Tag: Thorne Sparkman
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...
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...
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