Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2011

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 19

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Seed

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $3M

  • Investors
  • 16

Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) General Information

Description

Provider of a scientific knowledge recommendation engine intended to offer appropriate research based on data. The company's engine provides personalized scientific news feeds on relevant academic material by using proprietary machine learning algorithms to aggregate, distill, and recommend relevant content, enabling research professionals and layman users to stay up-to-date with new scientific publications and patents.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Sparrho
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Gravita, Finsgate
  • 5-7 Cranwood Street
  • London EC1V 9EE
  • England, United Kingdom
Primary Industry
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Other Industries
Business/Productivity Software
Social Content
Vertical(s)
Big Data, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Mobile
Corporate Office
  • Gravita, Finsgate
  • 5-7 Cranwood Street
  • London EC1V 9EE
  • England, United Kingdom

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Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
3. Seed Round 28-Apr-2017 $3M Completed Generating Revenue
2. Seed Round 30-Sep-2013 Completed Startup
1. Accelerator/Incubator 13-May-2013 Completed Startup
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Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Cap Table

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Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
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A Ordinary
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Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Comparisons

Description
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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Provider of a scientific knowledge recommendation engine intended to offer appropriate research based on data. The compa
Media and Information Services (B2B)
London, United Kingdom
19 As of 2024

San Francisco, CA
 

London, United Kingdom
 
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Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Competitors (3)

One of Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B))’s 3 competitors is MyScienceWork, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in San Francisco, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
MyScienceWork Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
FigShare Venture Capital-Backed London, United Kingdom
ResearchGate Private Equity-Backed Berlin, Germany
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Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Signals

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Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Investors (16)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Alastair Mitchell Angel (individual) Minority
AllBright Other Minority
Basil Moftah Angel (individual) Minority
Beast Ventures Venture Capital Minority
Cleevely & Partners Venture Capital Minority
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Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) FAQs

  • When was Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) founded?

    Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) was founded in 2011.

  • Where is Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) headquartered?

    Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

  • What is the size of Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B))?

    Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) has 19 total employees.

  • What industry is Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) in?

    Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B))’s primary industry is Media and Information Services (B2B).

  • Is Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) a private or public company?

    Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) is a Private company.

  • What is Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B))’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) is .

  • How much funding has Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) raised over time?

    Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)) has raised $3.4M.

  • Who are Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B))’s investors?

    Alastair Mitchell, AllBright, Basil Moftah, Beast Ventures, and Cleevely & Partners are 5 of 16 investors who have invested in Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)).

  • Who are Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B))’s competitors?

    MyScienceWork, FigShare, and ResearchGate are competitors of Sparrow (Media and Information Services (B2B)).

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