John Thornton
InvestorPartner at Elsewhere Partners
Austin, Texas
Writes $3M – $8M checks · typically $5.5M
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About
John Thornton was a co-founder of Elsewhere Partners with nearly three decades of software investing experience. He was previously a general partner at Austin Ventures, where he led technology investing from the late 1990s and served as managing partner from 2005 to 2008, and earlier worked at McKinsey & Co. serving clients in the U.S. and Europe. He held an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA from Trinity University. He died in 2025.
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SaaS
Investments
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AvathonCalxedaLane15 SoftwareOnitPaymetricPortnoxSellers ShieldSemaforSpiceworksTasktopVerbWhereBy.UsZilliant
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Thornton?
- John Thornton was a co-founder of Elsewhere Partners with nearly three decades of software investing experience. He was previously a general partner at Austin Ventures, where he led technology investing from the late 1990s and served as managing partner from 2005 to 2008, and earlier worked at McKinsey & Co. serving clients in the U.S. and Europe. He held an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA from Trinity University. He died in 2025.
- Where does John Thornton work?
- John Thornton is Partner at Elsewhere Partners.
- What does John Thornton invest in?
- John Thornton invests in SaaS.
- What check size does John Thornton write?
- John Thornton typically writes checks of $3M – $8M.
- What companies has John Thornton invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Avathon, Calxeda, Lane15 Software, Onit, Paymetric, Portnox, Sellers Shield, Semafor, Spiceworks, Tasktop, Verb, WhereBy.Us, and 1 more.