Spero Ventures

Spero Ventures is a Redwood City, California based venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Shripriya Mahesh and Rob Veres.

The firm prefers to invest in early-stage and later-stage software or software-enabled hardware companies that can improve human lives including well-being, work & purpose, and human connection.

The notable investment portfolio of Spero Ventures includes Base Operations, Core, Gencove, Huckleberry Labs, INDUS.AI, RevUp Software, ROAM, SafeTraces, Skillshare, etc. As of January 2020, Spero Ventures has made 28 investments and had 1 exit.

Timeline

Funded Companies

Company

Description

Industry

Website

Location

Skillshare

Skillshare is a New York-based educational technology company offering an online learning community for creative entrepreneurs.

Education

Higher education

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Educational technology

Massive open online course (MOOC)

DroneSeed is a Seattle-based company that provides automated reforestation services.

Agricultural technology (AgTech)

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Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL)

droneseed.co, droneseed.com, droneseed.com

Seattle

Gencove

Gencove operates a genome analysis data reporting system.

Biotechnology

Genomics

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Contract research organization

get.gencove.com, gencove.com

New York

Roam Robotics

Roam Robotics is a company that envisions a world where lightweight robotic exoskeletons and orthoses become a new kind of consumer electronic

Natural barcode for safe food traceability company

Agricultural biotechnology

Agricultural technology (AgTech)

safetraces.com

Livermore, California

Pleasanton, California

Indus.ai

indus.ai develops technological solutions that use artificial intelligence, computer vision, and machine learning to deliver timely insights for construction stakeholders to lower costs, manage risk, and avoid delays.

indus.ai, indus.ai