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Nabeel Hyatt

EIR at Spark Capital

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Overview

Nabeel Hyatt serves as an EIR at Spark Capital [1][3]. Hyatt previously held the position of General Partner at Spark Capital from February 2014 to June 2026, and before that served as Venture Partner from 2012 to 2014 [4][5]. Hyatt built a soccer news media site as a teenager that was acquired and rolled up other companies through a reverse merger into Teamtalk, reaching $160 million in annual runrate with over 350 employees [2]. Hyatt subsequently joined the early team at Ambient Devices, an internet of things company [2]. Hyatt holds degrees in Design from Maryland Institute College of Art and Computer Science from Purdue University [11][12]. Currently, Hyatt serves as a board member for The Bot Company, Granola, and Zūm, as a board observer for Discord, and as a partner at The Tabletop Library [6][7][8][9][10].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

I've been building products and companies as long as I can remember, but the first with any scale was when I was a teenager. I built a soccer news media site, got acquired into another startup, rolled-up a bunch of others, went through a reverse merger to go public as Teamtalk, and hit $160m runrate with a little over 350 employees. That was all in about two sleepless years. From there I was part of the early team at MIT Media Lab spinoff Ambient Devices, a pioneering "internet of things" company that designed products sold everywhere from the Museum of Modern Art to Radioshack. Although a…

Career history

  1. EIRMay 2026 to presentSpark Capital
  2. General PartnerFeb 2014 to Jun 2026Spark Capital
  3. Venture Partner2012 to 2014Spark Capital
  4. PartnerMar 2025 to presentThe Tabletop Library
  5. Board Member2024 to presentThe Bot Company
  6. Board Member2024 to presentGranola
  7. Board MemberMar 2018 to presentZūm
  8. Board ObserverJan 2016 to presentDiscord

Education

  1. Design at Maryland Institute College of Art
  2. Computer SciencePurdue University

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