Thomas Layton

Founder of The Guild Theater

United States

Overview

Thomas Layton is an accomplished entrepreneur with a successful track record of founding and leading companies such as The Guild Theater and MapLight. He currently serves as an investor in various companies at Series A stage, primarily focusing on sectors in the San Francisco Bay Area, including investments in PipeDreams, Yassir, and Novi Connect. With a background that includes leadership roles at OpenTable and Citysearch.com, Layton has demonstrated his expertise in building and scaling businesses, as well as his commitment to mentoring future business leaders through his lecturing role at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Work Experience

The Guild Theater

Co-Founder
2017 - Current

Upwork

Chairman
2011

Upwork is an online marketplace that connects corporate businesses and organizations with field professionals and independent talents.

Raised $168,800,000.00 from Christian Vizcaino Jordan, Benchmark, FirstMark, T. Rowe Price, New Enterprise Associates, Jackson Square Ventures and Stripes.

upwork.com

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Lecturer
2016 - 2019

OpenTable

Director
1999 - 2014
CEO
2001 - 2007

OpenTable operates as an online restaurant booking service that enables guests to discover and book tables.

Raised $48,000,000.00 from Comdisco Ventures, France Telecom (now Orange S.A.), Upstart Capital, Impact Venture Partners, Integral Capital Partners and Benchmark.

opentable.com