Dave Gregory Whorton

Tugboat Venture Management LLC (Tugboat Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Dave Gregory Whorton. The firm is headquartered in Ketchum, Idaho.

RepairPal, Inc. provides automobile repair and maintenance information services. The firm provides price estimates, auto shop directory, insights and advices from certified mechanics. It also provides a centralized online location where records can be maintained for the entire ownership cycle of client's vehicle. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

DoubleDyno, Inc. provides online information services for moms. It provides advice on moms need: parenting, health, family, finance, pregnancy, nutrition, and travel; and on children of every age from infant to adult. The company was founded by Arthur Wu and Justin Lin in 2004 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Education Elements, Inc. provides educational services. The firm helps schools design the learning solutions for them and works side by side with leaders and teachers to embed online content and data into daily instruction. The company was founded by Anthony Kim in 2010 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

NewSchools Venture Fund provides funds to other non-profit organization that improves public education. It provides education through powerful ideas and passionate entrepreneurs so that all children especially those in underserved communities have the opportunity to succeed. It supports education entrepreneurs, a special breed of innovators who create new nonprofit and for-profit organizations that redefine the sense of what is possible in public education. The company was founded by Brook H. Byers, Kim Smith and Louis John Doerr in and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

SuccessFactors, Inc. provides workforce performance management software solutions. Its services include training & education, support offerings and SAP services. The firm integrated application suite includes the following modules and capabilities: Performance Management; Goal Management; Compensation Management; Succession Management; Career and Development Planning; Recruiting Management; Employee Central; Analytics and Reporting. The company was founded by Lars Dalgaard in 2001 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Business Signatures Corp. provided web-based business management services. It offered e-Fraud prevention solutions to authenticate online customers and prevent online fraud. The company was founded by Peter Relan & Sunil Bhargava in 2001 and was headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA.

TPG Growth LLC is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of TPG Capital Advisors LLC founded in 2000 by William E. McGlashan and Michael Guthrie. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, United States with additional office in London, United Kingdom.

Cranium, Inc. develops board games and toys. The company was founded by Whit Alexander and Richard Tait in 1998 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.