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Thorne Sparkman

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Smart Money Rating: 93 out of 100

Managing Director, RightHill Ventures (+1 more)

Firm
RightHill Ventures, Slater Technology Fund
Title
Managing Director
Role
Managing partner
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Record updated 22 September 2026

About

Thorne Sparkman is responsible for the firm’s investments across a range of sectors. Thorne focuses on the earliest stage of company creation, often working with university-based teams commercializing research. He serves as a board member for Voltserver, CarbonPoint, HappyNest, Prothera Biologics, Datarista, Advanced Image Enhancement, and Tizra Software, and as a board observer at RxVantage, Lenoss Medical, Squadlocker, Drive Time Metrics, eNow, Arctura, Vitae and Carethread.

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Background

Education
Thorne holds a B.A. from Harvard and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.Source (opens in a new tab)

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