Bruce Barron

Bruce Barron

Founding Partner atOrigin VenturesChicago

Bruce Barron is a Founding Partner of Origin Ventures and serves on multiple boards. He began his career in accounting before becoming an entrepreneur in 1985.

What Bruce can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Origin Ventures writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Origin Ventures.

Career

  1. Touche Ross · accountant
  2. Origin Ventures · Founding Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

GrubHubTockDialogtech

Focus

early-stage technologytechnology

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Also at Origin Ventures

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Questions

Who is Bruce Barron?

Bruce Barron is a Founding Partner of Origin Ventures and serves on multiple boards. He began his career in accounting before becoming an entrepreneur in 1985.

How much does Bruce Barron invest?

Bruce Barron invests through Origin Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Bruce Barron?

A warm intro from a founder Origin Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Bruce Barron do before Origin Ventures?

accountant at Touche Ross.

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