John Borthwick
InvestorFounderManaging Partner at Betaworks · Investor at Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc · Board director at Studios at Betaworks · Board director at Giphy · Board director at Chartbeat
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $500K checks · typically $350K
FoundedBetaworks StudioVoiceCamp
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About
Founder and CEO of Betaworks, a longtime leader in the New York startup scene. Previously CTO/SVP of Technology at Time Warner and CEO of social photo-sharing site Fotolog; holds an MBA from Wharton and a BA in Economics from Wesleyan.
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Board director at Studios at Betaworks
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Studios at Betaworks's investors · 2
Board director at Giphy
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Giphy's investors · 9
BetaworksNew York · $250K – $750K checks · since 2015Betaworks Ventures Management, LlcNew York · $250K – $750K checks · since 2015General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2015Glynn Capital ManagementMenlo Park · since 2015IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2015Lerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checks · since 2015Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2015RRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checks · since 2015Slow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checks · since 2015
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Co-founders at Giphy
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Alex ChungCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Board director at Chartbeat
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Chartbeat's investors · 9
BetaworksNew York · $250K – $750K checks · since 2015Evolution VC PartnersNew YorkFounder CollectiveCambridge · since 2015Harmony PartnersNew York · since 2015Lerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checks · since 2015Lowercase CapitalJackson · since 2015North Atlantic CapitalPortland · $3M – $12M checks · since 2015Threshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checksUncork CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checks · since 2015
Co-founders at Chartbeat
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Tony HaileExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- betaworksCEOcurrent2008 — presentGreater New York City Area
- Fotolog Inc.CEO2006 — 2007
- Time WarnerSVP Technology and Corp. Alliances2003 — 2006
- AOLVP, New Product Development1998 — 2003
- Digital CityDirector Product Development1997 — 1998
- Total NYCEO / Founder1994 — 1997
- Web PartnersCEO1994 — 1997
- Oliver Wyman and Co.Manager / Associate1987 — 1992
- Mercer Management ConsultingAnalyst - Project mnr1987 — 1991
Deals · 1
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Colleagues at Betaworks
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Borthwick?
- Founder and CEO of Betaworks, a longtime leader in the New York startup scene. Previously CTO/SVP of Technology at Time Warner and CEO of social photo-sharing site Fotolog; holds an MBA from Wharton and a BA in Economics from Wesleyan.
- Where does John Borthwick work?
- John Borthwick is Founder of Betaworks Studio and Managing Partner at Betaworks and Board director at Studios at Betaworks and Board director at Giphy and Board director at Chartbeat.
- What check size does John Borthwick write?
- John Borthwick typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
- What companies did John Borthwick found?
- John Borthwick founded Betaworks Studio, VoiceCamp.
- Where did John Borthwick go to school?
- John Borthwick studied at The Wharton School (MBA); Wesleyan University (BA).
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