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Carl Sparks

Managing Partner at Interlock Partners

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Overview 

Carl Sparks is the Managing Partner at Interlock Partners in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, where he has served as a board member for various companies such as Waste Connections, GoodBuy Gear, and Plex, Inc. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and has made significant investments in companies like GoodBuy Gear and Music Audience Exchange. Highlights of Carl's career include his involvement in various board memberships and investments in companies like GoodBuy Gear and Music Audience Exchange, showcasing his expertise in strategic partnerships and business development. His current role as Managing Partner at Interlock Partners highlights his leadership in the e-commerce and consumer internet sectors.

Work Experience 

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Waste Connections

  • Board Member

    2024 - Current

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GoodBuy Gear

  • Board Member

    2023

GoodBuy Gear is a managed marketplace that enables parents to safely and sustainably circulate quality-used baby & kid products they love

Raised $22,750,000.00 from Mana Ventures, Access Venture Partners, Interlock Partners, Relay Ventures, Revolution Ventures, Crawley Ventures and Denver Angels.

goodbuygear.com
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Plex, Inc.

  • Board Member

    2022

Plex offers streaming of movies, TV shows, and music, plus personal media organization across devices.

Raised $121,000,000.00 from Kleiner Perkins, Intercap and Intercap.

plex.tv
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Copart

  • Board Member

    2021

Copart is a Vehicle auctioning company traded on NASDAQ with ticket CPRT. It owns it's own yards and maintenance personel.

Raised $108,000,000.00.

copart.com
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The Nature Conservancy

  • Texas Board of Trustess

    2021

The Nature Conservancy is a non-profit conservation organization that works around the world to protect ecologically lands and waters.

Raised $111,779,778.00 from U.S. Department of Agriculture, International Paper, Appalachian Regional Commission, John Deere Foundation, NFWF, NFWF, Salesforce, The Duke Energy Foundation, Australian Ethical Investment and Onpoint Community Credit Union.

nature.org
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Interlock Partners

  • Managing Partner

    2020

Interlock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm based out of Texas and New York

interlock.vc

Music Audience Exchange

  • Board Member

    2017

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Cint

  • Board Member

    2022

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ActionIQ

  • Member Board of Directors

    2016 - 2023

    ActionIQ is an enterprise software company based in New York City backed by Sequoia and Andreesen Horowitz. It provides solutions that help major B2C Enterprises leverage their customer data assets to build more targeted, timely and relevant marketing communications.

ActionIQ is a purpose-built enterprise Customer Data Platform solving complex data problems: flow and scale, analytics, and orchestration.

Raised $144,700,000.00 from Balius Partners, March Capital, FirstMark, Bowery Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, March Capital, Sequoia Capital and FirstMark.

actioniq.com
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Lucid, LLC

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2018 - 2021

    Acquired by CINT AB

Lucid provides direct human data to industries including market research, advertising technology, and business consultancy.

Raised $64,574,451.00 from Revolution and Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund.

luc.id

Education 

Investments 

GoodBuy Gear

Series B

Total funding: $23M

Music Audience Exchange

Series B

Total funding: $14M

Titan

Seed

Total funding: $110M

Gripnr

Seed

Total funding: $3M

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