Frank Meehan
Founder of SparkLabs Global Ventures
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder
2025 - Current
Co-Founder and LP
2018
38 investments in sustainable food, agriculture and climate. Fund is part of SparkLabs Group, based out of Australia, investing globally.
Investment Committee
2022
Co-Founder and Partner
2013
Partner at SparkLabs Group - an early stage VC invested in over 400 companies in Asia and US - , primarily in Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, US and Australia - including Ag/Food/Climate tech through our SparkLabs Cultiv8 Ventures Fund. SparkLabs is one of the premier early stage investors in Asia.
SparkLabs Global Ventures is a seed-stage investment firm.
Managing Director (Post Acquisition)
2021 - 2023
Built and ran Fiscal Note’s Global ESG Division - following on from the acquisition of Equilibrium AI (which I co-founded) in late 2021. Part of the management team that listed FiscalNote at a valuation of $1.2B on the NYSE in 2022.
FiscalNote uses artificial intelligence and big data to deliver predictive analytics on government information to determine its impact.
Raised $637,332,510.00 from Bossa Invest.
CEO and Co-Founder, Equilibrium.AI (Exited to FiscalNote 2021 which went IPO)
2019 - 2023
Co-Founder and CEO Equilibrium AI - AI Platform enabling companies and investors to automate their climate and sustainability workflows, targets and portfolios.
Board Member, Investor (Horizon Ventures until Yahoo Acquisition)
2011 - 2013
Summly was created by 15 year old Nick D'Aloisio, I joined the board from the start representing Horizon Ventures. It was sold 18 months later for $30M+ to Yahoo.
Board Member, Investor (Horizon Ventures)
2009 - 2012
Represented Horizons VC on the Board of Spotify from 2009 - 2012
Co-Founder and CEO
2008 - 2011
Co-Founder of INQ Mobile, creator of the first mobile application of Skype - the Skypephone, sold globally, and the INQ1, winner of best handset at the Mobile World Congress 2010. We pioneered a wide number of early mobile breakthroughs - with native integration on java handsets of many web apps, and then launching one of the first Android phones with the INQ Cloud Touch.
Board Member, Investor (Horizon Ventures until Google Acquisition)
2009 - 2010