John Thornton

General Partner, Austin Ventures

Austin, Texas

About

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John Thornton is a Co-Founder and Partner of Elsewhere Partners. He was a Board of Trustee at Trinity University. He attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Experience

Austin Ventures

General Partner · 1991 – present

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31Austin, Texas, United StatesAngel Investment · Financial Services

Board of Directors · Portnox
2022 – present
Co-Founder and Partner · Elsewhere Partners
2017 – present
Board Member · Tasktop
2014 – present
Co-Founder · American Journalism Project
Board of Director · Lane15 Software
Director · Onit
Board Member · Paymetric
Board of Directors · Zilliant

Education

Trinity University · BA, Economics
– 1987
Stanford Graduate School of Business · MBA, unknown

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John Thornton, Who Revived Local Journalism, Is Dead at 59 (Published 2025)
The New York Times · Apr 5
John Thornton, a Texas-size leader in nonprofit journalism, dies at 59
The Washington Post · Apr 3
Remembering John Thornton, founder of The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune · Apr 1
Austin Ventures investor and community journalism supporter John Thornton dies
The Business Journals · Apr 1
John Thornton, Cofounder of Texas Tribune and American Journalism Project, Dies at 59
Columbia Journalism Review · Apr 1

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