Richard Thornton
Operating Partner @ J12
London, United Kingdom
Richard Thornton is a seed investor at J12 in London focused on Pet and Market Research. Richard Michael Thornton is based out of London and is the Operating Partner of J12. Richard previously worked at Cint as a Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Richard Michael Thornton attended the London Metropolitan University. Richard Michael Thornton has received the certificate of Revenue Architecture, and Generative AI forSales and Services Professionals.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Richard Thornton invests in
Stages Richard Thornton invests in
Countries Richard Thornton invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Pet 1 (100%)
- Market Research 1 (100%)
- Product Research 1 (100%)
- Consumer Research 1 (100%)
- Food and Beverage 1 (100%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Highlight
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Highlight is the definitive product intelligence platform delivering fast, meaningful insights throughout the innovation lifecycle to enable brands to create products people love. The company was founded in 2020, and is based in New York, New York. | $7M / Seed / Mar 15, 2022 |
Co-Investors
Scribble Ventures
2 deals together
Alumni Ventures
1 deal together
First Round Capital
1 deal together
HearstLab
1 deal together
Operator Partners
1 deal together
Sixers Innovation Lab
1 deal together
About J12
We back founders early building for the AI era. Founders building software infrastructure that makes data more accessible, and AI applications for enterprises, consumers, and healthcare. But most importantly still, founders with outlier ingenuity, childish curiosity, and the stamina to prevail.
J12 Contacts
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Richard Thornton
Operating Partner
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Alexander Paterson
Partner and CFO
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Bo Mattsson
Founding Partner
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Emmet King
Partner
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Luca Banderet
Managing Partner
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What does Richard Thornton invest in?
Richard Thornton invests primarily in Pet, Market Research and Product Research 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.
When did Richard Thornton last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Richard Thornton closed in Mar 2022. 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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