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From equity or debt capital raises to M&A, roll-ups, and growth buyouts, Thunder helps founders pursue the right path to successful outcomes.
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Capital Strategy Assessment
Fundraising Narrative Strategy
Investor List Compilation
Investor Outreach & Management
Term Sheet Negotiation
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Deal Advisory & Introductions
Exit Strategy Planning
A New Form of Investment Banking for Founders, By Founders
Completed Deals
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What the founder said
It’s rare that you come across a standout personality like Jason. I had the pleasure of working with Jason while scaling our company, Elude. As a first time startup founder, fundraising and working with investors is apart of the job. I wish everyone of our investors was as helpful and direct as Jason! Jason's responsiveness & willingness t...
What the founder said
I'm incredibly grateful for Jason. I knew I needed growth capital, but I had no idea how to get it. Jason made it so easy. His team handled all the document prep required, connected us to several lenders and secured us the absolute lowest cost of capital from a Tier 1 bank. And he did it all on time before our peak season ramp up. I plan t...
What the founder said
Jason has been like fairy dust for me. It has been great putting together a pitch deck and seeing investors respond to it so positively. Dealing with Thunder has made me so much more optimistic about my business.
What the founder said
Before meeting Jason and the Thunder team, our company was preparing to raise a seed extension round, and we were feeling uncertain about navigating the fundraising process effectively. We engaged with Jason through an accelerator program, and from the very beginning, he was incredibly helpful. Jason assisted us in fine-tuning our pitch de...
What the founder said
Thunder was my secret weapon while fundraising. They supported me with key analysis to help close my debt financing. They gave great guidance on fundraising and created professional materials for my board and stakeholders. The team go above and beyond and deliver on what they say they are going to do. A very rare breed and a rare find. We ...
What the founder said
Coming out of our raise I am more indebted to Jason & his team for all of their advice, guidance, and leaderships than anyone else. That's a big achievement given our scale.
What the founder said
It’s rare that you come across a standout personality like Jason. I had the pleasure of working with Jason while scaling our company, Elude. As a first time startup founder, fundraising and working with investors is apart of the job. I wish everyone of our investors was as helpful and direct as Jason! Jason's responsiveness & willingness t...
What the founder said
I'm incredibly grateful for Jason. I knew I needed growth capital, but I had no idea how to get it. Jason made it so easy. His team handled all the document prep required, connected us to several lenders and secured us the absolute lowest cost of capital from a Tier 1 bank. And he did it all on time before our peak season ramp up. I plan t...
What the founder said
Jason has been like fairy dust for me. It has been great putting together a pitch deck and seeing investors respond to it so positively. Dealing with Thunder has made me so much more optimistic about my business.
What the founder said
Before meeting Jason and the Thunder team, our company was preparing to raise a seed extension round, and we were feeling uncertain about navigating the fundraising process effectively. We engaged with Jason through an accelerator program, and from the very beginning, he was incredibly helpful. Jason assisted us in fine-tuning our pitch de...
What the founder said
Thunder was my secret weapon while fundraising. They supported me with key analysis to help close my debt financing. They gave great guidance on fundraising and created professional materials for my board and stakeholders. The team go above and beyond and deliver on what they say they are going to do. A very rare breed and a rare find. We ...
What the founder said
Coming out of our raise I am more indebted to Jason & his team for all of their advice, guidance, and leaderships than anyone else. That's a big achievement given our scale.
Team Thunder
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Jason Kirby
Jason Kirby is a serial founder with 4 exits in the bag. He lends his expertise to guiding startups through acquisitions and capital raises where has been involved in $145M in transactions.
Jason Kirby
Oliver Low
Oliver is a Partner at Thunder. He is an experienced founder who has built and sold startups, initiated roll-ups, an IPO, and been part of a holding company.
Oliver Low
Matt Sisco
Matt is a full-stack Data Scientist responsible for the Thunder platform development. Matt studied at Princeton and Columbia earning his PhD and specializes in advance statistics, machine learning, and large language models.
Matt Sisco
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Ritu Khanna
Ritu brings 20 years of experience spanning JPM, Goldman, and Brookfield to power Thunder's investor relations.
Ritu Khanna
Deep Gada
With over 9 years expertise in financial and valuation advisory, private equity, investment banking, and M&A Advisory, Deep's experience makes him a great financial advisor to the Thunder community.
Deep Gada
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Manoj Kumar
Manoj is a seasoned investment banking professional with 14 years of experience in deal support, competitive intelligence, relative valuation, industry/sector research, whitespace analysis, and end-to-end project management.
Manoj Kumar
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Ruth Nyakio
Ruth brings 5+ years of experience in venture capital to drive operational efficiency and strategic growth at Thunder.
Ruth Nyakio
Jason Lai
Jason brings his skills from strategy consulting, content creation, and being a founder/operator to fuel Thunder's growth.
Jason Lai
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Payal Talwar
Payal is a financial analyst with 3 years in valuations and industry research. She is Thunder's resident expert on financial modeling.
Payal Talwar
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Sean Sukonnik
A former founder and venture associate, Sean is now an operator supporting Thunder founders to access capital.
Sean Sukonnik
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Mimi Mundia
Mimi is a marketing strategist with 8 years in the field who brings her passion for storytelling and VC to grow the Thunder community.
Mimi Mundia