Glen Houghton – Startup Investor Profile

General Info

Glen Houghton is a seasoned investor with over 20 years of experience investing and fundraising globally. He focuses on high-growth technology companies in Africa, disrupting traditional industries like banking and insurance. Glen prefers early-stage ventures with strong management teams, a scalable business model, and growth potential. He invests growth capital to scale businesses in South Africa and beyond, mentoring them for successful exits. His investments target minimum returns of 5X money. Glen typically invests equity in innovative digital tech companies and offers hands-on involvement for value creation and exits through trade buyers or IPOs. His check sizes range from $250K-$2M for Pre-Seed, $1M-$5M for Seed, and up to $10M for Follow-On investments. Glen’s collaborative style involves different collaboration types like Drivers and Analysts, emphasizing effective teamwork for high performance and productivity.
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Country: United States of America
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Investment Regions: EU, NA
Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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Status: not-found

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