Phin Barnes
Phin Barnes is a co-founder of The General Partnership. He previously worked as a partner at First Round and a creative director at AND1.
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The General Partnership writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
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- AND1 · Creative Director for Footwear
- First Round · Partner
- The General Partnership · COFOUNDERNow
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Who is Phin Barnes?
Phin Barnes is a co-founder of The General Partnership. He previously worked as a partner at First Round and a creative director at AND1.
How much does Phin Barnes invest?
Phin Barnes invests through The General Partnership, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.
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What did Phin Barnes do before The General Partnership?
Creative Director for Footwear at AND1; Partner at First Round.
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