Bijan Sabet co-founded Spark Capital after growing up as the son of Iranian and Korean immigrants, a background that shaped his empathy for outsider founders, and brings a product-focused operating background from companies like WebTV before becoming a VC who backs consumer platforms based on user love rather than clear business models. He later served as U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic, connecting his early Twitter investment and venture experience to beliefs about technology's role in strengthening democratic societies. Bijan Sabet co-founded Spark Capital after growing up as the son of Iranian and Korean immigrants, a background that shaped his empathy for outsider founders, and brings a product-focused operating background from companies like WebTV before becoming a VC who backs consumer platforms based on user love rather than clear business models. He later served as U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic, connecting his early Twitter investment and venture experience to beliefs about technology's role in strengthening democratic societies.