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Fred Thompson
Member #73FounderBetaL1Founder & CTO, Clarus Software
Founder & CTO building Clarus Software in Manchester
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About
Fred Thompson is co-founder and CTO of Clarus Software, the Manchester company behind Clarus WMS, cloud-based warehouse management software for logistics, supply chain and ecommerce businesses. Fred has led technology at Clarus since 2015 and has also been involved with Build Empire and Thirst, using technology to support logistics and professional development. He builds with Claude, Claude Code and Cursor.
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Member Raises$1.19M
Clarus Software has raised about $1.19M per PitchBook, most recently in a Seed round dated February 2023 with undisclosed investors; this figure was not independently re-verified in this search session.
Experience
buildempire.co.uk • claruswms.co.uk • thirst.io | Helping logistics and professional development through technology.
Founder · Thirst.Io
Chief Technology Officer · Claruswms
Chief Technology Officer · ClarusWMS
Founder · BuildEmpire 🎯
