Next Sparc
7 1/2 N Franklin St., Chagrin Falls, OH, 44022, United States
Overview
WHAT WE LOOK FOR: • Founder/family-owned businesses • High-growth businesses and sectors • Opportunities to scale rapidly • Technology-enabled services • $1MM to $15MM of EBITDA • $5MM to $100MM in revenue • Operating control but will consider minority
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 2
Sector focus
- Apps
- Information Services
- Information Technology
- Marketing
- Mobile
- Social Media
- Software
Investment portfolio
- CompanionLabs
Led · Seed · Jul 2018
CompanionLabs is an adtech company based in Akron, OH that enables businesses to advertise on Facebook and plans to expand to Google by using bite-size companion apps to measure and scale campaign performance. The platform focuses on data-driven advertising and companion applications that surface performance insights and optimizations. The company is led by CEO and co-founder Brian Deagan. CompanionLabs completed a $1.5M seed funding round to support its growth. It intends to use the funds to continue investing in data science and engineering and to further accelerate growth. As part of the financing, Digital advertising veteran Len Pagon joined the company's board of directors.