Barry Schuler

Barry Schuler

Founder & Managing Partner atDFJ GrowthCalifornia

Barry Schuler is founder and managing partner at DFJ Growth. He previously led America Online and studied psychology at Rutgers University. He serves on boards including Formlabs, Foursquare, Glowforge, Helix, and Unity.

What Barry can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeries BLead preference not reported
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Career

  1. America Online · Chairman and CEO
  2. DFJ Growth · Founder and Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Blue Oak SchoolDFJ Growth

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

visual computingar/vrinternet of thingsbig datalife sciencestech

Education

Rutgers University

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Who is Barry Schuler?

Barry Schuler is founder and managing partner at DFJ Growth. He previously led America Online and studied psychology at Rutgers University. He serves on boards including Formlabs, Foursquare, Glowforge, Helix, and Unity.

How much does Barry Schuler invest?

DFJ Growth has not reported a check size. It invests at series b.

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What did Barry Schuler do before DFJ Growth?

Chairman and CEO at America Online.

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