Payton Dobbs
InvestorOperating Partner at Hoxton Ventures
London
Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $3M
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About
Payton Dobbs is an Operating Partner at Hoxton Ventures who has split his career between digital and hardware, helping grow three $1B+ businesses, most recently as GM of Google's UK Hardware business and previously GM of Nest Labs EMEA. He holds engineering and mathematics degrees from Vanderbilt, studied architecture at Harvard GSD, and earned an MBA from London Business School.
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Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareHardware
Experience
- Hoxton VenturesPartnercurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Hoxton VenturesAdvisor2022 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
- Finster AIBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- ZolidarInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Fabrica AIBoard Member2025 — 2026Brno
- London Business SchoolInternational Alumni Council2019 — 2022London, United Kingdom
- Nest LabsGeneral Manager, EMEA2017 — 2018London, United Kingdom
- Nest LabsDirector Global Sales Operations2014 — 2017Palo Alto, CA
- GoogleHead of Industry, Financial Services - Large Customer Sales2012 — 2014
- GoogleVertical Lead, Financial Services - Online Sales & Operations2010 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleSenior Manager, Financial Services - Online Sales & Operations2009 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleManager, Local & Classifieds - Online Sales & Operations2007 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleMBA Summer Intern2006Mountain View, California, United States
- Deloitte ConsultingConsultant2004 — 2005
- Deloitte ConsultingSystems Analyst2002 — 2004
Skills & more
SaaS2Google Adwords3Strategy69Leadership31Management19Analytics97Business Strategy28SEM25E-commerce16Start-ups36Online Advertising62Entrepreneurship18
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Financial ModelingProduct ManagementManagement ConsultingDigital MarketingStrategic PartnershipsCompetitive AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentMarketing StrategyMobile MarketingDigital StrategyMarket AnalysisSalesFrom Payton's professional profile.
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Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Hoxton Ventures
Bryan Gartner
Partner at Hoxton Ventures
Charles Seely
Partner at Hoxton Ventures
Dahlia Jacobs
Finance Director at Hoxton Ventures
David Egglishaw
General Partner at Hoxton Ventures
Dylan Collins
Venture Partner at Hoxton Ventures
Hussein Kanji
Partner at Hoxton Ventures
John Cullinane
General Partner at Hoxton Ventures
Julie Marechal
Executive Assistant at Hoxton Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Payton Dobbs?
- Payton Dobbs is an Operating Partner at Hoxton Ventures who has split his career between digital and hardware, helping grow three $1B+ businesses, most recently as GM of Google's UK Hardware business and previously GM of Nest Labs EMEA. He holds engineering and mathematics degrees from Vanderbilt, studied architecture at Harvard GSD, and earned an MBA from London Business School.
- Where does Payton Dobbs work?
- Payton Dobbs is Operating Partner at Hoxton Ventures.
- What does Payton Dobbs invest in?
- Payton Dobbs invests in Enterprise Software, Hardware.
- What check size does Payton Dobbs write?
- Payton Dobbs typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- What boards does Payton Dobbs sit on?
- Payton Dobbs holds tracked board seats at Finster Ai.
- Where did Payton Dobbs go to school?
- Payton Dobbs studied at Vanderbilt University (BE, Double Major - Engineering & Mathematics); London Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance Concentration); Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA Exchange).
Same school
Also attended Vanderbilt University347
Jacob JofeInvestor at Index VenturesRoss Perot Jr.Chairman of The Perot Group at Perot JainDavid JohnsonManaging Director at Intel Capital, North AmericaTom DriscollPrincipal at Differential VenturesSabina SmithPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersJosh KipnisHead of Marketing & Communications at AlleyCorp
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Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management828
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalCristina JunqueiraCo-founder of NubankAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 Ventures
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Also attended Harvard University Graduate School of Design17
Adrian MendozaGeneral Partner / Founder at Mendoza VenturesCindy WangVice President at Longitude CapitalJoy JingMarketing & Social Media at Lair East LabsSummer KimLead Partner at StratMindsLuis BerruetePartner and Co-founder at CREAS IMPACTO GLOBAL SGEICRaina KumraPartner at Everywhere Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Hoxton Ventures11
Hussein KanjiPartner at Hoxton VenturesRishabh KaulVenture Partner at Hoxton VenturesRob LudwigChief Operating Officer at Hoxton VenturesIsabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton VenturesSarah MandersonLegal Director at Hoxton VenturesJulie MarechalExecutive Assistant at Hoxton Ventures
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Also worked at Fabrica AI2
Also worked at London Business School61
Dominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesWalter PaleariInvestment at Makers FundYervand SarkisyanInvestor in deep tech and AINeeta PatelIndependent Non-Executive Director at Pembroke VCTMichael McFadgenInvestor at 13books CapitalManish GuptaSeed-stage investor in B2B and emerging technologies companies through Merak Ventures
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Also worked at Nest Labs12
Alice BrooksInvestor at Khosla VenturesMatthew NordanCo-Founder and General Partner at Azolla VenturesRob ConeybeerCo-Founder and Managing Director at Shasta VenturesMatt TrevithickPartner at DCVC (Data Collective)Matt RogersInvestor at Incite.orgVibhu NorbyVenture Partner at Interlace Ventures
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