David Whorton Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 11

  • Portfolio
  • 1

  • Exits
  • 10

Exits

David Whorton General Information

Description

Mr. David Whorton is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Tugboat Group. Mr. Whorton also served as Board Member at Education Elements. He Founded & served as Partner & Managing Director at TPG. After earning a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and an MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business, he found his way to Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Texas Pacific Group Ventures, where he developed and incubated numerous investments. Throughout, he was mentored by some of the best in the business, including Brook Byers, John Doerr, Bruce Dunlevie, Wally Hawley, Vinod Khosla, and Dave Strohm. Mr. Whorton has served as founding CEO of Good Technology (acquired by Motorola); co-founder of Drugstore.com (DSCM); co-founding board member of Newschools Venture Fund and general manager and president of Optical Engineering. He also worked at Netscape, Hewlett Packard, and Bain. He served as a Board Member at RichRelevance. Mr. Whorton currently serves on the board of directors of Cuil, RepairPal, and SuccessFactors (SFSF).

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • San Francisco, CA
  • United States

David Whorton Investments (11)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Waggl 24-May-2018 Early Stage VC Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
RepairPal 05-Dec-2017 Automotive Generating Revenue
YouWeb Incubator 03-Sep-2013 Other Financial Services Generating Revenue
Sociogramics 09-Apr-2012 Media and Information Services (B2B) Out of Business
Kenna Security 28-Dec-2011 Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Hangtime 14-Jun-2011 Application Software Out of Business
RichRelevance 16-Jul-2007 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Good Technology (Acquired 2009) 01-Jan-2007 Communication Software Generating Revenue
Stella & Dot 01-Jan-2004 Early Stage VC Accessories Generating Revenue
SAP SuccessFactors 26-Feb-2003 Later Stage VC Human Capital Services Generating Revenue

David Whorton Exits (10)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
RepairPal 26-Nov-2024 Merger/Acquisition
YouWeb Incubator 01-Jan-2023
Waggl 14-Jul-2021
Kenna Security 30-Jun-2021
RichRelevance 19-Jan-2021
Hangtime 01-Jul-2015
Sociogramics 01-Aug-2014
SAP SuccessFactors 23-Feb-2012
Good Technology (Acquired 2009) 05-Jan-2007 Merger/Acquisition
Blue Nile 20-May-2004 IPO

David Whorton Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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David Whorton FAQs

  • Who is David Whorton?

    David Whorton is an angel Investor who has made 11 investments.

  • What kind of investor is David Whorton?

    David Whorton is an angel investor.

  • What does David Whorton do?

    As an angel investor, David Whorton invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has David Whorton invested in?

    David Whorton has made numerous investments in companies like Waggl, RepairPal, and YouWeb Incubator within the Business/Productivity Software, Automotive, and Financial Services industries.

  • What has David Whorton invested in recently?

    David Whorton's latest investment was on 24-May-2018 in Waggl, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.

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