Investing Profile

John Thornton

InvestorVCFounder
Co-Founder and Partner at Elsewhere Partners
elsewhere.partnersAustin, Texas
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business Network
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McKinsey & Company Network
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Current Investing Position
Elsewhere Partners Partner
Investment Range
$3.0M - $8.0M
Sweet Spot
$5.5M
Investments On Record
28
Current Fund Size
$175M

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John Thornton's Investments On Record (13)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Semafor
Pre SeedJun 2022$25M
$74M
Co-investors: Jerry Yang (AME Cloud Ventures), Jerry Yang (Hardware Club), Henry Kravis
Portnox
Series AJan 2022$22M
$22M
Co-investors: Nick Stoffregen (Elsewhere Partners)
Sellers Shield
Series ASep 2021$15M
$15M
Tasktop
Private EquityApr 2021$100M
Series BApr 2017$11M
Series AJun 2014$11M
$120M
Avathon
Series COct 2019$100M
$250M
Co-investors: Sumant Mandal (March Capital), Pankaj Patel
Onit
Series UnknownOct 2016$8M
Series BJan 2012$4M
$22M
Co-investors: Dorin Baniel (NightDragon)
WhereBy.Us
SeedJun 2016$2M
$2M
Co-investors: Jason Calacanis (Sequoia Capital), Chris Adamo (Predictive VC), Melissa Krinzman (Krillion Ventures), Martin Claure (MC Capital), Sunmeet Jolly (SeedInvest), Henry Rouquairol
Verb
SeedJun 2015$2M
$8M
Co-investors: Brett Hurt (Austin Ventures), Donna Wilkins

John Thornton's Experience

Senior Fellow Tow-Knight Center for Journalism FuturesPresent
Co-Founder American Journalism ProjectPresent
Co-founder, Operating Partner Elsewhere PartnersPresent
Founder The Texas TribunePresent
Co-Founder and Partner Elsewhere PartnersPresent
Seed Funder, Founder, Board Member The Texas TribunePresent
General Partner, Managing Partner Austin VenturesPresent
Member, Board Of Trustees Trinity UniversityPresent
Seed Funder, Co-Founder, Inaugural CEO, Co-Chair American Journalism ProjectPresent
Summer Associate, Associate, Principal, Partner, GP, Prime Minister Austin VenturesPresent
Seed Funder, Executive Committee Chair The 19thPresent
Seed Investor, Board member THE CITY (newsroom)Present
Seed Funder, Co-Founder, Former Co-Chair, Board Member American Journalism ProjectPresent
Seed Funder, Founder, Former Board Chair, Board Member The Texas TribunePresent
Advisory Board Member Harry Ransom CenterPresent
Capital Campaign Co-Chair Ballet AustinPresent
Business Analyst McKinsey & CompanyPresent

John Thornton's Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business MBA Business