Todd Dagres

Co-Founder at Spark Capital · Joined 2005

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Biography

Todd Dagres co-founded Spark Capital in 2005 and is described on the firm's site as its co-founder and partner emeritus. At Spark he led investments in 1stdibs, Freight Farms, Jana, Kateeva, SiFive and Signpost, and earlier in Covestor and Verivue. Before Spark he was a general partner at Battery Ventures, where he led investments including Akamai Technologies, Arbor Networks, Qtera and XCOM, and earlier he was a senior technology analyst at Montgomery Securities, Smith Barney and the Yankee Group. He is co-founder and chairman of the venture philanthropy organization Power Launch, has taught as an adjunct professor at the MIT Sloan School of Business, and holds a B.S. in psychology from Trinity College and an M.B.A. from Boston University.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

1stdibs DIBSSiFiveFreight FarmsKateevaAkamai Technologies AKAM

Career Timeline

2005
Co-founded Spark Capital with Santo Politi and Bijan Sabet.
2012
Led Spark Capital's investment in 1stdibs' $42 million Series B and joined its board of directors.
2017
Led Spark Capital's $8.5 million Series B in SiFive and joined its board of directors.
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Served as a general partner at Battery Ventures, leading its investments in Akamai Technologies, Arbor Networks, Broadbus, Redstone, River Delta Networks, Qtera and XCOM.

Sources & References

Spark Capital - Todd Dagres ↗Spark Capital - Team ↗1stdibs $42M Series B announcement (Index Ventures, Spark Capital, Benchmark) ↗SiFive Secures $8.5 Million Series B Funding ↗SEC DEF 14A - 1stdibs.com, Inc. 2025 proxy statement ↗