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John Borthwick

John Borthwick

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John Borthwick has been a central figure in the New York technology landscape for over three decades. He is Founder, CEO, and Managing Partner of Betaworks, a prominent startup studio and venture capital firm that invests, accelerates, and builds early-stage consumer tech companies. Under his leadership, Betaworks has built a diverse range of companies that sit at the intersection of media and the intersection of media and technology. Prior to starting Betaworks, he was Senior Vice President of Alliances and Technology Strategy for Time Warner, and CEO of Fotolog, one of the first social photo-sharing sites. He also served as a TechCrunch Startup Battlefield judge several times.

Professional Experience

Academic History

BETAWORKS

  • During his time at Betaworks, John has been a key player in a number of prestigious tech organizations including Bloomberg Tech Council, the Partnership for New York and New York Founders Forum. 

  • Under his leadership, Betaworks has built companies including Giphy (acquired by Instagram/Meta), Dots (acquired by TakeTwo), bitly (acquired by Spectrum Equity), Tweetdeck (acquired by Twitter), and Chartbeat.

  • Investments and accelerated companies include: Twitter, Tumblr, Kickstarter, Medium, Anchor, Gimlet and recently Hugging Face, RecRoom, Granola, and XMTP.


CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • John is a recognized leader, founder, builder and investor in the New York startup tech landscape.

  • He started his career as an Analyst at Mercer Management Counseling and later worked as a Manager at Oliver Wyman and Co.

  • He built WP Studio, co-founded Total NY, and led product efforts at AOL post-acquisition.

  • He has also appeared on many media lists including Business Insider’s Top VCs in New York, Silicon Alley’s Seed 100, Tech Power 50, 100 Best Tech People on Twitter, and AlleyWatch’s Complete Guide to Venture Capital in NYC. 

  • He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, INC Magazine, TechCrunch, and Hidden Forces, among others.


COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Board Member, Blade Urban Mobility

  • Board Member, WNYC

  • Board Member, Data & Society

  • Board Member, New York Public Radio Tech Policy Press

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