# Richard Thornton

> Richard Thornton is a seed investor at J12 (London) backing Pet and Market Research. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [J12](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j12-ventures)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorntonrichard

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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pet | 1 | 100% |
| Market Research | 1 | 100% |
| Product Research | 1 | 100% |
| Consumer Research | 1 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 100% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Highlight | 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 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Scribble Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scribble-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [First Round Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-round-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HearstLab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hearstlab-36b3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Operator Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/operator-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sixers Innovation Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sixers-innovation-lab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About J12

VC Fund · Stockholm, Sweden

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.

5 contacts available at J12.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Richard Thornton | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-thornton |
| Alexander Paterson | Partner and CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-paterson-pochet-b99f |
| Bo Mattsson | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bo-mattsson |
| Emmet King | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emmet-king |
| Luca Banderet | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luca-banderet |

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## FAQ

### 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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