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About
Will Hawthorne is a General Partner at Sugar Capital, an early-stage venture firm focused on the future of commerce, with more than twenty years of experience in M&A and corporate finance. He previously co-founded Code Advisors (acquired by Raine Group in 2023) and spent 11 years at JPMorgan, where he led the Internet and Digital Media practice in the US. He began his career in public accounting at Coopers and Lybrand, earned a CPA, and holds an MBA from Kellogg and an undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California.
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Invests in
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Experience
- Sugar CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Avid Capital AdvisorsOwnercurrent2023 — present
- LvbleBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- ReflexBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- DiscoBoard Observercurrent2020 — present
- SnifBoard Member2021 — 2022
- Code AdvisorsOwner, Partner and Investment Banker2011 — 2022
- JP MorganExecutive Director, Head of Internet and Digital Media M&A2000 — 2011
Skills & more
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Business DevelopmentCapital MarketsStrategic PartnershipsInvestmentsLeadershipCorporate DevelopmentManagementFrom Will's professional profile.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Will Hawthorne?
- Will Hawthorne is a General Partner at Sugar Capital, an early-stage venture firm focused on the future of commerce, with more than twenty years of experience in M&A and corporate finance. He previously co-founded Code Advisors (acquired by Raine Group in 2023) and spent 11 years at JPMorgan, where he led the Internet and Digital Media practice in the US. He began his career in public accounting at Coopers and Lybrand, earned a CPA, and holds an MBA from Kellogg and an undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California.
- Where does Will Hawthorne work?
- Will Hawthorne is General Partner at Sugar Capital.
- What does Will Hawthorne invest in?
- Will Hawthorne invests in Consumer, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- What check size does Will Hawthorne write?
- Will Hawthorne typically writes checks of $1M – $2M.
- Where did Will Hawthorne go to school?
- Will Hawthorne studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA); University of Southern California (BS, Accounting).
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