Karen Hanton
Angel Investor
London, United Kingdom
Karen Hanton is a seed investor in London focused on Events and E-Commerce. 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 wasappointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 20%
Last updated:
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Industries Karen Hanton invests in
Stages Karen Hanton invests in
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$3.8M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Events 2 (40%)
- E-Commerce 2 (40%)
- Event Management 2 (40%)
- Music 1 (20%)
- Content 1 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (60%)
- Funding Round 2 (40%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| DICE was founded in London in 2014, DICE helps fans discover and buy tickets to live shows and streams all over the world. Available in the UK, US, France, Italy, Spain, India, and Australia, and accessible to fans globally through its live stream offering, DICE is on a mission to get people out more. | $3.8M / Seed / Sep 01, 2014 | ||
| The UK's leading venue marketplace. We’ll help you find the perfect venue to make your event amazing. | $1.3M / May 27, 2014 | ||
| Hussle is the smart new way to fit fitness into your life.We partner with amazing gyms across the UK. When you Hussle, you can go to any of these gyms. There are no contracts, no inductions, no sign-up fees. Just thousands of gyms, pools and spas – wherever you are, whenever you want to go.So when you Hussle, you can make fitness a part of yourday, not a pause in it.Hussle. Make life work out. | $2.6M / Mar 25, 2014 | ||
| CityHawkDine Better. Starting Now.What is CityHawk?In short, it’s a foodie’s best friend.Have you ever been ‘caught short’ not knowing where to go for some great food? Are you fed up of scouring review sites and apps looking at reviews that all sound the same?CityHawk is for you. It’s really simple to use - open the app, chose arestaurant and then click ‘book’. Every restaurant we show has guaranteed real-time availability and best of all you can be sure that you’ll have a great dining experience. | $1.6M / Seed / Oct 23, 2013 | ||
| Quill has merged with Jellyfish to become their global Ecommerce Content capability, delivering multi-language content solutions that support Jellyfish’s cutting-edge digital transformation services | $1.5M / Seed / May 27, 2013 |
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FAQ
What does Karen Hanton invest in?
Karen Hanton invests primarily in Events, E-Commerce and Event Management startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Karen Hanton invest in?
Karen Hanton typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$3.8M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Karen Hanton's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Karen Hanton took part in.
How do I contact Karen Hanton?
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When did Karen Hanton last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Karen Hanton closed in Sep 2014. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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