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Don Butler

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Managing Director at Thomvest Ventures · Board director at Avalanche Technology · Board director at Axcient

Palo Alto, California

Writes $500K – $20M checks · typically $10.3M

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1,241 people in our graph share verified history with Don — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Mischa VaughnunlockedDon: together at Carta (2020)
×2Don: together at Kabbage, Inc
Don: together at SoFi
×5Don: together at Stanford University

About

Managing Director focused on fintech, data & AI infrastructure, and cybersecurity companies.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintech

Board director at Avalanche Technology

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Avalanche Technology's investors · 4

Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checksQualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksThomvest VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $5M checks

Co-founders at Avalanche Technology

PEPetro Estakhri
Petro EstakhriCEO/President/Founder/Director
RR
Rajiv RanjanExecutive Officer

Board director at Axcient

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Axcient's investors · 5

ALLEGIS CAPITALPalo Alto · $10M checksIndustry VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $50M checksPeninsula VenturesPortlandScale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M checks · since 2016Thomvest VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $5M checks

Co-founders at Axcient

JMJustin Moore
Justin MooreExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. ThomvestManaging Directorcurrent2000 — presentSan Francisco, Ca
  2. WholesailBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  3. Bolster AIBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. BaselaneBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  5. Ladder InsuranceBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. Ladder InsuranceInvestor2018 — 2021Palo Alto, Ca
  7. Singular.netBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. QuidBoard Membercurrent2007 — presentSanta Clara, Ca
  9. Avalanche Technology Inc.Board Membercurrent2012 — presentFremont, Ca
  10. PLACEInvestorcurrent2025 — presentBellingham, WA
  11. CapchaseInvestorcurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  12. OcrolusInvestorcurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  13. UnqorkInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  14. CartaInvestorcurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  15. CovaltoInvestorcurrent2019 — presentMexico City Area, Mexico
  16. FigureInvestorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  17. TalaInvestorcurrent2018 — presentSanta Monica, CA
  18. BlendInvestor2018 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
  19. SoFiInvestor2014 — 2021San Francisco, Ca
  20. Kabbage, IncBoard Member2012 — 2020Atlanta, Georgia
  21. DataXuBoard Member2015 — 2019Greater Boston Area
  22. VungleBoard Member2013 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  23. Cylance Inc.Investor2015 — 2018Irvine, Ca
  24. Skyport SystemsInvestor2016 — 2018Mountain View, Ca
  25. AxcientBoard Member2010 — 2017Mountain View, Ca
  26. Lending ClubInvestor2011 — 2015San Francisco, Ca
  27. FlashSoftBoard Member2011 — 2012
  28. GuardianEdge TechnologiesBoard Observer2007 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  29. Okena, IncBoard Observer2000 — 2003Waltham, Mass.
  30. Asia Pacific VenturesSenior Associate1995 — 2000Menlo Park, Ca
  31. Lehman BrothersAnalyst, Investment Banking1992 — 1995New York City and San Francisco, CA

Skills & more

Venture Capital87Start-ups71Entrepreneurship41Business Strategy28SaaS25Strategic Partnerships34New Ventures19Corporate Development19Strategy20Go-to-market Strategy14Mergers & Acquisitions15Executive Management7
+12 moreInternational BusinessProduct MarketingBusiness DevelopmentPrivate EquityE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareAnalyticsCloud ComputingAngel InvestingVenture FinancingStrategic AlliancesM&A experience

Languages Chinese · Japanese

From Don's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

BlendCartaCovaltoCylanceDataXuFigureFlashSoftGuardianEdgeKabbageLadder LifeLendingClubOkenaPLACEQuidSingularSoFiTalaUnqorkVungle

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Thomvest Ventures

Amrit Dhillon
Principal at Thomvest Ventures
Andrew Pinkerton
Chief Operating Officer at Thomvest Ventures
Bob Boron
Special Advisor at Thomvest Ventures
Brad Brooks
Operating Partner at Thomvest Ventures
Brendan Hogan
Operating Partner at Thomvest Ventures
Camille Erskine
Operations Manager at Thomvest Ventures
Devanshi Dhanuka
Portfolio Finance Associate at Thomvest Ventures
Eugene Siklos
President at Thomvest Ventures

Network7

Alex RampellScout
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Andy SackScout
Advisor at One Way Ventures
Gaurav GargScout
Partner at Wing
Jonathan EbingerScout
General Partner at BlueRun Ventures
Umesh PadvalScout
Managing Director at Thomvest Ventures
Amrit Dhillon
Principal at Thomvest Ventures
Andrew Pinkerton
Chief Operating Officer at Thomvest Ventures

Investors connected to Don in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Don Butler?
Managing Director focused on fintech, data & AI infrastructure, and cybersecurity companies.
Where does Don Butler work?
Don Butler is Managing Director at Thomvest Ventures and Board director at Avalanche Technology and Board director at Axcient.
What does Don Butler invest in?
Don Butler invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech.
What check size does Don Butler write?
Don Butler typically writes checks of $500K – $20M.
What companies has Don Butler invested in?
Investments tracked here include Blend, Carta, Covalto, Cylance, DataXu, Figure, FlashSoft, GuardianEdge, Kabbage, Ladder Life, LendingClub, Okena, and 7 more.
Where did Don Butler go to school?
Don Butler studied at Stanford University (M.A., Political Science); Stanford University (M.A., East Asian Studies); UCLA (B.A., Chinese).

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