Jim Thorson
Jim Thorson is Principal at Free Radical Ventures, LLC, a seed-stage energy technology investor in Denver, CO. He spent 12 years with Shell Oil and is a founding partner of Pronghorn Operating, LLC.
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- Shell Oil · exploration, development, and applied technology roles
- Pronghorn Operating, LLC · founding partner
- Free Radical Ventures, LLC · PrincipalNow
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Who is Jim Thorson?
Jim Thorson is Principal at Free Radical Ventures, LLC, a seed-stage energy technology investor in Denver, CO. He spent 12 years with Shell Oil and is a founding partner of Pronghorn Operating, LLC.
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What did Jim Thorson do before Free Radical Ventures, LLC?
exploration, development, and applied technology roles at Shell Oil; founding partner at Pronghorn Operating, LLC.
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