Tech Company Financing Transactions

SPARK Neuro Funding Round

SPARK Neuro, operating out of New York, secured $13.5 million from Thiel Capital, private investors and Tornante.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/9/2018
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$13,500,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Thiel Capital (Lead Investor)

private investors (William Smith)

Tornante

Proceeds Purpose
SPARK Neuro will use the capital to meet the incredible international and domestic demand from current Fortune 100 clients, including Anheuser-Busch, Clorox, FedEx, Fidelity, General Motors, Hulu, JetBlue, Mars, NBC, Paramount, State Farm, Paramount and Walmart, and expand across industries.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
80 8th Ave. 202
New York, NY 10011
USA
Email Address
Overview
SPARK Neuro is an applied neuroscience company revolutionizing the evaluation of audience engagement in advertising and entertainment. Instead of relying on traditional, biased research methods, SPARK Neuro goes right to the source, measuring brain and nervous system activity. SPARK Neuro quantifies attention and emotional levels with second-by-second precision.
Profile
SPARK Neuro LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
SPARK Neuro Company Twitter Account
Company News
SPARK Neuro News
Facebook
SPARK Neuro on Facebook
YouTube
SPARK Neuro on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Spencer Gerrol
  Spencer Gerrol LinkedIn Profile  Spencer Gerrol Twitter Account  Spencer Gerrol News  Spencer Gerrol on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Jeremy Sziklay
  Jeremy Sziklay LinkedIn Profile  Jeremy Sziklay Twitter Account  Jeremy Sziklay News  Jeremy Sziklay on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Gabe Elsner
  Gabe Elsner LinkedIn Profile  Gabe Elsner Twitter Account  Gabe Elsner News  Gabe Elsner on Facebook
VP - R & D
Aaron Apple
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VP - R & D
Ryan McGarry
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