Dane Zink

Recognized as a 2022 Emerging 50 VC and 2023 Top 25 Founder’s Choice VC, Spark Growth Ventures is a community oriented, early & mid stage, vertical-agnostic, technology venture capital firm. Our mission is to support gritty and exceptional founders in their missions by bringing forth the combined value of our strong community. We are fortunate to have a global network of entrepreneurs, C-level relationships, subject matter experts, world-class talent, institutional investors, high net worth individuals and family offices, many of who are investors in our platform. Our team has several decades of global experience in venture capital, entrepreneurship, innovation, executive & board management, functional leadership and advisory work. We create 360° long-term value for our startups and our investors through active participation alongside our founders, leveraging our extensive experiences and global networks. We work in the trenches with our portfolio on top-line growth, bottom-line expansion and capital optimization. Our partnership areas span all commercial aspects such as sales & go-to-market, operations, corporate functions, fund-raising and organizational effectiveness as well as exit planning and execution. We respect authenticity, intellectual curiosity, collaboration, optimism, grit and boldness. We prioritize efficiency and transparency in our work. We believe in integrity and doing business with the goal of creating a win-win for all stakeholders, not just the shareholders.

Recognized as a 2022 Emerging 50 VC and 2023 Top 25 Founder’s Choice VC, Spark Growth Ventures is a community oriented, early & mid stage, vertical-agnostic, technology venture capital firm. Our mission is to support gritty and exceptional founders in their missions by bringing forth the combined value of our strong community. We are fortunate to have a global network of entrepreneurs, C-level relationships, subject matter experts, world-class talent, institutional investors, high net worth individuals and family offices, many of who are investors in our platform. Our team has several decades of global experience in venture capital, entrepreneurship, innovation, executive & board management, functional leadership and advisory work. We create 360° long-term value for our startups and our investors through active participation alongside our founders, leveraging our extensive experiences and global networks. We work in the trenches with our portfolio on top-line growth, bottom-line expansion and capital optimization. Our partnership areas span all commercial aspects such as sales & go-to-market, operations, corporate functions, fund-raising and organizational effectiveness as well as exit planning and execution. We respect authenticity, intellectual curiosity, collaboration, optimism, grit and boldness. We prioritize efficiency and transparency in our work. We believe in integrity and doing business with the goal of creating a win-win for all stakeholders, not just the shareholders.

We specialize in partnering with startups to make high-impact Product Management, Design, and Engineering hires at critical times of growth. Our role is dynamic; aligning diverse companies with the right candidate skill sets is paramount and subsequently, a wrong fit can be highly disruptive and costly. Product Hiring House builds Product Management, Design, and Engineering teams with an empathetic, consultative approach that enhances end to end recruiting experiences. We assemble your dream team to bring your product vision to life, one hire at a time. The types of positions we cover are: Head of Product Management Head of Engineering First Product Hire Product Manager (Sr. +) Technical Product Manager Data Product Manager Growth Product Manager Software Engineer (Sr. +) Head of Design Product Designer (Sr. +)

Management Consultants

Motion Recruitment, a Kelly® Company, delivers IT Talent Solutions for Contract, Direct Hire, Managed Solutions and Statement of Work to all of North America from our 21 delivery centers. Our high-touch, specialized, team-based recruitment model’s success is proven through our exemplary track record in filling the most challenging IT positions for startup and enterprise clients alike. Our hyper-specialized tech focus results in a truly consultative approach for both our clients and candidates, within our recruiting areas of expertise: Software, Mobile, Data, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Product + UX and Functional. Motion also delivers IT Consulting Solutions through the Motion Consulting Group (MCG) that create true digital transformation for IT projects in Agile Development & Coaching, DevOps & DevSecOps Solutions, and Managed Services for IT Operations. We’re also the proud creators of Tech in Motion and the Timmy Awards, our North American community platform, events series and award program that connects over 250,000 tech enthusiasts to meet, learn, and innovate.