Investing Profile

Thomas Layton

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Networks Thomas is a member of
Stanford University Graduate School of Business Network
298 CONNECTIONS
The Boston Consulting Group Network
46 CONNECTIONS
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Network
20 CONNECTIONS
Stanford Graduate School of Business 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
9
Current Fund Size
$600M

Thomas Layton is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Thomas Layton's Investments On Record (8)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
PipeDreams
SeedMar 2024$26M
$26M
Co-investors: Mike Ghaffary (Canvas Ventures), Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures, formerly The New Normal Fund), Tony Xu
Yassir
Series ANov 2021$30M
$200M
Co-investors: Anton Simunovic (Alumni Ventures ), Nadav Ben-Chanoch (Pareto Holdings), Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Edward Lando (Pareto Holdings), Andrew Vigneault (Flexcap), Peter Livingston (Unpopular Ventures), Daniel Curran (Curran Rosschou Venture Capital), Martin Tobias (Incisive Ventures), Daegwon Chae (Bond), Andre De Baubigny (Modern Venture Partners), Ashley Flucas (Flucas Ventures), Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen (2xN), George Godula, Mandeep Singh, Claire Diaz-Ortiz
Novi Connect
Series ASep 2021$10M
$52M
Co-investors: Mike Duboe (Greylock), Griffin Schroeder (Tiger Global Management), Brian Rothenberg (Defy Partners), Zachary Kushel (Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures)
NextLesson
SeedSep 2015$3M
$3M
Co-investors: Drew Houston, Nirav Tolia, Marc Benioff, Marissa Mayer, Jeremy Stoppelman, James Hong, Michael Birch
Hearsay Systems
Series AFeb 2011$3M
$51M
Co-investors: Bryan Schreier (Sequoia Capital), Jon Sakoda (Decibel Partners), Dave Morin (Offline Ventures), David Lawee (CapitalG), Nils Johnson, Steve Chen, Mike Abbott
Coolboard.com
Series BMay 2000$10M
$10M
Co-investors: Jason Green (Emergence Capital), Ariel Poler (Human Augmentation Syndicate), Dave Duffield (Workday)
SquareTrade
Series BApr 2000$9M
SeedJan 2000$300K
$9.3M
Demandline.com
Series AMar 2000$10M
$10M

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