Co-Founder & General Partner at Spark Capital · Joined 2005
View Live Interactive Profile →Santo Politi is a co-founder of Spark Capital and a General Partner on its Early team, which the firm's site lists as 'Co-founder & General Partner, Early.' He grew up in Turkey, came to the United States on a scholarship to study electrical engineering, and spent a decade as an engineer in Panasonic's Broadcast and Television division before joining Bankers Trust to help launch the bank's first early stage venture arm, serving as President of Blockbuster and then becoming a general partner at Charles River Ventures. He co-founded Spark in 2005 with Todd Dagres and Bijan Sabet. He led Spark's investments in Oculus VR, Cybereason and eToro, and is a Class II director of eToro Group Ltd.