Sparta Group LLC is the private investment office of Gururaj 'Desh' Deshpande, a serial entrepreneur and venture investor. The firm invests in private companies across life sciences, emerging category-creating technologies, and fund managers with permanent, patient capital.
Their most common stage is series-a (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $40.9M (across 10 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
9
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
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Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
10 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Aequs | Unknown | $54M | Jan 2023 |
 Avant-Garde Health | Series A | $12M | Jan 2022 |
 Pixxel | Series A | $25M | Jan 2022 |
 Virtudent | Series A | $8M | Jan 2018 |
 Ocular Therapeutix | Series D | $10M | Nov 2012 |
| Ocular Therapeutix | Series D | $14M | Feb 2011 |
 Cypher AI | Seed | $2M | — |
| NNeobank Zolve | Series B | $251M | — |
 Virtudent | Series A | $8M | — |
| RRejoni | Series B | $25M | — |
Top Co-Investors
India Quotient2 shared
SpringRock Ventures2 shared
.406 Ventures2 shared
Lightspeed Venture Partners2 shared
SV Health Investors2 shared
Polaris Partners2 shared
Versant Ventures2 shared
General Catalyst1 shared
Fulcrum Equity Partners1 shared
Founder Collective1 shared
Tectonic Ventures1 shared
MaC Venture Capital1 shared
Connecticut Innovations1 shared
Steadview Capital1 shared
Techstars1 shared
Radical Ventures1 shared
Blume Ventures1 shared
DST Global1 shared
HSBC1 shared
Accel1 shared
Last updated: 8 September 2026