# Terrence "Pusha T" Thornton

> Terrence "Pusha T" Thornton is a seed investor in New York backing Music and Film. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/PUSHA_T
- Website: http://pusha-t.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pushat

Terrence "Pusha T" Thornton is a seed investor in New York focused on Music and Film. Terrence Thornton, better known as Pusha T, is an American hip hop recording artist and one half of hip hop duo Clipse, along with his brother and fellow rapper Gene “No Malice” Thornton. He is also the CEO of Re-Up Records along with his brother. Source: Hollywood Life

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Music | 2 | 67% |
| Film | 1 | 33% |
| News | 1 | 33% |
| GreenTech | 1 | 33% |
| Automotive | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SparkCharge | SparkCharge is an automotive company that manufactures and develops charging stations for electric vehicles. The company's product offerings include mobile battery charging units, off-grid power hubs, and permanent EV infrastructure solutions. These services cater to a diverse clientele, including fleets, delivery services, events, autooriginal equipment manufacturers (OEMs), ports, transportation sectors, autonomous vehicles, and rideshare companies. By providing rapid deployment and flexible service levels, SparkCharge aims to eliminate common barriers to EV adoption, such as infrastructure costs and deployment delays. | $23M | Series A | May 24, 2022 |  |
| Audius | Audius is creating a fully decentralized community of artists, developers, and listeners collaborating to share and defend the world’s music.Using Audius, creators can generate immutable and time-stamped records for your creative works and register your assets to the Audius network. Because the network is decentralized and secured by blockchaintechnology, the metadata attribution remains safe, verifiable and immutable.Providing a transparent network in a space traditionally controlled by third parties, Audius builds a bridge between creators and consumers. Discover new content or verify authenticity, authorized through a truly transparent system of attribution.Audius uses blockchain technology to ensure that artists get paid safely & instantly as consumers listen to content. Choose from preexisting license terms or create your own and automate the payments, transfers, and issuance of licenses. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 16, 2021 |  |
| Mass Appeal | With a foundation in creative instigation, Mass Appeal magazine was spawned from the tattooed walls and ink stained subways of a now bygone era.Founded by Patrick Elasik (1979-2005) and Adrian Moeller in 1996, what began as a graffiti zine evolved into much more, a publication truly by and for opinion leaders, trendsetters, risk takers and rulebreakers. With a rich heritage in culture, Mass Appeal is a nod to the past while discovering and championing what’s next.Our content spans the worlds of music, art, and style, reflecting the cultural zeitgeist from our street view perspective. Naturally, the magazine founded by vandals went on to leave an indelible mark on culture. |  | Seed | May 01, 2013 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cleveland Avenue](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cleveland-avenue) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mark Cuban Companies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-cuban-companies-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Electric Feel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/electric-feel-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Multicoin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/multicoin-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pantera Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pantera-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Terrence "Pusha T" Thornton invest in?

Terrence "Pusha T" Thornton invests primarily in Music, Film and News startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 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 Terrence "Pusha T" Thornton last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Terrence "Pusha T" Thornton closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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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