The Slater Technology Fund is an evergreen not-for-profit seed fund dedicated to supporting new venture development in Rhode Island. More than two decades ago, Slater launched a platform for seed-stage investing in Rhode Island; today, the organization remains the most active seed-stage investor in the state. Slater has invested in hundreds of technology ventures in the region, achieving multiple exits while also generating economic impact returns in the form of high-wage jobs.
Location: United States, Rhode Island, Providence
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 1997
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Seed
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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 12.09.2016 | HMSolution | hmwatersol... | $50K | United Sta... |
| 08.01.2013 | Care Threa... | carethread... | $750K | United Sta... |
| 01.06.2009 | RxVantage | rxvantage.... | $2.8M | United Sta... |
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| 22.09.2020 | Slater Technology Fund, RI Bio score nearly $600K to boost s... | Slater Technology Fund, the most active early-stage venture capital firm in Rhode Island, and life s... | bizjournal... |
| 01.06.2020 | Ocean State Update: Rhode Island’s biggest tech & startu... | At the end of every month, we recap the biggest tech and startup happenings in Rhode Island. We have... | bizjournal... |
| 26.05.2020 | Slater invests in laundry startup HappyNest via special-purp... | For the second time in as many years, Providence-based not-for-profit seed fund Slater Technology Fu... | bizjournal... |
| 01.03.2019 | Boston Tech Watch: CoinMetrics, Bedrock Data, Modulate &... | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints [Updated 10:30 am. See below.] A h... | xconomy.co... |
| 23.07.2018 | 'Give Me a Call': How This VC Fund Invests in RI Startups | For Slater Technology Fund's managing director Thorne Sparkman, who's been with the firm since 2000,... | bizjournal... |
| 18.06.2018 | 4 RI Startups to Participate in Cleantech Open Northeast Acc... | Providence-based Slater Technology Fund has announced that four Rhode Island-based startups will par... | bizjournal... |
| 08.12.2017 | 3 Early-Stage Investors in Rhode Island Talk About Local Sta... | After spending the month talking with Rhode Island entrepreneurs, innovators and investors, it’s cle... | bizjournal... |
| 19.09.2016 | Drive Time Metrics raises $2.1 million to monetize connected... | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI an... | venturebea... |
| 19.09.2016 | Drive Time Metrics raises $2.1 million to monetize connected... | Rhode Island startup Drive Time Metrics announced today that it took in a $2.1 million seed investme... | venturebea... |
| 09.05.2014 | Absolute Commerce Raises $200K | Absolute Commerce, a Providence, Rhode Island-based technology company, raised 200k in funding. Bac... | finsmes.co... |
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