5 Founders Backed by First Spark Ventures (2026)

First Spark Ventures founders (5)

First Spark Ventures founders covers 5 founders on Curve Biosciences, Oath Surgical and SoloPulse and 2 other companies. The most common sectors are Biotech (2), AI Infrastructure (1) and Healthtech (1). Members are based in 5 cities, led by Atlanta, GA (1), Burlingame, CA (1) and Mountain View, CA (1). The remaining members span Robotics (1). Companies represented include Vitara Biomedical and Xona. Every founder below links to a profile with their company, backers, and the filings behind each round.

• Founders listed: 5
• Companies represented: 5
• Top sector: Biotech (2 founders)
• Top location: Atlanta, GA (1 founders)
• Sectors represented: 4
• Locations represented: 5

• Allyson Mckinney — SoloPulse
• Brian Manning — Xona
• Kim Rodriguez — Vitara Biomedical
• Oliver Keown — Oath Surgical
• Ritish Patnaik — Curve Biosciences

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