Santo Politi
Founder at Spark Capital Partners LLC
Profile
Santo Politi founded Spark Capital Partners LLC in 2006, where he is working as General Partner & Early from 2006.
Mr. Politi also currently works at Groove Mobile, Inc., as Director, Qriously Ltd., as Director from 2017, Qriously, Inc., as Director, Superpedestrian, Inc., as Director from 2012, Velocity Technologies LLC (New York), as Director, eToro (Europe) Ltd., as Director, Colu Technologies Ltd., as Director, Sourcepoint Technologies, Inc., as Director, Tatch, Inc., as Director, Lumafield, Inc., as Director, Cybereason, Inc., as Board Member from 2015, eToro Group Ltd., as Board Member, Argumtech Ltd., as Board Member, Plaid, Inc, as Board Member, Orchard App, Inc., as Board Member, Lightmatter, Inc., as Board Member, Preveil, Inc., as Board Member, and Droplette, Inc., as Board Member.
Mr. Politi also formerly worked at thePlatform for Media, Inc., as Director, KickApps Corp., as Director from 2005 to 2010, Lexity, Inc., as Director, Pixie Technology, Inc., as Director, BigBand Networks, Inc., as Director, Triggit, Inc., as Director, Oculus VR, Inc., as Director, Pixie Technology Ltd., as Director, Panasonic Holdings Corp., as Principal, CRV LLC, as Partner, Blockbuster Entertainment Corp., as President-New Media, Panasonic Venture Group, as Principal, and Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Co., as Principal in 1993.
Mr. Politi received his graduate degree in 1989 from New Jersey Institute of Technology, undergraduate degree in 1987 from Bogazici University, and Masters Business Admin degree in 1997 from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Santo Politi active positions
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Groove Mobile, Inc.
Groove Mobile, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Groove Mobile, Inc. provides mobile music services. The firm offers full track mobile downloads, peer-to-peer sharing, and personalized music recommendations. It has operations in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Spark Capital Partners LLC
Spark Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Spark Capital Partners LLC (Spark Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Todd Dagres, Santo Politi, Alex Finkelstein and Paul Conway. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Founder | 2006-05-31 |
Argumtech Ltd.
Argumtech Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Argumtech Ltd. provides outstream video sell-side platform. It offers technological platform that empowers publishers to proactively control relationships and achieve measurable results. The company was founded by Yoav Naveh and Gil Shiff in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | 2011-03-02 |
eToro Group Ltd.
eToro Group Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services eToro Group Ltd. engages in the development, management, and provision of online trading software solutions and services. Its trading platform, eToro, allows users to trade financial instruments. It also enables non-professionals to trade in markets that were previously the exclusive arena of professional investors. The company was founded by Johnathan Alexander Assia, Guy Gamzu, David Ring, and Ronen Assia in January 2007 and is headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus. | Director/Board Member | - |
Superpedestrian, Inc.
Superpedestrian, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Superpedestrian, Inc. operates as a transportation robotics company. It develops copenhagen wheel, a human-enhancing transportation technology. The company was founded by Assaf Biderman and Carlo Ratti in December 2012 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Director/Board Member | 2012-11-30 |
Cybereason, Inc.
Cybereason, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Cybereason, Inc. delivers a proprietary technology platform that automatically terminates malicious operations. The firm services include adversary hunting, active monitoring and incidebt response. Its automated platform collects subtle clues by learning to discern anomalies and distinguish between the benign and pernicious. The company was founded by Lior Div-Cohen, Yonatan Striem-Amit and Yossi Naar in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | 2015-05-06 |
eToro (Europe) Ltd.
eToro (Europe) Ltd. Regional BanksFinance eToro (Europe) Ltd. engages in the management and development of trading platform for financial services. It offers products under the brands of eToro platform, a multi-asset trading and investment venue, and eToroX, which manages crypto wallet and forthcoming exchange. The company was founded by David Ring, Ronen Assia, and Johnathan Alexander Assia in January 2007 and is headquartered in Germasogeia, Cyprus. | Director/Board Member | - |
Colu Technologies Ltd.
Colu Technologies Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Colu Technologies Ltd. provides technology services. The firm offers direct exchanges of digital cash and online payment platforms. The company was founded by Amos Meiri, Mark Smargon and David Ring in 2014 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Director/Board Member | - |
Velocity Technologies LLC (New York)
Velocity Technologies LLC (New York) Investment ManagersFinance Velocity Technologies LLC provides investment advice. It offers market insights, data management, data integration and standardization, and data security solutions for originators and portfolio dashboard, daily portfolio summary, daily platform holdings report and strategy backtest analysis solutions to investors. The company was founded by Matt Burton, Jonathan Kelfer and David Snitkof in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of Santo Politi
Bogazici University | Undergraduate Degree |
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Masters Business Admin |
New Jersey Institute of Technology | Graduate Degree |
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Listed companies | 1 |
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PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION | Consumer Durables |
Private companies | 31 |
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CRV LLC
CRV LLC Investment ManagersFinance Charles River Ventures, Inc. is a venture capital firm founded in 1970. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Finance |
eToro Group Ltd.
eToro Group Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services eToro Group Ltd. engages in the development, management, and provision of online trading software solutions and services. Its trading platform, eToro, allows users to trade financial instruments. It also enables non-professionals to trade in markets that were previously the exclusive arena of professional investors. The company was founded by Johnathan Alexander Assia, Guy Gamzu, David Ring, and Ronen Assia in January 2007 and is headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus. | Technology Services |
Groove Mobile, Inc.
Groove Mobile, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Groove Mobile, Inc. provides mobile music services. The firm offers full track mobile downloads, peer-to-peer sharing, and personalized music recommendations. It has operations in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA. | Commercial Services |
Spark Capital Partners LLC
Spark Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Spark Capital Partners LLC (Spark Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Todd Dagres, Santo Politi, Alex Finkelstein and Paul Conway. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
thePlatform for Media, Inc.
thePlatform for Media, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services thePlatform for Media, Inc. provided digital media software solutions. The company was founded by Alan Ramaley and Rahul Sonnad in 2000 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Technology Services |
KickApps Corp.
KickApps Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services KickApps Corp. operates a software-as-a-service platform. It hosts, manages & delivers community applications for media companies and businesses. The firm's applications include social networking, user-generated content, online video players and viral widgets. The company was founded by Eric D. Alterman and Peter Clark in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Argumtech Ltd.
Argumtech Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Argumtech Ltd. provides outstream video sell-side platform. It offers technological platform that empowers publishers to proactively control relationships and achieve measurable results. The company was founded by Yoav Naveh and Gil Shiff in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
BigBand Networks, Inc.
BigBand Networks, Inc. Cable/Satellite TVConsumer Services BigBand Networks, Inc. provides broadband services. It develops, markets and sells network-based platforms, that enable cable multiple system operators (MSOs) and telecommunications companies (collectively, service providers) to offer video services over coaxial, fiber and copper networks. It offers its customers Broadcast Video, TelcoTV, Switched Digital Video and IPTV (Personalized Video) solutions that are comprised of a combination of software and programmable hardware platforms. The company was founded by Amir Bassan-Eskenazi and Ran Oz on December 3, 1998 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Consumer Services |
Lexity, Inc.
Lexity, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Lexity, Inc. provides advertising services through online. The company was founded by Amit Kumar in August 2009 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Technology Services |
Triggit, Inc.
Triggit, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Triggit, Inc. provides online display advertising services. It enables advertisers and agencies to build, run, measure and optimize retargeting-driven display campaigns from a single platform. The company was founded by Zach Coelius, Ryan Tecco and Susan Coelius Keplinger in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Superpedestrian, Inc.
Superpedestrian, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Superpedestrian, Inc. operates as a transportation robotics company. It develops copenhagen wheel, a human-enhancing transportation technology. The company was founded by Assaf Biderman and Carlo Ratti in December 2012 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Technology Services |
Oculus VR, Inc.
Oculus VR, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Oculus VR, Inc. develops virtual reality gaming technology. Its products include Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset designed for immersive gaming and Development Kit 2, a development kit for the Oculus Rift that allows developers to build games and experiences for the consumer. The company was founded by Andrew Scott Reisse, Palmer Luckey, Brendan Iribe, Michael Antonov, and Jack Jean McCauley on July 18, 2013 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Blockbuster Entertainment Corp. | Retail Trade |
Panasonic Venture Group
Panasonic Venture Group Investment ManagersFinance Panasonic Venture Group (PVG) is a venture capital subsidiary of Panasonic Holdings Corp founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Cupertino, California. | Finance |
Qriously, Inc.
Qriously, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Qriously, Inc. operates as data and research platform. It accesses the mindset of billions of people by asking questions on mobile devices. The firm’s platform uses programmatic sampling methodology to conduct research and track sentiment to inform planning, marketing and investment decisions. The company was founded by Christopher Kahler, Mueller Abraham and Gerlad Mueller and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Lightmatter, Inc.
Lightmatter, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Lightmatter, Inc. provides software consultancy services which builds chips for artificial intelligence computing. The company was founded by arius Bunandar, Thomas Graham and Nicholas Harri in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
Cybereason, Inc.
Cybereason, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Cybereason, Inc. delivers a proprietary technology platform that automatically terminates malicious operations. The firm services include adversary hunting, active monitoring and incidebt response. Its automated platform collects subtle clues by learning to discern anomalies and distinguish between the benign and pernicious. The company was founded by Lior Div-Cohen, Yonatan Striem-Amit and Yossi Naar in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
eToro (Europe) Ltd.
eToro (Europe) Ltd. Regional BanksFinance eToro (Europe) Ltd. engages in the management and development of trading platform for financial services. It offers products under the brands of eToro platform, a multi-asset trading and investment venue, and eToroX, which manages crypto wallet and forthcoming exchange. The company was founded by David Ring, Ronen Assia, and Johnathan Alexander Assia in January 2007 and is headquartered in Germasogeia, Cyprus. | Finance |
Colu Technologies Ltd.
Colu Technologies Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Colu Technologies Ltd. provides technology services. The firm offers direct exchanges of digital cash and online payment platforms. The company was founded by Amos Meiri, Mark Smargon and David Ring in 2014 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Technology Services |
Pixie Technology Ltd.
Pixie Technology Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Pixie Technology Ltd. provides location guide through signaling technology. It develops a location-aware sensor network platform, accurate to inches, that enables a Do-it-Yourself IoT for consumer items. The company was founded by Ofer Friedman and Amir Bassan-Eskenazi in 2011 and is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel. | Technology Services |
Velocity Technologies LLC (New York)
Velocity Technologies LLC (New York) Investment ManagersFinance Velocity Technologies LLC provides investment advice. It offers market insights, data management, data integration and standardization, and data security solutions for originators and portfolio dashboard, daily portfolio summary, daily platform holdings report and strategy backtest analysis solutions to investors. The company was founded by Matt Burton, Jonathan Kelfer and David Snitkof in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Orchard App, Inc.
Orchard App, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Orchard App, Inc. provides investment advice. The firm provides products and services to investors that enable to understand, access, and execute online lending investments, including market data and reporting and analytics. The company was founded by Matt Burton, Jonathan Kelfer, David Snitkof and Angela Ceresnie in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Co.
Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Co. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Part of Panasonic Holdings Corp., Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Co. is a company that manufactures and wholesales broadcasting and video equipment. The company is based in Secaucus, NJ. | Electronic Technology |
Pixie Technology, Inc.
Pixie Technology, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Pixie Technology, Inc. provides location guide through signaling technology. The company was founded by Amir Bassan-Eskenazi and Ofer Friedman in 2011 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA. | Technology Services |
Preveil, Inc.
Preveil, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PreVeil, Inc. operates as a cybersecurity company. It offers PreVeil security, technology, PreVeil drive, PreVeil email and private key. The firm specializes in cybersecurity, cloud, software as a service, end to end encryption. The company was founded by Randy Battat, Sanjeev Verma and Raluca Ada Popa in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
Qriously Ltd.
Qriously Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Qriously Ltd. develops a research platform. It offers media measurement;, brand tracking; and consumer insights. The company was founded by Christopher Kahler, Abraham Mueller and Gerald Mueller on November 29, 2010 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
Droplette, Inc.
Droplette, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Droplette, Inc. develops transdermal delivery system for delivery of drugs. Its device delivers large molecules deep through skin by utilizing a fluid physics phenomenon. The company was founded by Madhavi Gavini and Rathi Srinivas in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Sourcepoint Technologies, Inc.
Sourcepoint Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sourcepoint Technologies, Inc. provides compensation platform for premium publishers. The firm offers CMP, consent vault, strategic services, declared data capture, altpay, altad and ad block management. The company was founded by Geir Magnusson, Jr., Brian Kane, Benjamin Barokas, Joseph P. Carlucci, Max Newbould and Jeroen Seghersand in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Tatch, Inc.
Tatch, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Tatch, Inc. develops state-of-art smart patches for accurate and comprehensive sleep tests at home. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Electronic Technology |
Plaid, Inc
Plaid, Inc Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Plaid, Inc is a financial technology company that provides data connectivity solutions to enable access to financial data from multiple sources. Plaid is based in San Francisco, CA, and has subsidiaries in the Netherlands and the United States. The company empowers innovators by delivering access to the financial system and enables financial advisors and wealth platforms to aggregate held away account information to deliver more holistic financial advice and grow AUM. Plaid's suite of APIs enables companies to easily build great financial products, from accessing detailed transaction history to account verification. The company was founded in 2012 by Zachary Perret and William Hockey, with Zachary Perret serving as the CEO since then. | Technology Services |
Lumafield
Lumafield Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Lumafield is a startup that has developed the world's first accessible X-ray CT scanner for engineers. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. Lumafield's easy-to-use scanner and cloud-based software provide engineers with the ability to see their work clearly, inside and out, for less than $3,000 per month. The company offers unprecedented visibility into products, as well as AI-driven tools that highlight problems and generate quantitative data, promising to revolutionize the way complex products are created, manufactured, and used across industries. Lumafield's industrial CT scanner and visualization software solve critical problems across industries and take product development to the next level. Pricing information for Lumafield's easy-to-use Neptune scanner and powerful cloud-based Voyager software is available. The company was founded in 2019, and the CEO is Eduardo Torrealba. | Technology Services |
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