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Thorne Sparkman | Slater Technology Fund managing director
As a seed-stage investor, I spend countless hours discovering and courting entrepreneurs, because the founders of today’s...
Piranha Pond pitch contest set for Nov. 13 at UMassD...
DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the South Coast Entrepreneurs Collaborative will host a Piranha Pond pitch...
R.I. has a robust entrepreneurial community, but can it do more...
For a small state, Rhode Island punches above its weight when it comes to producing promising startups and organizations that help nurture and fund...
Vertex to acquire Semma Therapeutics
PROVIDENCE – Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Semma Therapeutics for $950 million in cash, the companies announced Tuesday.
Both companies...
Slater funds East Greenwich laundry delivery startup
EAST GREENWICH – The Slater Technology Fund has invested $250,000 in HappyNest Inc., a laundry-as-service company headquartered in East Greenwich, the fund announced this...
Slater Technology Fund invests in Providence ‘e-learning’ startup
PROVIDENCE – The Slater Technology Fund, a local nonprofit seed fund for business ventures, has invested $25,000 in GoPeer, a Providence-based “e-learning” startup, as...
Five Questions With: Thorne Sparkman
Thorne Sparkman is the managing director of Providence-based Slater Technology Fund, Rhode Island’s largest venture capital fund, where he is responsible for the firm’s...
Slater Technology Fund announces new board members, chair
PROVIDENCE – Slater Technology Fund, the state’s oldest seed-stage investment fund, has added Robert Maccini and Christopher Graham to its board of directors and...
Brown highlights new ways to leverage school assets for greater economic...
PROVIDENCE – Incentivizing local entrepreneurs, translating medical innovations into products and companies, increasing the school’s engagement with private industry and building new innovation infrastructure...
4 R.I. companies chosen for 2018 Cleantech Open Northeast accelerator program
PROVIDENCE – Four Rhode Island companies were selected for the 2018 Cleantech Open Northeast accelerator program and had their application costs and fees underwritten...
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