Dave Gregory Whorton

Chief Executive Officer at

Tugboat Venture Management LLC

59 year

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In 2006, Dave founded Tugboat Ventures to invest in very early stage software and technology companies led by talented entrepreneurs and actively support them through their entire business lifecycle.
Prior, Dave co-founded four companies including drugstore.com and Good Technology.
He also invested at TPG Ventures and KPCB—working closely with Amazon, Google, Successfactors, and others in their earliest days.
His career began with HP and Bain.
Dave has a BS Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley and MBA from Stanford GSB.

Dave Gregory Whorton active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Tugboat Venture Management LLC Tugboat Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Tugboat Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of consumer Internet, enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS), mobility and online advertising. It participates in seed and early stage equity transactions. It takes seat on the board of directors and acquires controlling interest.	Chief Executive Officer	2005-12-31
RepairPal, Inc. RepairPal, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as an auto repair price estimator platform	Director/Board Member	2008-12-31
DoubleDyno, Inc. DoubleDyno, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides online information services for moms	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Dave Gregory Whorton

Companies	Position	End
Education Elements, Inc. Education Elements, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a K-12 education consulting firm	Director/Board Member	2020-02-27
NewSchools Venture Fund NewSchools Venture Fund Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment services	Director/Board Member	2015-07-30
SuccessFactors, Inc. SuccessFactors, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides workforce performance management software solutions	Director/Board Member	2011-01-16
Business Signatures Corp. Business Signatures Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides web-based business management services	Director/Board Member	2006-08-30
TPG Growth LLC TPG Growth LLC Investment ManagersFinance TPG Growth invests in middle-market companies located in the United States, Asia and other selected united regions. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for growth and buyouts capital requirements.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2005-11-30

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Private companies	19
drugstore.com, Inc. drugstore.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates an online drugstore which offers health, beauty, wellness, personal care and pharmacy products	Technology Services
Good Technology Good Technology Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides wireless handheld computing software services	Technology Services
DoubleDyno, Inc. DoubleDyno, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides online information services for moms	Technology Services
RichRelevance, Inc. RichRelevance, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides personalization and product recommendation tools for e-commerce sites	Technology Services
RepairPal, Inc. RepairPal, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as an auto repair price estimator platform	Technology Services
Atzip, Inc. Atzip, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides mobile application software solutions	Technology Services
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in consumer, enterprise, Fintech, hardtech and healthcare sectors. It provides financing for seed, early, and later stage capital requirements.	Finance
SuccessFactors, Inc. SuccessFactors, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides workforce performance management software solutions	Technology Services
Cranium, Inc. Cranium, Inc. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Develops board games and toys	Consumer Durables
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
TPG Growth LLC TPG Growth LLC Investment ManagersFinance TPG Growth invests in middle-market companies located in the United States, Asia and other selected united regions. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for growth and buyouts capital requirements.	Finance
Business Signatures Corp. Business Signatures Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides web-based business management services	Technology Services
NewSchools Venture Fund NewSchools Venture Fund Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment services	Finance
Tugboat Venture Management LLC Tugboat Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Tugboat Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of consumer Internet, enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS), mobility and online advertising. It participates in seed and early stage equity transactions. It takes seat on the board of directors and acquires controlling interest.	Finance
Cheyenne Venture Management LLC Cheyenne Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cheyenne Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on companies operating in the fields of environmental science, healthcare, consumer products, artificial intelligence, and cloud-based IT infrastructure sectors. It participates in early and later stage capital requirements. It also acts as the lead investor.	Finance
SavvyMoney, Inc. SavvyMoney, Inc. Financial Publishing/ServicesCommercial Services Provides credit score services	Commercial Services
Interwest Venture Management Co. Interwest Venture Management Co. Investment ManagersFinance InterWest Venture invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on healthcare and information technology. It participates in early stage transactions. It also acts as a lead investor and takes a seat on the board.	Finance
Education Elements, Inc. Education Elements, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a K-12 education consulting firm	Commercial Services
Stanford Graduate School of Business Stanford Graduate School of Business Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services