Tag: Thorne Sparkman
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...
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...
Can the Ocean State finally become a hub for marine-based technology?
Anthony Baro has a unique ability to visualize what’s yet to exist.It’s allowed him to design and patent inventions. It’s helped him grow E2SOL...
Federal audit finds Betaspring intentionally misused $804K
PROVIDENCE – A federal audit released this week claims business-accelerator and consultant Betaspring LLC intentionally misused $803,644 to fund operations in 2012.A manager of...
URI, Brown rank low in Milken’s top tech-transfer universities
In almost two years as associate vice president of intellectual property and economic development at the University of Rhode Island, Michael E. Katz said...
