Where does Barry Schuler work?

Barry Schuler is Founder and Managing Partner at DFJ and Board director at Somerville, MA and Board director at Foursquare.

What boards does Barry Schuler sit on?

Barry Schuler holds tracked board seats at Formlabs, Foursquare, Glowforge, Helix, Somerville, MA, Unity.

What companies has Barry Schuler invested in?

Investments tracked here include Tumblr, Twitter.

Where did Barry Schuler go to school?

Barry Schuler studied at Rutgers University (BA, Psychology).

Barry Schuler

Investor

Founder and Managing Partner at DFJ · Partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) · Board director at Somerville, MA · Board director at Foursquare

San Francisco, California, United States

Midas 2025 · #37 Midas 2024 · #21 Midas 2023 · #32 Midas 2022 · #60

About

Barry Schuler is Founder and Managing Partner on DFJ's Growth team, where he focuses on more mature companies that have moved beyond seed and early stages, targeting category leaders with strong revenue or large monetizable audiences. He previously served as chairman and CEO of America Online and has been an entrepreneur for over 30 years. He studied psychology at Rutgers University.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

b•••@dfj.comreveal

Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

b•••@dfjgrowth.comreveal80% confident
b•••@dfjgrowth.comreveal75% confident

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureIoTRobotics

Board director at Somerville, MA

Intro paths

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In turn, Barry can intro founders to Somerville, MA's investors below.

Somerville, MA's investors · 12

Acequia Capital (AceCap)Seattle · $100K – $5M checks C4 VenturesParis · $500K – $10M checks DFJSan Mateo · since 2024 Founder CollectiveCambridge FoundryBoulder · $250K – $15M checks Kapor CapitalOakland · $100K – $1M checks Kima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checks New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2018 SoftBank GroupTokyo · since 2026 SoftBank Vision FundLondon The E14 FundCambridge · $1M – $5M checks Tyche PartnersLos Altos · $1M – $10M checks

Co-founders at Somerville, MA

Natan LinderDirector

Maxim LobovskyFounder

Max LobovskyCo-founder & CEO

Board director at Foursquare

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In turn, Barry can intro founders to Foursquare's investors below.

Foursquare's investors · 6

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025 Canvas VenturesCampbell · $5M – $20M checks · since 2019 Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks Teamworthy VenturesNew York Union Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks

Co-founders at Foursquare

Dennis CrowleyDirector

Experience

DFJ GrowthManaging Partner/Foundercurrent2006 — present
Meteor VineyardProprietor/foundercurrent2001 — present
AOL Time WarnerChairman/CEO AOL2000 — 2002
America Onlinevarious positions ultimately Chairman/CEO1995 — 2002
AOL then AOL Time WarnerVarious ultimately Chairman/CEO1995 — 2002
AOL (America Online)Various ultimately Chairman/CEO1995 — 2002
AOLVarious including Chairman&CEO1995 — 2002
Medior IncPresident CEO/Co-founder1990 — 1995

Deals · 1

Somerville, MABoard seat

via DFJ · filed Jul 2024 · $392.9K raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

FormlabsFoursquareGlowforgeHelixUnity

Investor

TumblrTwitter

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at DFJ

Allison Sowers

Executive Assistant at DFJ

Angel Duan

Associate at DFJ

Brian Akin

Senior Associate at DFJ

Executive Assistant at DFJ

Jen Kodner

Talent Partner at DFJ

Jenni Leong

Investor Relations Partner at DFJ

Network9

Roelof BothaScout

Advisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board member

Danny RimerScout

Partner at Index Ventures

Adena HefetsScout

Senior Associate at Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)

George HoyemScout

Venture Partner at Lavrock Ventures

Saar GurScout

General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)

Jocelyn Kinsey

Investor at Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)

Mark W. Bailey

Founder and Partner Emeritus at DFJ

Mohanjit Jolly

Venture Partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)

Randy Glein

Founder and Managing Partner at DFJ

Investors connected to Barry in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Barry Schuler?: Barry Schuler is Founder and Managing Partner on DFJ's Growth team, where he focuses on more mature companies that have moved beyond seed and early stages, targeting category leaders with strong revenue or large monetizable audiences. He previously served as chairman and CEO of America Online and has been an entrepreneur for over 30 years. He studied psychology at Rutgers University.
Where does Barry Schuler work?: Barry Schuler is Founder and Managing Partner at DFJ and Board director at Somerville, MA and Board director at Foursquare.
What does Barry Schuler invest in?: Barry Schuler invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Data & Infrastructure, IoT, Robotics.
What boards does Barry Schuler sit on?: Barry Schuler holds tracked board seats at Formlabs, Foursquare, Glowforge, Helix, Somerville, MA, Unity.
What companies has Barry Schuler invested in?: Investments tracked here include Tumblr, Twitter.
Where did Barry Schuler go to school?: Barry Schuler studied at Rutgers University (BA, Psychology).