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Santo Politi

Founder and General Partner at SPARK CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

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Total Deals18

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 6.89 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 383 M

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13 Jan 2020|United States|FinTech

Target: PLAID INC

Bidder: VISA INC

21 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 11 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

38 Target | 29 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

14 Oct 2020|United States|Software

Target: ALFRED

Bidder: SPARK CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 31 M

Value

11 Dec 2020|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: DISCORD INC

Bidder: TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 73 M

Value

13 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: RAPYD FINANCIAL NETWORKS

Bidder: FJ LABS

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 220 M

Value

30 Mar 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: BARON APP INC

Bidder: LIGHTSPEED VENTURE PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 72 M

Value

07 Apr 2021|United States|FinTech

Target: PLAID INC

Bidder: ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ LLC (A16Z)

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 307 M

Value

14 Apr 2021|United States|Biotechnology

Target: BENCHLING

Bidder: MENLO VENTURES

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 145 M

Value

29 Apr 2021|Spain|Corporate Travel Services

Target: TRAVELPERK

Bidder: LOCALGLOBE

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 115 M

Value

03 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: RAPYD FINANCIAL NETWORKS

Bidder: LATITUDE CAPITAL

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 215 M

Value

24 Aug 2021|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: RAMP BUSINESS CORPORATION

Bidder: THRIVE CAPITAL

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 220 M

Value

29 Sep 2021|Nigeria|Software

Target: ANDELA

Bidder: SOFTBANK VISION FUND 2

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 146 M

Value

18 Oct 2021|United States|Software

Target: DEEL INC

Bidder: COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 312 M

Value

19 Jan 2022|United States|Software

Target: HANDSHAKE

Bidder: EQT VENTURES

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 146 M

Value

27 Jan 2022|United States|Software

Target: FIREBLOCKS

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 407 M

Value

26 Apr 2022|United States|Digital Services

Target: VERANA NETWORKS

Bidder: DC INVESTMENT PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 21 M

Value

12 Sep 2022|United States|Software

Target: LUMAFIELD

Bidder: LUX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 30 M

Value

23 Feb 2024|United States|Medical Services

Target: ABRIDGE AI INC

Bidder: SPARK CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 11 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

9 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 118 M

Value

10 Oct 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: KALSHI

Bidder: SEQUOIA CAPITAL

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 224 M

Value

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