David Whorton Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Founder & Chief...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 2

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

David Whorton General Information

Biography

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).

Contact Information

Primary Position
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Tugboat Group
Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Email
dw
Phone
+1 (208)
Address
  • 360 East Avenue North
  • Suite 800
  • Ketchum, ID 83340
  • United States
+1 (208)

David Whorton Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Tugboat Group Investor Founder & Chief Executive Officer Sun Valley, ID Venture Capital

David Whorton Board Seats (2)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
RepairPal Automotive Acquired/Merged (Operating Subsidiary) Formerly VC-backed San Francisco, CA
SavvyMoney Other Financial Services Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Dublin, CA

David Whorton Lead Partner on Deals (32)

David Whorton has been the lead partner on 32 deals. Their latest deal was with Waggl, a business/productivity software company. The deal was made for on 24-May-2018.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Waggl 24-May-2018 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Business/Productivity Software Sausalito, CA
SavvyMoney 23-Sep-2016 Completed Other Financial Services Dublin, CA
Alminder 15-Oct-2013 Completed Application Software Palo Alto, CA
YouWeb Incubator 03-Sep-2013 Completed Other Financial Services Burlingame, CA
Automotive Information Systems 08-Feb-2013 Completed Automation/Workflow Software Ann Arbor, MI
RichRelevance 31-Jul-2012 Completed Business/Productivity Software San Francisco, CA
Sociogramics 09-Apr-2012 Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Mountain View, CA
Education Elements 07-Mar-2012 Completed Education and Training Services (B2B) San Carlos, CA
Kenna Security 28-Dec-2011 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Network Management Software Santa Clara, CA
Education Elements 05-Oct-2011 Seed Round Completed Education and Training Services (B2B) San Carlos, CA

David Whorton Network (274)

Board Members (40)

Name Company Representing Location From
Terence Rasmussen JD RepairPal Self San Francisco, CA
Randy Womack Education Elements Education Elements San Carlos, CA
RepairPal Self San Francisco, CA
SavvyMoney Self Dublin, CA
SavvyMoney Spectrum Equity Dublin, CA

Portfolio Executives (233)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Tony Mitchell Waggl Chief Evangelist 24-May-2018 Sausalito, CA
Kate Benediktsson Waggl Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Ignition 24-May-2018 Sausalito, CA
Waggl Board of Advisors 24-May-2018 Sausalito, CA
Waggl Head of Finance 24-May-2018 Sausalito, CA
Waggl Executive Chairman & Board Member 24-May-2018 Sausalito, CA

Fund Team Members (1)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Dafina Toncheva Tugboat Group Tugboat Ventures II Sun Valley, ID
Dafina Toncheva Tugboat Group Tugboat Ventures Sun Valley, ID
Tugboat Group Sun Valley, ID

David Whorton Affiliated Funds (5)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Tugboat Labs II Tugboat Group Venture - General Closed 2008
Tugboat Labs Tugboat Group Venture - General Closed 2006
Tugboat Ventures II Tugboat Group Venture - General Closed 2008
Tugboat Ventures Tugboat Group Venture - General Closed 2009
Tugboat Strategic Limited Partners II Tugboat Group Venture - General Closed 2009

David Whorton FAQs

  • Who is David Whorton?

    Mr. David Whorton is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Tugboat Group.

  • How much does David Whorton typically invest?

    David Whorton's median deal size is .

  • What is David Whorton’s main position?

    David Whorton’s primary position is Founder & Chief Executive Officer.

  • What are the contact details for David Whorton?

    David Whorton’s email address is dw and his phone number is +1 (208) .

  • How many active board seats does David Whorton hold?

    David Whorton holds 2 board seats including RepairPal and SavvyMoney.

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