Number of Portfolio Companies 2
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title CEO, Founder
  • Primary Organization 
    Betaworks
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 

John Borthwick is the CEO and Founder of Betaworks. He leads the company building and investment process since 2008. Previously, John was SVP of Alliances and Technology Strategy for Time Warner Inc.; CEO of Fotolog, one of the first social photo sharing sites; and head of AOL’s product development studio after they acquired his first company, WP

Studio, one of Silicon Alley’s first content studios.

John Borthwick studied at Wesleyan University and Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Number of Investments 3
John Borthwick has made 3 investments. Their latest investment was Series A - Dots on Dec 16, 2014, when Dots raised
$10M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Dec 16, 2014
Dots
Series A - Dots
$10M
Oct 1, 2007
Outside.in
Angel Round - Outside.in
$1.5M
Feb 1, 2007
Outside.in
Angel Round - Outside.in
$900K
Number of Partner Investments 76
Number of Exits 
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Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 9
John Borthwick has 2 current jobs as CEO, Founder at Betaworks and CEO & Founder at Betaworks Ventures. Additionally, John Borthwick has had 9 past jobs including CEO at Fotolog.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Fotolog
CEOJul 2006Oct 2007
Fotolog
CEOJul 2006Oct 2007
WarnerMedia
SVP Technology and Corp. AlliancesMar 2003Aug 2006
WarnerMedia
SVP Technology and Corp. AlliancesMar 2003Aug 2006
AOL
VP, New Product Development19982003
AOL
VP, New Product DevelopmentJan 19982003
Oliver Wyman
Manager / Associate19871992
Mercer Delta Consulting
Consulting Analyst19871991
Mercer Delta Consulting
Analyst19871991
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Chartbeat
Member of the Board of DirectorsMay 15, 2009May 2015