Brooks Payne Thornhill

American • Investor • #MAGA • Husband • Father Risk exists less, when thoroughness exists more.

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 17 investments📅 18 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2024
VC🌍 United States
17
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18y
Years active

Portfolio

16 investments · sorted by recency
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Oct 2021
Satellite Displays was founded in 2018 with a purpose to improve communication through technology. We are passionate about providing tools for the deaf and hearing impaired. With this community in mind, we are in final stages of developing our first product that will change the way you think about communicating. Introducing Badger - Badger is tech-enabled, smart badge offering instant speech-to-text & real time language translation all through readable captions you can wear! Whether you are a family member trying to communicate better with a loved one – a medical professional finding it harder to relay important information behind a mask – or trying to converse with someone who speaks another language – Badger can help, let’s talk!
Lead Investor CF round
May 2021
Connecting businesses with on-demand labor in as little as two hours. We help employers scale their workforce quickly so they can support customer demand and save money. Post a gig when you need extra help for fulfillment, day-labor, moving, event staffing, and much more. You set the wage, you pick the candidate. Instant onboarding, no contracts, no minimums, no employment taxes or HR nonsense.
Investor
Mar 2021
This is what Thoroughbred racing is all about. From breeding future racehorses to the proud moment of standing in the winner’s circle, horse racing has captured the hearts of fans and owners since it began. Joining a partnership at Circle 8 Ranch gives our investors the experience, the thrills, and the benefits of ownership at a fraction of the cost.
Investor
Feb 2021
Stojo is an environmentally focused startup that designs practical solutions to reduce every day waste. Sustainability shouldnt mean sacrifice The future of our planet depends on more than doing without. It depends on optimism and tuning into the simple pleasures of the people and environment around us. That’s why at Stojo, we’re committed to designing earth-conscious products that bring more to life than what they take away.
late stageManufacturing
Investor
Feb 2021
TransitNet, LLC is building the world's first crypto title registry. Our revolutionary platform provides the security infrastructure the crypto industry needs, safeguarding trillions of dollars of crypto owned by more than 300 million investors worldwide. By creating a secure, private, and shareable record of ownership, we're enabling parties to securely confirm wallet information before moving crypto, generate a private transaction history that documents the parties involved, and be able to confirm ownership of assets for financial and compliance needs. This new piece of infrastructure will make crypto safer, more compliant, and more useful for millions of individuals and businesses.
Investor
Jan 2021
Fleeting provides shippers and motor carriers direct access to a flexible and reliable fleet of trucks, and to the CDL drivers who operate them. Streamlining access to a workforce of this kind brings more transparency and efficiency to the market while increasing margins for both sides. On our platform, carriers get expedited service from a flexible and reliable workforce, all through an easy to use interface. While drivers choose the jobs they want based on their schedules and preferences. We believe that when drivers are taken care of, customers are provided the best experience. Fleeting is backed by some of the most forward-thinking investors, including Arlan Hamilton, Founder of Backstage Capital, Chamillionaire, Quake Capital Partners, and Kevin Chanuelt, and Republic. The good news is that we’ve grown a significant amount since 2019 and haven’t even scratched the surface on the potential of Fleeting, and our ability to reshape the massive trucking industry.
Investor
Jan 2021
The Virtuix Omni™ motion platform enables players to explore endless VR worlds, moving freely and at full speed in 360° without hitting any walls. Walk, run, and turn in 360° in virtual reality games and other applications!
Investor
Dec 2020
At Scooterson Inc. were building the platform for the intelligent and semi-autonomous two-wheelers of the future. Our first product is the worlds first semi-autonomous and intelligent two-wheeled vehicle. It has no acceleration lever and no gear shifter – 
it knows how fast to go by analyzing rider’s riding patterns. It uses machine learning to enhance rider’s experience, maximize energy efficiency, optimize routes and increase safety.
Investor
Oct 2020
AI-powered automation for every decision. At Palantir, our software powers AI-driven decisions in critical government and commercial enterprises in the West, from the factory floors to the front lines. Our platforms feature advanced tools for data protection, governance, responsible use of AI, and civilian protection capabilities for defense applications. Dominate your most complex problems with Palantir.
Investor
Oct 2020
Day Made’s platform allows engaged couples to efficiently shop for wedding services in a curated marketplace of the country’s top venues and vendors, that enables instant booking and wedding financing. Through integrated calendars, customized and fully transparent vendor pricing, and plenty of guidance and education, we have solved the problems to the most convoluted personal process that 65% of the world’s population goes through at least once in their life. And as we approach 2022, we also prepare to embark on history’s biggest wedding year with a truly instant booking and financing process.
early stageEvents Services
Investor
Sep 2020
Furry Fortune is a family-friendly film about a dog who sheds money. The team behind the film, made up of award-winning creatives, is developing a story filled with action, comedy, and drama that adults and kids will enjoy. We’re offering a chance to be a part-owner of a film. With Furry Fortune, investors will actually own part of the company that owns the film, and share in any profits from the company itself, including the film!
Investor
Sep 2020
Get cash from your home equity with no interest, no monthly payments, no added debt. QuantmRE is a real estate finance platform that originates and funds Home Equity Agreements. This new financial tool enables qualifying homeowners to get a cash lump sum from their home equity with no monthly payments, no interest and no added debt. A Home Equity Agreement is an equity based solution - its not a reverse mortgage, its not a loan and its not a line of credit. Instead of charging interest, we take a share of the current equity together with a share of the appreciation if the value of the home goes up. We also share in the potential downside risk if the home decreases in value. People who have been turned down for a loan or mortgage can still qualify for a Home Equity Agreement and get cash from their home equity, again with no interest and no monthly payments. In many cases the homeowner has up to thirty years to sell their home or to refinance the agreement. Our plan is to help unlock hundreds of millions of dollars of equity for homeowners, providing them with much needed cash with no interest, no monthly payments and no added debt. The QuantmRE platform has also been designed to enable a wide range of investors to fund these Home Equity Agreements, including retail investors. Our platform has been designed to be a secondary market exchange where investors can build, model, manage and trade individual portfolios of fractionalized Home Equity Agreements .
Investor
Sep 2020
Hi there! I’m Solanda, founder of GoBe Kids, makers of the original Snack Spinner. I am passionate about raising the best little ones possible and encouraging healthy relationships with food. We as parents know the routine all too well: we buckle our kids in their car seats and within five minutes (if we’re lucky), they’re already asking for snacks. You’re then forced to “spin” your body in ways you never thought possible to hand them snacks one by one, hoping you don’t find a sticky mess all over the floor and in the cupholder (speaking from experience). I wanted to clean up the mess and put the fun back in snacking… for everyone. That’s why my husband (an engineer) and I created the GoBe Snack Spinner, a sustainable, spill-resistant snack container that keeps messes at bay and little ones smiling. With the press of a button, kids independently spin from one snack to the next. But the GoBe Snack Spinner is so much more than a fun, spill-resistant snack container. The GoBe Snack Spinner allows kids to exercise their power within limits. As the parent, I am responsible for what, when, and where they eat, and my children are responsible for how much they eat. Simply put: I offer my toddlers a variety of foods and then let them decide what to eat. This is so important because as a mom of four young girls growing up in a diet culture all I want for them is to have a positive relationship with themselves and food... for life. Parents love it. Kids are obsessed with it. GoBe is a win-win. Stay tuned for exciting updates as we continue to build the GoBe brand and product lineup. Happy snacking!
early stageRetail
Investor
Aug 2020
Asarasi is pioneering the recovery and bottling of an organic water from a plant-based source. We are positively impacting the environment by replacing the bottled water industry with the Worlds only renewable & sustainable source of pure water from maple trees!
late stageManufacturing
Investor
Jul 2020
We partnered with a renowned chef to turn king oyster mushrooms into a delicious jerky that anyone can enjoy from vegans to meat-eaters alike.
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2024
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Jan 2024
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA. For more information, visit www.spacex.com.
2021
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Oct 2021
Satellite Displays was founded in 2018 with a purpose to improve communication through technology. We are passionate about providing tools for the deaf and hearing impaired. With this community in mind, we are in final stages of developing our first product that will change the way you think about communicating. Introducing Badger - Badger is tech-enabled, smart badge offering instant speech-to-text & real time language translation all through readable captions you can wear! Whether you are a family member trying to communicate better with a loved one – a medical professional finding it harder to relay important information behind a mask – or trying to converse with someone who speaks another language – Badger can help, let’s talk!
Co-Founder
Sep 2021
A network for entrepreneurs building in stealth. Submit your information here so investors can find you: harmonic.ai/get-discovered
Lead Investor CF round
May 2021
Connecting businesses with on-demand labor in as little as two hours. We help employers scale their workforce quickly so they can support customer demand and save money. Post a gig when you need extra help for fulfillment, day-labor, moving, event staffing, and much more. You set the wage, you pick the candidate. Instant onboarding, no contracts, no minimums, no employment taxes or HR nonsense.
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Mar 2021
This is what Thoroughbred racing is all about. From breeding future racehorses to the proud moment of standing in the winner’s circle, horse racing has captured the hearts of fans and owners since it began. Joining a partnership at Circle 8 Ranch gives our investors the experience, the thrills, and the benefits of ownership at a fraction of the cost.
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