SPARK Venture Management Limited manages approximately £197 million on behalf of SPARK Ventures plc (an AIM listed invesment company), leading UK universities as well as the SPARK VCTs.

SPARK's strategy is to make investments in early stage TMT and healthcare businesses led by visionary entrepreneurs with disruptive ideas. The objective being the delivery of significant capital growth over the medium to longer term.
SPARK will invest in companies at various stages of their financing rounds, ranging from early stage through to development and business expansion funding.

Some of SPARK’s exits include Mergermarket, Lastminute.com, Footfall, Nomad, Pricerunner, Elata, Glycart, OHM and Avidex.
Investors can get access to opportunities not otherwise widely available to private investors by buying into the SPARK VCT funds.

SPARK is looking to exploit a number of key trends and opportunities in the following sectors:

Technology, media and telecom (TMT): - Network infrastructure (mobile, internet, broadcasting)
- Enterprise software (business intelligence, compliance, security and storage) - Mobile commerce and applications
- Internet commerce and applications - Digital publishing (information publishing, content creation and advertising)
- Clean technology
Healthcare and life sciences (HC): - Disease management, and wellness
- Medical devices, medical technology and instrumentation - Telemedicine and e-Health
- Diagnostics and point-of-care - Biological therapies
- IT in Healthcare - Specialty pharmaceuticals
SPARK Ventures fulfils the following roles: - Provides exciting deal flow from its own business network established over 10 years in the early stage venture capital business.
- Researches sectors to seek out the best opportunities. - Networks with numerous entrepreneurs and proven management teams.
- Conducts selection process of management team and business model. - Decides on capital allocation and other resources.
- Assembles empowered board of directors. - Hands on management of operations and further selection other senior personnel.
- Strong influence on strategic direction by presence on the board. - Identifying opportunities/partners for business expansion or cooperation potential.
- Advisory work on developing high growth from early stage, expansion, sector strategy and final exit to a strategic buyer or to the stock exchange.

For more information please visit www.sparkventures.com.