John Witchel co-founded Prosper Marketplace. An active software designer, Mr. Witchel was the architect and lead developer of Prosper. Prosper raised over $40M from such top venture firms as Benchmark, Accel, and Fidelity Ventures. Mr. Witchel served on the board of directors.
John Witchel was was the creator of FlashMob Supercomputing, a massive computing collaboration designed to make supercomputing available to the masses.
Prior to co-founding Prosper, Mr. Witchel developed BrowserCam, an online tool for testing the cross-browser compatibility of websites. BrowserCam was acquired in 2007 by Gomez.
In 1999, Mr. Witchel was the CEO and co-founder of Red Gorilla, a pioneer in online application syndication. Prior to Red Gorilla, he founded XCom Corporation, a leading web consultancy that was acquired by USWeb, where Mr. Witchel served as a managing partner.
He holds a M.S. from the University of San Francisco and a B.A. in political science from Stanford University. He is a former American record holder and NCAA champion in swimming.
