Silicon Valley
Don Butler
Don Butler is a General Partner with Thomvest Ventures. Don's background includes a career in both investment banking as well as in business development on behalf of Silicon Valley start-ups. Don was part of Lehman Brothers' investment banking group in New York and San Francisco, and in this capacity has worked on a number of transactions ranging from initial public offerings to mergers and acquisitions. Don also led business development efforts in Asia on behalf of a number of Silicon-Valley based start-ups while serving as a consultant with Asia Pacific Ventures. Don received a Bachelor’s degree in Chinese from UCLA and Master’s degrees in East Asian Studies and Political Science from Stanford University. Don currently is a board member at NetBase, scanR, and YottaMark, and is an observer on the boards of GuardianEdge and iBAHN.
Jonathan Barker
Jonathan Barker is a Venture Partner with Thomvest Ventures. Jonathan's diverse background includes managing the China subsidiaries of two Fortune 500 companies: Commercial Metals Company and EchoStar Communications Corporation; co-founding a Silicon Valley-based video search technology company - MeeVee - as well as developing strategic marketing and distribution plans, structuring and negotiating financial and commercial transactions, and carrying out due diligence for more than two dozen multinational companies and investment banks, including: Serious Materials, Skyline Solar, CalStar Cement, Microsoft, National Semiconductor, Micron Electronics, Centigram Communications, NetFRAME Systems, WebTV Networks, SyQUEST, Electric Power Research Institute and Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. Jonathan holds a Master's degree in East Asian Studies from Harvard University and a Bachelor's degree in Chinese from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Toronto
Peter Thomson
Peter Thomson is the President of Thomvest Seed Capital. Peter's enthusiasm for technology and its increasing impact on our lives led to an investment strategy over ten years ago in early stage companies that were distinguished by the strength of their intellectual property. Peter is located at our Toronto office. Previously in his career Peter worked on three continents for subsidiaries of the Toronto-based Woodbridge Company (where he serves as Co-Chairman) during which he gained a broad range of operational and strategic experience.
Bill Dodds
Bill Dodds is the Vice President of Thomvest Seed Capital. With 15 years of private equity experience, Bill has been on the boards of three public and numerous private companies and has participated on various audit, compensation, and governance committees. A Canadian Chartered Accountant with mergers and acquisitions experience through the Toronto-based Woodbridge Company and its subsidiaries, Bill is situated at our Toronto office.
Yvonne Verheij
Yvonne Verheij is the Controller for Thomvest Seed Capital. Prior to joining Thomvest in 1998, Yvonne attained accounting experience at both large and small public accounting firms in the Toronto area. Yvonne is a Certified General Accountant, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Major in Commerce from the University of Toronto.
Bahamas
Abbygail Gibson
Abbygail Gibson joined Thomvest International Ltd. as President in August 2009, bringing seven years of experience as a financial and corporate service provider in Nassau. Abbygail obtained a degree in Economics from Galilee College in Nassau and is currently working on a follow-on degree in Business Management.
