Thorne Sparkman is the managing director of the Slater Technology Fund, Rhode Island’s largest venture capital fund. See sector focus and contact routes.
Thorne Sparkman is the managing director of the Slater Technology Fund, Rhode Island’s largest venture capital fund, having joined the organization in 2000 as executive director of its predecessor, the Slater Center for Interactive Technologies. He focuses on the earliest stage of company creation, typically working with university-based teams to commercialize research in software, new media, and energy-related technologies. The fund operates as an evergreen, not-for-profit seed fund dedicated to supporting new venture development specifically within Rhode Island. While the fund has invested $28.8 million into 117 companies since 1997, the search results do not specify Sparkman’s typical check size or whether he leads or follows on deals. Notable portfolio companies include Datarista, which exited in February 2022, and Flourish Care, which received a Seed investment in March 2026, though the results do not list 2–4 additional named companies with Sparkman’s direct involvement. Sparkman also serves as a mentor at the Betaspring startup accelerator in Providence and has founded RightHill Ventures, an incubator and seed fund. He has publicly emphasi
Details on this investor come from filing and round data held in the StartupFundraising directory, refreshed on ingest. Founders use profiles like this one to qualify fit and to shortlist investors in Providence.
Investors like Thorne Sparkman · Full investor directory · Investor access · Company funding database