Overview
John Borthwick is Managing Partner at Betaworks [1]. Borthwick founded Betaworks in 2008 as a startup studio that creates, accelerates, and invests in early-stage consumer technology companies [4]. The studio has produced companies including Giphy, acquired by Meta, as well as Dots, bitly, and Tweetdeck, alongside investments in Twitter, Tumblr, Kickstarter, Medium, Anchor, and Gimlet [4]. Prior to founding Betaworks, Borthwick served as CEO of Fotolog Inc. from 2006 to 2007 [6], as SVP Technology and Corp. Alliances at Time Warner from 2003 to 2006 [7], and as VP of New Product Development at AOL from 1998 to 2003 [8]. Borthwick holds an MBA from The Wharton School [13] and a BA from Wesleyan University [14].
Profile introduction
I founded betaworks in 2008 to build a new kind of company - a startup studio that creates, accelerates, and invests in early-stage consumer technology. Over nearly two decades, that model has produced companies like Giphy (acquired by Meta). Dots (acquired by TakeTwo, bitly (acquired by private equity), and Tweetdeck (acquired by Twitter), alongside investments in Twitter, Tumblr, Kickstarter, Medium, Anchor, and Gimlet. Today, betaworks operates at the intersection of three activities: a studio that builds companies from scratch, a ventures arm that invests at pre-seed and seed, and Camp -…
Career history
- CEOAug 2008 to PresentBetaworks
- CEOJul 2006 to Oct 2007Fotolog Inc.
- SVP Technology and Corp. AlliancesMar 2003 to Aug 2006Time Warner
- VP, New Product DevelopmentJan 1998 to 2003AOL
- Director Product DevelopmentFeb 1997 to Jan 1998Digital City
- CEO / FounderAug 1994 to Feb 1997Total NY
- CEO1994 to 1997Web Partners
- Manager / AssociateSep 1987 to 1992Oliver Wyman and Co.
Education
MBA1992 - 1994The Wharton School
BA1984 - 1987Wesleyan University
Media & appearances
- Internet History PodcastApple Podcasts207. John Borthwick Of BetaworksJohn Borthwick shares his journey from a tech-savvy youth to a prominent figure in the New York tech scene. He discusses his early experiences with computers, the transformative impact of the World Wide Web, and the vibrant tech culture of the 90s. Bort
- John's private podcast feed ~ betaworks events & things I'm listening to.. enjoy 👂Apple PodcastsSoftware as the New Media
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