The Network
One network, Six continents, One Culture
SparkLabs Group is a network of accelerators and venture capital funds. We have thoughtfully built a collaborative culture and a network of investment funds. A culture that "pays it forward", loves entrepreneurship, and seeks excellence.
Venture Capital Funds
The funds that invest across the group's regions and stages.
SparkLabs AI Fund
Silicon Valley · Early-stage AI
SparkLabs' early-stage AI fund, based in Silicon Valley. It backs AI founders at the earliest stages and uses the group's network to bring companies from the rest of the world into the Valley. Its partnership with Arizona State University identifies research and founders coming out of the university and helps form companies around them.
SparkLabs Korea DeepTech Fund
Seoul, Korea · Deep tech
A SparkLabs Korea fund backing deep technology companies out of Korea.
SparkLabs Global Ventures
Global · Seed-stage
A seed-stage fund built on the conviction that exceptional entrepreneurs building strong, category-defining companies at highly advantageous valuations can be found anywhere.
SparkLabs Ventures
South Korea & Southeast Asia · Early-stage
An early-stage fund launched by SparkLabs Group, whose stated vision is to bridge the gap between the Korean startup ecosystem and the rest of the world, and to connect Korean entrepreneurs to an established global network.
$50M fund
Accelerators
Programs that take founders from first product to first institutional round.
SparkLabs Korea
Seoul, South Korea · PMF-focused accelerator
A 15-week batch program obsessed with product-market fit, run in four phases from bootcamp to demo day. Invests from ₩100M for roughly 6% equity, across commerce, B2B SaaS, healthcare, gaming, deep tech, foodtech, AI, proptech, and hardware.
15-week batch program · Applications twice yearly
SparkLabs Taiwan
Taipei & Kaohsiung, Taiwan · AI-first accelerator & VC
A three-month accelerator running an accelerator-led VC model, where every selected startup receives investment. Backs early-stage teams with strong AI capabilities, real industry use cases, and global scaling potential, and runs the largest demo day in Taiwan. It describes itself as both the first landing point in Taiwan for international AI startups and a driver of AI adoption among Taiwanese enterprises.
70+ investments · 6 exits · 80% follow-on rate · $780M+ raised · $1.8B+ portfolio valuation
SparkLabs Cultiv8
Orange, NSW, Australia · AgTech & FoodTech
A six-month global accelerator for agri-food technology, embedded within the NSW Department of Primary Industries since 2017. Concentrates on innovations that improve farm productivity, sustainability, and supply chain resilience.
53 startups · A$750M+ raised · A$1.75B portfolio value · 750+ jobs created · 50+ mentors
SparkBioLabs
Seoul, South Korea · Bio & healthtech
An innovation hub for bio and healthtech founders, built on three pillars: the MediOpenLab shared laboratory, venture capital, and an open innovation program. Its stated purpose is enhancing the quality of life for patients, families, and their caregivers.
MediOpenLab shared laboratory · Partners include Seoul National University Hospital and Yonsei University
SparkLabs Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Innovation advisory, accelerators & VC
Helps local and international companies scale in the Kingdom through innovation advisory, accelerators, and venture capital — partnering with governments and institutions to design and build innovation ecosystems, and running the AI.M accelerator with national partners.
50+ startups accelerated · 10+ government partners · 20+ international programs · 10+ portfolio companies
Late Stage
A Nasdaq-listed acquisition company sponsored by SparkLabs Group Management. Descriptive only — nothing here is an offer or investment advice.
SparkLabs Global Capital
Global · Late-stage Investments
Where SparkLabs Group lists its late-stage special purpose vehicles — the blocks it takes in companies well past their early rounds. Descriptive only: nothing here is an offer or investment advice.
Spark I Acquisition Corporation
Palo Alto, California · Publicly listed acquisition company
A special purpose acquisition company sponsored by SparkLabs Group Management, formed to bring companies from within the SparkLabs ecosystem to the public markets. Founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs.
Listed 2023
Partnerships
Institutions the group and its members work with on the public record.
SourceArizona State University
2026 · SparkLabs AI Fund
Arizona State University and the SparkLabs AI Fund work together on new company formation out of the university: SparkLabs identifies promising technologies and founders coming out of ASU's departments and programs, and backs them with investment and hands-on support to launch and scale in Silicon Valley.
SourceNVIDIA
2026 · SparkLabs Group
SparkLabs Group is an NVIDIA partner. Startups across the network receive fast-tracked access to NVIDIA Inception, the program for AI startups, with its technical resources, preferred hardware pricing, and partner offers.
SourceNational Technology Development Program
2023 · SparkLabs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's NTDP partnered with SparkLabs Group to launch the SparkLabs Saudi Arabia accelerator in Riyadh, announced at LEAP 2023. NTDP also manages AI.M, the Kingdom's national AI initiative created with KAUST and SDAIA, and SparkLabs Group leads its AIM-X accelerator.
SourceRiyadh Valley Company
2026 · SparkLabs Saudi Arabia
The investment arm of King Saud University anchored SparkLabs KSU Fund I, a US$20 million venture fund investing from pre-seed to Series A in Saudi-founded startups.
SourceTaiwan Tech Arena
2019 · SparkLabs Taiwan
SparkLabs Taiwan is a partner accelerator of Taiwan Tech Arena, the national startup platform run under Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council.
SourceNSW Department of Primary Industries
2017 · SparkLabs Cultiv8
The NSW Government's DPI launched SparkLabs Cultiv8 with the group at the Global Ag-Tech Ecosystem (GATE) in Orange, giving portfolio companies access to DPI research platforms and experimental farmland.