Karen Hanton

Karen Hanton

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Investment Partner

Bio

Karen Hanton MBE, was the founder and Chairman of Toptable, a restaurant booking company. In 2010, Toptable was sold to OpenTable for $55m.

Karen has also founded the IT staffing firm Mortimer Spinks. After selling Mortimer Spinks, she bought and staffed a restaurant business in Fulham, which in 1998 inspired her to found Toptable. Karen was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.

Location

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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Primary Organization

PROfounders Capital

PROfounders Capital

Founded

2009

Investment

79

Lead investment

23

Exits

17

Employees

1-10

Industry

Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance

Jobs history

1

Opentable

MD

Invalid date - Current

Board and Advisor Roles

0

N/A

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Profile Resume

Karen Hanton is the Investment Partner at PROfounders Capital, based in Europe. With a background in Financial Services, Karen Hanton has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

Karen Hanton has made 5 investments. Their Latest investment was Seed Round - DICE on Sep 01, 2014

Number of investment

5

Number of exits

1

Personal investment

5

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Oct 23, 2013
CityHawk CityHawk
Seed Round - CityHawk
1.6M
Mar 25, 2014
Hussle Hussle
Venture Round - Hussle
2.6M
May 27, 2014
Hire Space Hire Space
Venture Round - Hire Space
1.7M
Sep 01, 2014
DICE DICE
Seed Round - DICE
3.8M

Partner investment

0

There is no partner investment available on this profile

Exits

1

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