People · Operator
Named in public records as an officer, director or promoter · active 2015–2025 · Manufacturing, Other Technology
| Company | Role | Sector | Stage | Raised · real | Value · est | Tied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogee, Inc. | — | Manufacturing | Series A | $11.3M | $13.8M | 2017 |
| Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. | — | Other Technology | Seed | $5.9M | $48.1M | 2019 |
| Lost Lantern, Inc. | — | Manufacturing | Seed | $2.0M | $6.0M | 2025 |
| Budnitz Bicycles, Inc. | — | Manufacturing | Pre-Seed | $1.4M | $2.2M | 2015 |
| Zero Gravity Global Enterprises, Inc. | — | Manufacturing | Seed | $1.1M | $13.7M | 2020 |
Thomas J. Whalen at the center, the companies they're named on, and every other operator named alongside them — an interlock map of shared founding teams, boards and funds. Name-matched, so treat as a research lead.
People named alongside Thomas J. Whalen on the same companies — an interlock signal (shared founding team, board, or fund). Name-matched, so verify before acting.
| Operator | Shared | Their companies |
|---|---|---|
| James Clark | 1 | 11 |
| Matthew Wilson | 1 | 8 |
| Paul Budnitz | 1 | 4 |
| Robert Downey | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Sayler | 1 | 3 |
| Adam Polonski | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Degen | 1 | 2 |
| Cairn Cross | 1 | 2 |
| Nicholas Callaway | 1 | 2 |
| Nora Ganley-Roper | 1 | 2 |
| Jeremy Kent | 1 | 2 |
| TJ Whalen | 1 | 2 |
| Giuseppe Petrucci | 1 | 1 |
| Daniel Thomas Tilipman | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Wettstein | 1 | 1 |
| Jeremy J. Kent | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas D'Urso | 1 | 1 |
| James Buran | 1 | 1 |
| Mark J. Bathgate | 1 | 1 |
| James E Clark | 1 | 1 |
People are matched by normalized name across records; a common name may merge distinct individuals. Treat as a research lead, the same way modeled valuations are directional, not quoted.