Builder of teams, brands, and companies.
Founder, CEO, Speaker
Karen Houghton is the Founder and CEO of Infinite Giving. IG’s mission is to leverage modern, financial technology to grow the world’s giving by helping nonprofits invest, endow, and liquidate stocks easily with software that automates their investment strategy.
Previously Karen served as the Vice President of Atlanta Tech Village and a Venture Partner with Atlanta Ventures. During her tenure, Village startups collectively raised over $2B, created more than 9,000 jobs, and were a driving force behind the rise of innovation in our region.
Karen has been the recipient of the Women in Technology’s Woman of the Year Award and ATP’s Impact Award in 2019, Berry College’s Distinguished Alumni Entrepreneurial Spirit Award in 2020, and recognized as one of Salesforce’s 10 Small Business Women Who Inspire.
Her experiences have helped her impact thousands of lives for good through job creation, funds raised, and increased opportunity.
Past Events
How Doing Good can bring Value to your Brand
As the proliferation of new technology and social media lead to empowered consumers, closing deals and brand loyalty are more and more about building relationships.
Read. Listen. Watch
Atlanta Tech Village leader raises $500k seed round
Atlanta Business Chronicle
From The Shadows Of The Fortune 500, Atlanta Emerges As A Tech Hub
Crunchbase Article
Distinguished Alumni Entrepreneurial Spirit Award
Berry College
Entrepreneurs Need Community
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Playwood Conference: Atlanta Tech - Karen Houghton
Plywood Presents
'The one thing' Atlanta businesses can do to address inequality
Atlanta Business Chronicle
‘YOU NEED A CERTAIN LEVEL OF GRIT AND DETERMINATION’
Atlanta Business Chronicle
David Lightburn & Karen Houghton: Atlanta Tech Village
Simply SaaS Forum: The Importance of Culture
Atlanta Ventures
Culture, Core Values and Atlanta’s Tech Boom with Karen Houghton
“I’m not here to be average, I’m here to be awesome. And so are you.”
Karen is a proud Atlanta native with an incredible husband, Paul and 5-year-old daughter, Haven. When she’s not changing the world through technology and entrepreneurship, she can be found sipping a great cup of coffee, listening to a podcast, or planning her next travel adventure.
