# Malcolm Thorne

> Malcolm Thorne is a seed investor at 4490 Ventures backing Gaming. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [4490 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4490-ventures)
- Location: Madison, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malcolm-thorne-36734a3

Malcolm Thorne is a seed investor at 4490 Ventures in Madison focused on Gaming and Ad Targeting. Malcolm Thorne currently works as the Managing Director for 4490 Ventures. He previously worked at CDK Global as the EVP in Global Chief Strategy Officer.Malcolm has master’s degrees in marketing research and system analysis and design and an undergraduate degree in marketing all from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Malcolm is an alumnus andcurrent board member of the A.C. Nielsen Center for Marketing Insights and Analytics at the University of Wisconsin.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 1 | 100% |
| Ad Targeting | 1 | 100% |
| Loyalty Programs | 1 | 100% |
| Advertising Platforms | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tiv | Tiv is a next-gen rewards and loyalty platform built for the gaming community, featuring proprietary technology that empowers gamers to earn money through their passion.Integrated with the largest global gaming platforms and marketplaces, Tiv unifies a gamer's entire experience -- from connecting their player accounts, earning rewards forgaming, discovering new games, and even spending through embedded payments products -- into one seamless UX. The company's platform harnesses trending, user-specific gaming data to change player behavior and boost playtime for game publishers, studios and brands through intelligent offers and incentives. | $3.5M | Seed | May 25, 2021 | https://www.tiv.co |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Silverton Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silverton-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About 4490 Ventures

VC Fund · Madison, United States

4490 Ventures is a technology-focused, early-stage venture capital fund based in Madison, Wisconsin. The fund seeks to invest in companies in the Midwest. It seeks to invest between $5 million to $8 million per investment.

4 contacts available at 4490 Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Malven | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-malven |
| Greg Robinson | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-robinson |
| Malcolm Thorne | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/malcolm-thorne |
| Gian Fulgoni | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gian-m-fulgoni |

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## FAQ

### What does Malcolm Thorne invest in?

Malcolm Thorne invests primarily in Gaming, Ad Targeting and Loyalty Programs startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Malcolm Thorne last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Malcolm Thorne closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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