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After the pitch from a promising…</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@sparkcapital" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="9302cde9d29d" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="9302cde9d29d" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*PEJO0fTTsP298Jqa-d0C_A.png" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Spark Capital"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@sparkcapital" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="9302cde9d29d" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="9302cde9d29d" dir="auto">Spark Capital</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-11-19T13:12:15.183Z">Nov 19, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="2 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></section></div><div class="streamItem streamItem--section js-streamItem"><section class="u-marginTop30 u-xs-margin0 u-marginBottom15 u-maxWidth1032 u-sm-paddingLeft20 u-sm-paddingRight20 u-borderBox u-marginAuto"><header class="heading heading--borderedBottom u-fontSize18 u-contentSansThin" ><div class="u-clearfix"><div class="heading-content u-floatLeft"><span class="heading-title heading-title--dark heading-title--lineHeightTight u-fontSize18 u-contentSansThin">Creators</span></div></div></header><div class="row u-marginTop30 u-marginLeftNegative12 u-marginRightNegative12"><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_home---4------0-----------------------" data-post-id="7db82e9f845c" data-index="0"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://medium.com/spark-capital/welcome-stream-7db82e9f845c?source=collection_home---4------0-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/spark-capital/welcome-stream-7db82e9f845c?source=collection_home---4------0-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*4q5AArqbqnucn6S5BSJxwA.png"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">Welcome, Stream!</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://medium.com/spark-capital/welcome-stream-7db82e9f845c?source=collection_home---4------0-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---4------0-----------------------" data-post-id="7db82e9f845c"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">Welcome, Stream!</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">Picture this: You’re drowning in a sea of paperwork. Doctors’ reports, MRI scans, medical bills, incident forms, wage statements — they’re…</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@natsandman" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8f196004f6f5" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8f196004f6f5" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*43RWHdWMP9niXgbtxB73HQ.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Natalie Sandman"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@natsandman" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8f196004f6f5" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8f196004f6f5" dir="auto">Natalie Sandman</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-10-09T14:12:48.190Z">Oct 9, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="3 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_home---4------1-----------------------" data-post-id="c7142967e4df" data-index="1"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://medium.com/spark-capital/welcome-garden-c7142967e4df?source=collection_home---4------1-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/spark-capital/welcome-garden-c7142967e4df?source=collection_home---4------1-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*Ms0u11kZvUXgFfWw0dNxSQ.png"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">Welcome, Garden!</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://medium.com/spark-capital/welcome-garden-c7142967e4df?source=collection_home---4------1-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---4------1-----------------------" data-post-id="c7142967e4df"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">Welcome, Garden!</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">Imagine you’re an IP attorney, eight hours deep into a patent search. You comb through hundreds of documents, scrutinizing every detail…</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@natsandman" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8f196004f6f5" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8f196004f6f5" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*43RWHdWMP9niXgbtxB73HQ.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Natalie Sandman"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@natsandman" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8f196004f6f5" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8f196004f6f5" dir="auto">Natalie Sandman</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-08-15T14:40:58.011Z">Aug 15, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="3 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_home---4------2-----------------------" data-post-id="b7f261e074e3" data-index="2"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://medium.com/spark-capital/welcome-tigerbeetle-b7f261e074e3?source=collection_home---4------2-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/spark-capital/welcome-tigerbeetle-b7f261e074e3?source=collection_home---4------2-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*4Levwp4FcbZhvnyGoBexbA.png"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">Welcome, TigerBeetle!</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://medium.com/spark-capital/welcome-tigerbeetle-b7f261e074e3?source=collection_home---4------2-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---4------2-----------------------" data-post-id="b7f261e074e3"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">Welcome, TigerBeetle!</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">The world is becoming more transactional. Over the past decade, digital payments have exploded as businesses moved online. Modern software…</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@natalievais" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="2c023e484cf0" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="2c023e484cf0" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*orfaokDxKXr3s9trlrlaiA.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Natalie Vais"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@natalievais" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="2c023e484cf0" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="2c023e484cf0" dir="auto">Natalie Vais</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-07-23T11:16:48.703Z">Jul 23, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="3 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section></div><div class="streamItem streamItem--section js-streamItem"><section class="u-marginTop30 u-xs-margin0 u-marginBottom15 u-maxWidth1032 u-sm-paddingLeft20 u-sm-paddingRight20 u-borderBox u-marginAuto"><header class="heading heading--borderedBottom u-fontSize18 u-contentSansThin" ><div class="u-clearfix"><div class="heading-content u-floatLeft"><span class="heading-title heading-title--dark heading-title--lineHeightTight u-fontSize18 u-contentSansThin">We Are</span></div></div></header><div class="row u-marginTop30 u-marginLeftNegative12 u-marginRightNegative12"><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_home---4------0-----------------------" data-post-id="4331753bd8d7" data-index="0"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://medium.com/spark-capital/new-spark-capital-funds-4331753bd8d7?source=collection_home---4------0-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/spark-capital/new-spark-capital-funds-4331753bd8d7?source=collection_home---4------0-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/0*4CLuXyEibzWSC9gJ.jpeg"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">New Spark Capital Funds</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://medium.com/spark-capital/new-spark-capital-funds-4331753bd8d7?source=collection_home---4------0-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---4------0-----------------------" data-post-id="4331753bd8d7"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">New Spark Capital Funds</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">The Spark Capital team is delighted to announce that we have raised new early-stage and venture-growth funds: Spark Capital VIII & Spark…</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@sparkcapital" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="9302cde9d29d" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="9302cde9d29d" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*PEJO0fTTsP298Jqa-d0C_A.png" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Spark Capital"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@sparkcapital" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="9302cde9d29d" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="9302cde9d29d" dir="auto">Spark Capital</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-03-04T13:52:04.778Z">Mar 4, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="1 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_home---4------1-----------------------" data-post-id="559253a17140" data-index="1"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://medium.com/spark-capital/it-was-kind-of-fresh-novel-and-raw-to-just-flip-on-a-mic-in-those-early-days-of-podcasting-and-559253a17140?source=collection_home---4------1-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/spark-capital/it-was-kind-of-fresh-novel-and-raw-to-just-flip-on-a-mic-in-those-early-days-of-podcasting-and-559253a17140?source=collection_home---4------1-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*gMgDC4pxCDTk1llHh0da1g.jpeg"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">Hallway Chat</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://medium.com/spark-capital/it-was-kind-of-fresh-novel-and-raw-to-just-flip-on-a-mic-in-those-early-days-of-podcasting-and-559253a17140?source=collection_home---4------1-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---4------1-----------------------" data-post-id="559253a17140"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">Hallway Chat</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">It was kind of fresh, novel, and raw to just flip on a mic in those early days of podcasting and talk about what we were seeing in the…</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@nabeel" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="3badff593c7b" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="3badff593c7b" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*j2OoTefVs18SfeEwF6XyuQ.png" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Nabeel Hyatt"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@nabeel" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="3badff593c7b" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="3badff593c7b" dir="auto">Nabeel Hyatt</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2023-11-20T22:46:20.621Z">Nov 20, 2023</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="2 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_home---4------2-----------------------" data-post-id="895459f478ce" data-index="2"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://medium.com/spark-capital/we-have-three-new-general-partners-at-spark-895459f478ce?source=collection_home---4------2-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/spark-capital/we-have-three-new-general-partners-at-spark-895459f478ce?source=collection_home---4------2-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*uZlwQLw1EPntve9-7rv66g.jpeg"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">We have three new general partners at Spark.</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://medium.com/spark-capital/we-have-three-new-general-partners-at-spark-895459f478ce?source=collection_home---4------2-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---4------2-----------------------" data-post-id="895459f478ce"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">We have three new general partners at Spark.</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">For a purposefully small partnership, allow us a moment for some big changes. We have three new general partners: Natalie Vais, Fraser…</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@sparkcapital" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="9302cde9d29d" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="9302cde9d29d" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*PEJO0fTTsP298Jqa-d0C_A.png" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Spark Capital"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@sparkcapital" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="9302cde9d29d" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="9302cde9d29d" dir="auto">Spark Capital</a><div class="ui-caption 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