Investing Profile

Thomas Layton

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Networks Thomas is a member of
Stanford University Graduate School of Business Network
427 CONNECTIONS
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Network
68 CONNECTIONS
The Boston Consulting Group Network
52 CONNECTIONS
Stanford Graduate School of Business Network
30 CONNECTIONS
Upwork Network
18 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Social Capital Partner
Investment Range
$2.0M - $15.0M
Sweet Spot
$6.0M
Investments On Record
10
Current Fund Size
$600M

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Thomas Layton's Investments On Record (9)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Hostie
SeedApr 2025$4M
$16M
Co-investors: James Joaquin (Obvious Ventures), Kahini Shah (Obvious Ventures), Mike Ghaffary (Canvas Ventures), Andrew Brackin (Gradient Ventures), Michael Stoppelman (Self-employed), Kevin Weil (OpenAI), Elizabeth Weil (Scribble Ventures), Stu Smith (Coughdrop Capital)
PipeDreams
Series AMar 2024$26M
$26M
Co-investors: Mike Ghaffary (Canvas Ventures), Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures, LP), Tony Xu
Yassir
Series ANov 2021$30M
$210M
Co-investors: Mandeep Singh (Andreessen Horowitz), Anton Simunovic (Alumni Ventures ), Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Nadav Ben-Chanoch (Pareto Holdings), George Godula (Life Biosciences), Thomas Rubens (DN Capital), Guy Ward Thomas (DN Capital), Daegwon Chae (Bond), Martin Tobias (Incisive Ventures), Peter Livingston (Unpopular Ventures), Andre De Baubigny (Modern Venture Partners), Andrew Vigneault (Flexcap Ventures), Edward Lando (Biowear), Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen (2xN), Anthony Saleh (Photo Workshop), Daniel Curran (FundersClub), Ashley Flucas (Flucas Ventures), Julian Shapiro, Claire Diaz-Ortiz
Novi Connect
Series ASep 2021$10M
$52M
Co-investors: Griffin Schroeder (Tiger Global Management), Kevin Hartz (Founders Fund), Brian Rothenberg (Defy.vc), Mike Duboe (Greylock Partners), Zachary Kushel (Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures), Julia Hartz
NextLesson
SeedSep 2015$3M
$3M
Co-investors: Jeremy Stoppelman (Yelp.com), James Hong (NewCo), Michael Birch (The Battery), Drew Houston, Marc Benioff, Nirav Tolia, Marissa Mayer
Hearsay Systems
Series AFeb 2011$3M
$51M
Co-investors: Bryan Schreier (Sequoia Capital), Aydin Senkut (Felicis Ventures), Ron Conway (SV Angel), Ronald Conway Sr. (NewCo), David Lawee (CapitalG), Dave Morin (Offline Ventures), Jon Sakoda (Decibel Partners), Steve Chen, Mike Abbott, Nils Johnson
Coolboard.com
Series BMay 2000$10M
$10M
Co-investors: Dave Duffield (Workday), Jason Green (Emergence Capital Partners), Ariel Poler (TextMarks)
SquareTrade
Series BApr 2000$9M
SeedJan 2000$300K
$9.3M

Thomas Layton's Experience

Lecturer Stanford Graduate School of Business2016 - Present
Chairman ezhome2015 - Present
Executive Chairman Upwork2011 - Present
Director OpenTable1999 - 2014
Director Ancestry.com2009 - 2012
CEO Metaweb Technologies, Inc.2007 - 2010
Founder MapLight2005 - 2010
CEO OpenTable2001 - 2007
Co-Founder, President & COO Citysearch.com1995 - 1999
Associate Consultant The Boston Consulting Group1986 - 1989

Thomas Layton's Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill