Where does Hugo Barra work?

Hugo Barra is Venture Partner at Atlantico.

What does Hugo Barra invest in?

Hugo Barra invests in EdTech, Fintech, Healthtech, HR Tech, SaaS.

What companies has Hugo Barra invested in?

Investments tracked here include Boom Supersonic, Brex, Coderhouse, Kalshi.

Where did Hugo Barra go to school?

Hugo Barra studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.Eng., Computer Science and Electrical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Computer Science and Electrical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Management Science (Operations Research)).

What has Hugo Barra written?

Hugo Barra has 3 tracked posts on hugo.blog, including "R.I.P. Om Malik 🖤", "The Apple iPad launch event film is almost better than the products they announced :)", "MKBHD!".

Hugo Barra

Investor

Venture Partner at Atlantico

Palo Alto, California, United States

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About

Hugo Barra is a product leader who spent his career building consumer technology and hardware. He worked on Android at Google from 2008 to 2013, then led Xiaomi's global expansion from 2013 to 2017, and afterward ran Oculus at Meta from 2017 to 2021. He writes about product and consumer hardware on his personal blog.

Invests in

EdTechFintechHealthtechHR TechSaaS

Experience

DreamerCo-founder, Productcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, CA
Sonos, Inc.Board Membercurrent2025 — present
DetectChairman2023 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
DetectCEO2021 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
DetectFounding Advisor2020 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
MetaVP of VR2017 — 2021Menlo Park, California, United States
XiaomiVP Global2013 — 2017Beijing, China
GoogleVP, Android Product Management2012 — 2013Mountain View, California, United States
GoogleDirector of Product Management, Android2010 — 2012Mountain View, California, United States
GoogleProduct Management Director, Mobile2009 — 2010London, England, United Kingdom
GoogleGroup Product Manager, Mobile2008 — 2009London, England, United Kingdom
Nuance CommunicationsDirector of Product Management, Mobile2004 — 2008Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Nuance CommunicationsProduct Manager, Mobile2003 — 2004Boston, Massachusetts, United States
LOBBY7 Inc.Co-founder, VP Business Development2002 — 2003Boston, Massachusetts, United States
LOBBY7 Inc.Co-founder, Director of Product Management1999 — 2002Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySenior Class President1999 — 2000Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
MIT Media LabUndergraduate Research Assistant1996 — 2000Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
McKinsey & CompanySummer Analyst1999Los Angeles, California, United States
Netscape CommunicationsSoftware Engineer Intern, Netscape Navigator 41997Mountain View, California, United States
Walt Disney ImagineeringSoftware Engineer Intern, DisneyQuest VR1997Burbank, California, United States

Skills & more

Android33Product Management92Mobile Internet45Mobile Devices90Entrepreneurship49Mobile Applications41

Languages French · Portuguese · Spanish

From Hugo's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

Boom Supersonic Brex Coderhouse Kalshi

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Writing

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Hugo Barra writes personally about technology and people, including a tribute to Om Malik, a critique of Apple's iPad launch film, and his experience recording a VR podcast at the MKBHD studio.

R.I.P. Om Malik 🖤2026-06-25

A personal tribute to Om Malik, recalling their friendship and how Om's encouragement to publish a Vision Pro essay helped motivate the author to start building his startup, Dreamer.

The Apple iPad launch event film is almost better than the products they announced :)2024-05-11

The author highlights five creative aspects of Apple's iPad launch film, including location choices like a BART train and UC Berkeley, and the controversial 'Crush!' short film.

MKBHD!2024-04-20

The author describes recording a Waveform podcast episode on virtual reality with Marques Brownlee and David Imel at the MKBHD studio after publishing his Vision Pro essay.

Colleagues at Atlantico

Alejandro Maldonado

People and Leadership Executive Coach at Atlantico

Venture Partner at Atlantico

Gislana Rodrigues

Executive Assistant at Atlantico

Gui Telles

Venture Partner at Atlantico

Guilherme Ziegler

Finance and Operations at Atlantico

Henrique Baruselli

Investor at Atlantico

Frequently asked questions

Who is Hugo Barra?: Hugo Barra is a product leader who spent his career building consumer technology and hardware. He worked on Android at Google from 2008 to 2013, then led Xiaomi's global expansion from 2013 to 2017, and afterward ran Oculus at Meta from 2017 to 2021. He writes about product and consumer hardware on his personal blog.
Where does Hugo Barra work?: Hugo Barra is Venture Partner at Atlantico.
What does Hugo Barra invest in?: Hugo Barra invests in EdTech, Fintech, Healthtech, HR Tech, SaaS.
What companies has Hugo Barra invested in?: Investments tracked here include Boom Supersonic, Brex, Coderhouse, Kalshi.
Where did Hugo Barra go to school?: Hugo Barra studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.Eng., Computer Science and Electrical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Computer Science and Electrical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Management Science (Operations Research)).
What has Hugo Barra written?: Hugo Barra has 3 tracked posts on hugo.blog, including "R.I.P. Om Malik 🖤", "The Apple iPad launch event film is almost better than the products they announced :)", "MKBHD!".