David Whorton Overview
- Firm
- Tugboat Group
- Primary Position
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Founder & Chief...
- Primary Industry
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Information Technology
- Active Board Seats
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2
- Med. Deal Size
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- Med. Valuation
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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
Address
- 360 East Avenue North
- Suite 800
- Ketchum, ID 83340
- United States
David Whorton Positions (1)
Firm name | Firm type | Title | Location | Industry | Since |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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Who is David Whorton?
Mr. David Whorton is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Tugboat Group.
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How much does David Whorton typically invest?
David Whorton's median deal size is
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What is David Whorton’s main position?
David Whorton’s primary position is Founder & Chief Executive Officer.
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What are the contact details for David Whorton?
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How many active board seats does David Whorton hold?
David Whorton holds 2 board seats including RepairPal and SavvyMoney.
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