Peter Barrett
Peter Barrett is a co-founder and general partner at Playground Global, focusing on deep tech and hard science. He has a long career in technology, including creating a video codec and working at Microsoft and CloudCar.
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Playground Global writes $3M to $10M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.
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- Rocket Science Games
- Microsoft
- CloudCar
- Playground Global · General PartnerNow
- Rocket Science Games · Co-founder
- WebTV · Executive
- Microsoft · Executive
- CloudCar · CTO
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Who is Peter Barrett?
Peter Barrett is a co-founder and general partner at Playground Global, focusing on deep tech and hard science. He has a long career in technology, including creating a video codec and working at Microsoft and CloudCar.
How much does Peter Barrett invest?
Peter Barrett invests through Playground Global, which writes checks of $3M to $10M at seed, series a.
How do I pitch Peter Barrett?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Peter in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Playground Global backed works better.
What did Peter Barrett do before Playground Global?
Rocket Science Games; Microsoft; CloudCar; Co-founder at Rocket Science Games; Executive at WebTV; Executive at Microsoft; CTO at CloudCar.
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