Tag: Thorne Sparkman
$61.7M credit initiative slow to deploy money
In today’s economy, Anthony Ramon would have had a tough time securing a mortgage to buy a commercial building on Cranston’s Park Avenue, if...
Slater Technology Fund to oversee $12M for R.I. venture development
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's venture development efforts will get $12 million in federal funding via a new agreement between R.I. Commerce Corp. and the Slater...
TOO SMALL TO FAIL? R.I.’s low-profile tech sector avoiding carnage felt...
After John MacKrell launched an app-based laundry pickup and delivery service more than three years ago, a question sometimes came up during his search...
State of Innovation: R.I.’s ecosystem for entrepreneurs shows resilience
For the developers of Pointz, a navigation app geared toward safer routes for cyclists, Rhode Island offered a wealth of mentoring and networking opportunities,...
Slater Technology Fund head launches new, university-focused venture fund
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island’s rich university landscape offers fertile ground for innovative, public interest-focused research. But translating those ideas into reality requires money, and...
Slater fund closes on private investment vehicle for HappyNest
PROVIDENCE – Slater Technology Fund on Monday said it closed on a special-purpose vehicle for HappyNest Inc., a technology-enabled laundry pickup and delivery service.
The...
Slater Technology Fund to invest in Alcinous Pharmaceuticals
PROVIDENCE – The Slater Technology Fund, along with private angel investors, will invest up to $600,000 in Alcinous Pharmaceuticals, the nonprofit seed fund announced...
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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...
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