DST Global, Electric Capital, Ethereal Ventures, Fifth Wall, Tanguy Chau, Foundation Capital, Framework Ventures, Galaxy Digital, Grace Beauty Capital, Greenfield One, Greylock, Hack VC, Haun Ventures, IDG Ventures, Initialized Capital, IVP, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Lakestar, Liquid 2 Ventures, Lytical Ventures, MATR Ventures, Merus Capital, Muchmore Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Nascent, North Island Ventures, Olima Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Outrun Ventures, Paradigm, Polychain Capital, Practical Venture Capital, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Alexander Rosen, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Seed Club Ventures, Socially Financed, Spark Capital, Stellar Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Susa Ventures, The Hit Forge, TSVC Capital, WndrCo LLC, Xfund, Akash Garg, Alexander Salnikov, Alex Pack, Amr Awadallah, Andrew Steinwold, Anne Wojcicki, Anthony Pompliano, Anthony Saleh, Balaji Srinivasan, Bill Ackman, Chung-Man Tam, Don Hutchison, Elad Gil, Gautam Gupta, George Hu, Ian Borthwick, James Beshara, Joshua Schachter, Michael Levit, Mike Vernal, Othman Laraki, Patrick S. Chung, rich simoni, Rob Solomon, Shayne Coplan, Stani Kulechov, Steve Chen, Sue Xu, Tegan Kline, Tony Sheng, Trevor McFedries, Vishal Makhijani
Mar 1, 2020	Savvy	$2.0M Seed	—	Andreessen Horowitz, BoxGroup, Cambridge Innovation Capital, Cota Capital, Founder Collective, FTX Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Harrison Metal, Khosla Ventures, MMC Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Telstra Ventures, Think + Ventures, Valar Ventures, Aaron Levie, Balaji Srinivasan, Marc Benioff, Matthew Grant
Jul 1, 2019	Voro	$3.0M Seed	—	Activant Capital, Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Ardent Venture Partners, Balderton Capital, B Capital Group, Bling Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Bora&Sons, BoxGroup, Broadway Angels, Buckley Ventures, Builders VC, Company Capital, CrunchFund, Curated, Curie.Bio, CVS Health, Ali Tamaseb, Zachary Bogue, Decibel Partners, Dig Ventures, Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global, Flex Capital, Eric Rosenblum, Founder Collective, Grace Beauty Capital, Gradient Ventures, Greylock, GSV Asset Management, IDG Ventures, Indeed.com, Insight Partners, Khosla Ventures, Lytical Ventures, Menlo Ventures, mParticle, NEO, Next Play Ventures, Operator Partners, PS Investments, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Ride Ventures, Alexander Rosen, Sequoia Capital, SignalFire, Stellar Capital, Summit Partners, Teamworthy Ventures, Xfund, Aaron Patzer, Anne Wojcicki, Anthony Saleh, Brad Holden, Charlie Songhurst, Chung-Man Tam, Eric Ries, Frederic Kerrest, Hana Besbes, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Michael Levit, Nimit Maru, Parker Harris, Patrick S. Chung, Ran Makavy, Rob Theis, Russell Fradin, Russ Fradin, Scott Belsky, Spencer Slaine, Varsha Rao, Vipul Ved Prakash, William Hockey
Jul 1, 2019	Momentus	$26.0M Series A	—	Cota Capital, Fifth Wall, Prime Movers Lab, Streamlined Ventures
Apr 1, 2019	Experimental	$500K Seed	—	Newtopia VC, Piazza Venture Labs
Apr 1, 2019	Embark	$12.0M Series A	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Bling Capital, Zachary Bogue, Decibel Partners, DST Global, Grace Beauty Capital, IDG Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Lytical Ventures, Northpond Ventures, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Alexander Rosen, Section 32, Xfund, Anthony Saleh, Brad Holden, Chung-Man Tam, James Beshara, Michael Levit, Patrick S. Chung
Feb 1, 2019	ThirdLove	$55.0M Series B	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Vasudev Bailey, Asset Management Ventures, Bain Capital Life Sciences, Bling Capital, Cofounders Capital, Zachary Bogue, Decibel Partners, DST Global, Grace Beauty Capital, IDG Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Lytical Ventures, Polaris Partners, QueensBridge Venture Partners, RA Capital, Alexander Rosen, Section 32, Xfund, Anne Wojcicki, Anthony Saleh, Brad Holden, Chung-Man Tam, James Beshara, Michael Levit, Patrick S. Chung
Feb 1, 2019	ZEDEDA	$16.0M Series A	—	Alchemist Accelerator, Almaz Capital, ARCH Venture Partners, Cota Capital, Energize Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, Founders Fund, F-Prime Capital Partners, FTX Ventures, General Catalyst, Haymaker Ventures, Helium-3 Ventures, Lux Capital, Montage Ventures, Mubadala, National Grid Partners, Plug & Play Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, WestCap, Y Combinator, Zetta Venture Partners, Arash Ferdowsi, Balaji Srinivasan, Eoghan McCabe, Karim Atiyeh, Matt Bellamy, Roger Bamford, Scott Belsky
Feb 1, 2019	Ritual	$25.0M Series B	—	Acequia Capital, Adjacent, AME Cloud Ventures, Amplify.LA, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Cherubic Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Founders Fund, Hardware Club, Khosla Ventures, Launchpad Capital, LAUNCHub Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, NewFund, NextView Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Hans Tung, Outlander Labs, Peterson Ventures, Primitive Ventures, Red Sea Ventures, Samsung NEXT Ventures, Sequoia Capital, SLVC, SV Angel, The Hit Forge, Transmedia Capital, Union Square Ventures, Andy Rankin, Bill Tai, David Bettner, Konstantin von Unger, Michael Stoppelman, Nils Johnson, Romain Afflelou, Shane Neman, Steve Chen, Yan-David Erlich
Aug 1, 2018	Momentus	$8.0M Seed	—	305 Ventures, Blockchain Capital, C3 Ventures, Cota Capital, Fifth Wall, Hack VC, Novel TMT, Prime Movers Lab, Streamlined Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Valhalla Capital, David Marcus
Aug 1, 2018	OfferUp	$39.0M Series D	—	Acequia Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Amplify.LA, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Cherubic Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Founders Fund, Hardware Club, Khosla Ventures, Notable Capital, Outlander Labs, Primitive Ventures, Samsung NEXT Ventures, SLVC, SV Angel, The Hit Forge, Transmedia Capital, Andy Rankin, Bill Tai, Konstantin von Unger, Michael Stoppelman, Nils Johnson, Steve Chen
Jul 1, 2018	Team SoloMid	$37.0M Series A	—	AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Atomic, Audrey Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, BITKRAFT Ventures, Casa Verde Capital, Catapult Capital, Chemistry VC, Cota Capital, Counterview Capital, Courtside Ventures, CP Ventures, First Round Capital, Founder Collective, Foundry Group, FTX Ventures, General Catalyst, Golden Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Karim Faris, Hardware Club, High Alpha, IVP, Liquid 2 Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Lumia Capital, Nex Cubed, NextGen Venture Partners, Penny Jar Capital, Polychain Capital, QB1 Ventures, Gil Penchina, Rosecliff Ventures, Simon Equity Partners LLC, Sound Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Sweet Capital, Techstars, Telstra Ventures, Think + Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Uncork Capital, What If Ventures, Y Combinator, Andre Iguodala, Anjula Acharia Bath, Balaji Srinivasan, Eric Ries, George Hoyem, Jason Robins, Jens Christensen, Jon Goldman, Marcus Bartram, Mark Solon, Rohit Gupta, Ryan Melohn, Yee Lee
Sep 1, 2017	Future Family	$4.0M Seed	—	1984 Ventures, Amplify Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, at.inc/, Audrey Capital, Avalon Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bond, Broadway Angels, Celesta, Cota Capital, CRV, Dell Technologies Capital, Element Partners, EQT Ventures, Founders Fund, Fuel Capital, Genoa Ventures, Haymaker Ventures, Heavybit, Helium-3 Ventures, IDG Ventures, Incisive Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Lightbank, Mango Capital, Montage Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Alexander Rosen, Gil Penchina, Stellar Capital, Streamlined Ventures, SV Angel, Thirty Five Ventures, Threshold Ventures, Turtle Ventures, Vertex Ventures, WestCap, Alex Payne, Dylan Field, Eric Ries, Harris Barton, Jeremy LaTrasse, Jeremy Stoppelman, Kyle York, Leah Busque, Mark Williamson, Matt Bellamy, Roger Bamford, Stewart Butterfield
Aug 1, 2017	Ripcord	$25.0M Series B	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Cota Capital, Founder Collective, FTX Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Telstra Ventures, Think + Ventures, Balaji Srinivasan
Jul 1, 2017	ApplyBoard	$1.0M Seed	—	Acequia Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Amplify.LA, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Cherubic Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Founders Fund, Hardware Club, Khosla Ventures, Hans Tung, Outlander Labs, Primitive Ventures, Samsung NEXT Ventures, SLVC, SV Angel, The Hit Forge, Transmedia Capital, Andy Rankin, Bill Tai, Konstantin von Unger, Michael Stoppelman, Nils Johnson, Steve Chen
Jul 1, 2017	Ritual	$11.0M Series A	—	Acequia Capital, Adjacent, AME Cloud Ventures, Amplify.LA, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Cherubic Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Founders Fund, Hardware Club, Khosla Ventures, Launchpad Capital, LAUNCHub Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, NewFund, NextView Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Hans Tung, Outlander Labs, Peterson Ventures, Primitive Ventures, Red Sea Ventures, Samsung NEXT Ventures, Sequoia Capital, SLVC, SV Angel, The Hit Forge, Transmedia Capital, Union Square Ventures, Andy Rankin, Bill Tai, David Bettner, Konstantin von Unger, Michael Stoppelman, Nils Johnson, Romain Afflelou, Shane Neman, Steve Chen, Yan-David Erlich
Jul 1, 2017	Embark	$6.0M Seed	—	8VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Bling Capital, Zachary Bogue, Decibel Partners, Dig Ventures, DST Global, Founder Collective, Founders' Co-op, Grace Beauty Capital, IDG Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Lytical Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Northpond Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Jeff Richards, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Alexander Rosen, Section 32, Serena Ventures, SNR, Tiger Global Management, Xfund, Anthony Saleh, Brad Holden, Charlie Songhurst, Chung-Man Tam, James Beshara, Michael Levit, Patrick S. Chung
Jun 1, 2017	Lunchclub	$460K Seed	—	Accel, Acequia Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Amplify.LA, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Cherubic Ventures, Electric Capital, Felicis Ventures, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Hardware Club, Highland Capital Partners, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Hans Tung, Outlander Labs, Polaris Partners, Primitive Ventures, Samsung NEXT Ventures, SLVC, South Park Commons, Stellar Capital, SV Angel, The Hit Forge, Transmedia Capital, Alfonso De los Rios, Andy Rankin, Bill Tai, Dylan Field, Gautam Gupta, Gokul Rajaram, Greg Brockman, Jeff Arnold, Konstantin von Unger, Michael Stoppelman, Nils Johnson, Peter Fishman, Sam Altman, Shishir Mehrotra, Steve Chen
Jun 1, 2017	Aera Technology	$50.0M Series B	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Bling Capital, Zachary Bogue, Decibel Partners, DST Global, Grace Beauty Capital, IDG Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Lytical Ventures, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Alexander Rosen, Xfund, Anne Wojcicki, Anthony Saleh, Brad Holden, Chung-Man Tam, James Beshara, Michael Levit, Patrick S. Chung
May 1, 2017	nura	$5.0M Seed	—	Acequia Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Amplify.LA, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Cherubic Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Founders Fund, Hardware Club, Khosla Ventures, Hans Tung, Outlander Labs, Primitive Ventures, Samsung NEXT Ventures, SLVC, SOSV, SV Angel, The Hit Forge, Transmedia Capital, Andy Rankin, Bill Tai, Konstantin von Unger, Nils Johnson, Steve Chen

Financial History

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Valuation

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Leadership Team

Key people at Sparrows.

Pankaj Shah

Investor

Leadership Team

Key people at Sparrows.

Pankaj Shah

Investor

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Sparrows Capital is a private investment firm specializing in evidence-based, cost-efficient portfolio management for family offices, wealthy individuals, and select institutions. The firm’s mission is to make investing simpler and more efficient by focusing on long-term, systematic strategies rooted in robust academic research. Their investment philosophy centers on harvesting market returns through diversified, low-cost vehicles—primarily ETFs and index funds—while minimizing fees and emotional decision-making. Sparrows Capital does not engage in stock picking or market timing, instead emphasizing strategic, risk-based, and factor-driven approaches. Their impact is most notable in the private wealth and institutional investment space, where they help clients achieve consistent, transparent, and resilient portfolio outcomes.

Origin Story

Founded in 2008, Sparrows Capital began by managing the liquid assets of its founding family, gradually expanding its services to external clients as demand grew. The firm’s leadership, including CEO Yariv Haim, brings decades of experience in wealth management and a commitment to evidence-based investing. Over time, Sparrows Capital evolved from a family office into a broader private investment office, offering discretionary portfolio management and developing pre-defined risk profiles aligned with recognized indices. Their approach has been shaped by a deep respect for empirical data and a desire to simplify complex investment processes for clients.

Core Differentiators

Evidence-Based Investing: All strategies are grounded in long-term empirical research and academic studies, ensuring decisions are objective and systematic.
Cost Efficiency: Heavy use of low-cost ETFs and index funds minimizes fees and maximizes net returns.
Transparency & Simplicity: Clients receive clear, intuitive reporting and maintain direct ownership of their assets, reducing stress and workload.
Systematic Rebalancing: Portfolios are regularly rebalanced to maintain consistent risk exposure and avoid emotional, ill-timed interventions.
Multi-Layered Diversification: Risk is managed across asset classes, geographies, and individual securities.
No Commissions or Conflicts: The firm does not accept commissions from product providers, aligning incentives with client outcomes.
Sustainable & Ethical Options: Increasing focus on ESG and socially responsible investing, advised by leading experts in the field.

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Sparrows Capital operates at the intersection of finance and technology, leveraging data-driven methodologies and digital platforms to deliver investment solutions. Their rise reflects a broader trend toward passive, rules-based investing and the growing demand for transparency and efficiency in wealth management. As fintech continues to disrupt traditional finance, firms like Sparrows Capital are well-positioned to influence how investors—especially high-net-worth individuals and institutions—approach portfolio construction. Their emphasis on automation, low costs, and evidence-based decision-making aligns with the broader movement toward democratizing access to sophisticated investment strategies.

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Sparrows Capital is poised to continue expanding its footprint in the private wealth and institutional investment space, particularly as demand for transparent, low-cost, and sustainable strategies grows. The firm’s commitment to evidence-based investing and technological efficiency positions it as a leader in the next generation of investment management. As market volatility and regulatory scrutiny increase, Sparrows Capital’s systematic, conflict-free approach will likely become even more attractive to discerning investors. Their influence will extend beyond portfolio performance, shaping how the broader ecosystem values simplicity, transparency, and long-term resilience in investing.

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Evidence-Based Investing: All strategies are grounded in long-term empirical research and academic studies, ensuring decisions are objective and systematic.
Cost Efficiency: Heavy use of low-cost ETFs and index funds minimizes fees and maximizes net returns.
Transparency & Simplicity: Clients receive clear, intuitive reporting and maintain direct ownership of their assets, reducing stress and workload.
Systematic Rebalancing: Portfolios are regularly rebalanced to maintain consistent risk exposure and avoid emotional, ill-timed interventions.
Multi-Layered Diversification: Risk is managed across asset classes, geographies, and individual securities.
No Commissions or Conflicts: The firm does not accept commissions from product providers, aligning incentives with client outcomes.
Sustainable & Ethical Options: Increasing focus on ESG and socially responsible investing, advised by leading experts in the field.