Borthwick John
Director/Board Member at BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC.
Net worth: 242 676 $ as of 30/04/2024
Profile
Borthwick John is the founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Betaworks Studio LLC, founded in 2007.
He is also the founder and the Managing Partner of Betaworks Investments LLC, founded in 2008.
Mr. John is also the founder of Digg, Inc. Mr. John's current job(s) include being the Chief Executive Officer of Betaworks Ventures Management, LLC, Director at DGSJ Network, Inc., Director at HRW Holdings LLC, Director at Chartbeat, Inc., Independent Director at Blade Air Mobility, Inc. starting in 2023, and Trustee at New York Public Radio.
Mr. John's former job(s) include being the Chief Executive Officer of Groupe HI-Media USA, Inc. from 2006 to 2007, Chief Executive Officer of Digg, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer of Bitly, Inc., CEO of Web Partners Madrid SL from 1994 to 1997, Director of Product Development at Digital City, Inc. from 1997 to 1998, Director at Tumblr, Inc., Director at Covestor, Inc., Vice President-New Product Development at Historic AOL LLC, Senior Vice President-Technology & Alliances at Time Warner, Inc. from 2003 to 2006, Principal at Daylife, Inc., Principal at DOWNFLY, Inc., Senior Advisor at RRE Advisors LLC, VP & New Product Development at AOL Advertising, Inc. from 1998 to 2003, and Manager at Oliver Wyman & Co. from 1987 to 1992.
Mr. John also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Fotolog Inc from 2006 to 2007.
Mr. John's education includes an undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University in 1987 and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1994.
He also has a graduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
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| 07/03/2024 | 76,074 ( 0.10% ) | 242 676 $ | 30/04/2024 |
Borthwick John active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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| BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC. | Director/Board Member | 27/03/2023 |
Betaworks Investments LLC
 Betaworks Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Betaworks Investments LLC (Betaworks Investments) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Betaworks Studio LLC founded in 2007 by John Borthwick and Andy Weissman. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/08/2008 |
Betaworks Ventures Management, LLC
 Betaworks Ventures Management, LLC Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Part of Betaworks Studio LLC, Betaworks Ventures Management, LLC is a company that provides venture management services. The company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Borthwick John. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
New York Public Radio
 New York Public Radio BroadcastingConsumer Services New York Public Radio operates radio stations. It consists of WNYC 93.9 FM, AM 820, and WQXR 105.9 which New York-based public radio stations, broadcasting programs from National Public Radio and Public Radio International, as well as a range of signature local programming. WNYC FM and AM extend New York City's cultural heritage to the whole country and air offerings from affiliate networks national public radio and public radio International. WNYC FM 93.9 broadcasts a range of daily news, talk, cultural and classical music programming, while WNYC AM 820 maintains a focus on breaking news and international/ global news reporting. The company was founded on June 8th, 1924 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
DGSJ Network, Inc.
 DGSJ Network, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services DGSJ Network, Inc. operates a platform that allows users to build, learn and share games and applications. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Digg, Inc. /New/
 Digg, Inc. /New/ Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Digg, Inc. provides online information services. It builds applications that enable users to find and talk about news. The firm develops iPhone, iPad apps and a daily email that process the links shared by users’ friends on Twitter and Facebook and deliver the important stories. The company was founded by John K. L. Borthwick and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Chartbeat, Inc.
 Chartbeat, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Chartbeat, Inc. provides real-time data analytics and performance alerts. It partners with doers, editors, writers, marketers, developers, those who create and build the content that users see and interact with online to deliver the data they need, when they need it. The firm offers Chartbeat Publishing, a suite of audience building tools-built around an audience’s actual behavior for global publishers and media sites. It also provides real-time analytics starter kits to track number of visitors on a website, traffic sources that drive visitor, and social network traffic. The company was founded on April 2, 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
| HRW Holdings LLC | Director/Board Member | 28/09/2009 |
Betaworks Studio LLC
 Betaworks Studio LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Betaworks Studio LLC builds and operates real time software, services and media distribution platform. It operates an online platform that offers media products. The firm's products include Digg, Dots, Bloglovin and Giphyt. The company was founded by John K. L. Borthwick and Andrew Weissman in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/08/2008 |
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Training of Borthwick John
| Wesleyan University | Undergraduate Degree |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC. | Transportation |
| Private companies | 23 |
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Groupe HI-Media USA, Inc.
 Groupe HI-Media USA, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Groupe HI-Media USA, Inc. provides photo-blogging and social networking services. Its services include online photos, images, and other pictures that allow posting digital photos in chronological order on its website. The company was founded by Scott Heiferman and Adam Seifer in May 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
DOWNFLY, Inc.
 DOWNFLY, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services DOWNFLY, Inc. developed web based information services. The company was headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Time Warner, Inc.
 Time Warner, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Time Warner, Inc. engaged in the provision of cable network, filmed entertainment, and publishing services. It operated through the following segments: Turner, Home Box Office, and Warner Bros. The Turner segment created and programed branded news, entertainment, sports and kids multi-platform content for consumers around the world. The Home Box Office segment operated the HBO and Cinemax multichannel premium pay television services. The Warner Bros. segment produced and distributed television shows, feature films, and games. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Services |
Betaworks Studio LLC
Betaworks Studio LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Betaworks Studio LLC builds and operates real time software, services and media distribution platform. It operates an online platform that offers media products. The firm's products include Digg, Dots, Bloglovin and Giphyt. The company was founded by John K. L. Borthwick and Andrew Weissman in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Tumblr, Inc.
 Tumblr, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Tumblr, Inc. operates a social media and blogging site. Its website allows the users to share contents such as text, photos, quotes, links, music and videos using computer and mobile devices. The company was founded by David Karp in February 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Covestor, Inc.
 Covestor, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Covestor, Inc. operates as a online investment management platform. Its platform and technology allows delivering specialized active and passive investing solutions at a lower cost and with the benefit of online convenience. Its platform give investors access to institutional style investment strategies, delivered in the security of their own brokerage accounts. The company was founded by Perry Rael Blacher, Richard Kevork Tahta and Simon Veingard in 2007 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
Historic AOL LLC
 Historic AOL LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services AOL LLC provides on-line services. It operates a network of web brands and Internet access subscription services in the United States. The company also offers digital services in the areas of education, safety and security, communications, and music. Its web brands include AOL.com, MapQuest, and Netscape. AOL is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Daylife, Inc.
 Daylife, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Daylife, Inc. offers online news services. It also provides web-based news and information sources in real time. The company was founded by Upendra Shardanand , John Donovan, Damon Horowitz and Thomas Tercek in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
| HRW Holdings LLC | |
Bitly, Inc.
 Bitly, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Bitly, Inc. develops web applications and tools. The firm offers applications that allows users to collect, organize, shorten and share links via websites and browser extensions. The company was founded by Todd Levy and Jay Ridgeway in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
RRE Advisors LLC
 RRE Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance RRE Advisors LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1994 by Stuart Jay Ellman, James D. Robinson and Jim D. Robinson. RRE Advisors LLC is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Digg, Inc.
 Digg, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Digg, Inc. operates a content curation media that showcases content trending on social media. The company was founded by Jay Steven Adelson and Robert Kevin Rose in November 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Chartbeat, Inc.
Chartbeat, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Chartbeat, Inc. provides real-time data analytics and performance alerts. It partners with doers, editors, writers, marketers, developers, those who create and build the content that users see and interact with online to deliver the data they need, when they need it. The firm offers Chartbeat Publishing, a suite of audience building tools-built around an audience’s actual behavior for global publishers and media sites. It also provides real-time analytics starter kits to track number of visitors on a website, traffic sources that drive visitor, and social network traffic. The company was founded on April 2, 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Digg, Inc. /New/
Digg, Inc. /New/ Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Digg, Inc. provides online information services. It builds applications that enable users to find and talk about news. The firm develops iPhone, iPad apps and a daily email that process the links shared by users’ friends on Twitter and Facebook and deliver the important stories. The company was founded by John K. L. Borthwick and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Betaworks Investments LLC
Betaworks Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Betaworks Investments LLC (Betaworks Investments) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Betaworks Studio LLC founded in 2007 by John Borthwick and Andy Weissman. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
DGSJ Network, Inc.
DGSJ Network, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services DGSJ Network, Inc. operates a platform that allows users to build, learn and share games and applications. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
New York Public Radio
New York Public Radio BroadcastingConsumer Services New York Public Radio operates radio stations. It consists of WNYC 93.9 FM, AM 820, and WQXR 105.9 which New York-based public radio stations, broadcasting programs from National Public Radio and Public Radio International, as well as a range of signature local programming. WNYC FM and AM extend New York City's cultural heritage to the whole country and air offerings from affiliate networks national public radio and public radio International. WNYC FM 93.9 broadcasts a range of daily news, talk, cultural and classical music programming, while WNYC AM 820 maintains a focus on breaking news and international/ global news reporting. The company was founded on June 8th, 1924 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Services |
Betaworks Ventures Management, LLC
Betaworks Ventures Management, LLC Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Part of Betaworks Studio LLC, Betaworks Ventures Management, LLC is a company that provides venture management services. The company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Borthwick John. | Finance |
Oliver Wyman & Co.
 Oliver Wyman & Co. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., Oliver Wyman & Co. is a French company that provides business and management consulting services. The company is based in Paris, France. | Commercial Services |
Web Partners Madrid SL
 Web Partners Madrid SL Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Jungle21 SA, Web Partners Madrid SL is a company that provides digital design and development services. Web Partners Madrid SL is based in Madrid, Spain. Web Partners Madrid was acquired by Jungle21 SA on March 14, 2024. The Spanish company was founded in 2010 by Jaime Herencia, Javier Pérez-Solero, Álvaro Poyales. | Technology Services |
AOL Advertising, Inc.
 AOL Advertising, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Yahoo, Inc., AOL Advertising, Inc. is a demand side platform for advertising. The company is based in New York, NY. The Yahoo advertising platform provides the advantages of a walled garden while maintaining the impartiality and transparency of an independent DSP. | Technology Services |
Digital City, Inc.
 Digital City, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Part of Warner Bros. The company is based in Sterling, VA. Discovery, Inc., Digital City, Inc. provides entertainment guides and other information for 200 cities. The company was founded by James E. Riesenbach, Robert Smith. | Technology Services |
| Fotolog Inc |
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