Spero Ventures

Spero Ventures is a venture capital firm whose name comes from the Latin word for hope. The team is made up of former startup founders, operators and investors from companies including eBay and Tesla. It invests in determined founders building mission-driven technology companies.

What Spero Ventures offers

• Wellbeing investments: companies working on areas such as mental wellness and family sleep.
• Sustainability investments: companies working on smart farming, clean air and reforestation.
• Learning, work and play investments: companies in education, hiring and livestream entertainment.
• Lead and co-lead rounds: the firm prefers to lead or co-lead late seed or Series A rounds and keeps capital for follow-on.

Who it serves

Founders with a clear personal mission, such as re-imagining school education or unlocking opportunity for tradespeople. The firm calls itself a conviction-based investor that plays the long game.

Key facts

• Focus areas: three, namely wellbeing, sustainability, and learning, work and play
• Stage: late seed and Series A
• Team background: founders, operators and investors from eBay and Tesla