About
Kevin Barber focuses on AI-enabled education startups, using interviews, surveys, and usage analytics to validate product-market fit, taking a visible, relationship-focused role and contributing thought leadership in growth investing.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- Vistara GrowthAssociate Partnercurrent2024 β present
- Sun Mountain CapitalPartnercurrent2017 β presentSeattle, WA
- Columbia Pacific Advisors, LLCManaging Director2011 β 2017Greater Seattle Area
- Comerica BankSenior Vice President, Technology & Life Sciences Division2007 β 2011
- Northwest Venture AssociatesPartner2001 β 2007
- Visio SoftwareSenior Financial Analyst1997 β 2000
- Hewlett-PackardFinancial Analyst1994 β 1997
Education
- UW Foster School of BusinessMBA1992 β 1994
Skills & more
Venture Capital85Private Equity62Corporate Finance32Investments32Growth Capital18Technology Investment1
From Kevin's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended UW Foster School of Business44
Mike FridgenVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaZachary CefarattiVenture Partner at Draper AssociatesMinda BrusseFounding Partner at First Row PartnersMoshe ZilbersteinGeneral Partner at Next47Arnav SoodInvestor at Long Ridge Equity Partners
+ 38 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Columbia Pacific Advisors, LLC1
Also worked at Comerica Bank17
Christopher AlemanVenture Partner - Texas at Mendoza VenturesKen LovelessPartner, Co-Founder at Founders Circle CapitalJohn NahmBusiness at Draper B1Mike LiebermanInvestor at TriplePoint CapitalJesse TejedaPrincipal, Investments at Summit Peak VenturesJason BarnettSenior Vice President, Lending at Invest Detroit
+ 11 more
Also worked at Hewlett-Packard212
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzBill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel Capital
+ 206 more
Investments
Board seats
Blue BoxLighthouse eDiscoveryMioxTalyst
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Vistara Growth
Akshit Puri
Assistant Controller at Vistara Growth
Chris Angelatos
Director at Vistara Growth
Daniel McQuade
Director, Marketing at Vistara Growth
Farah Lahdiy
Executive and Operations Assistant at Vistara Growth
Gaurav Singh
Chief Financial Officer at Vistara Growth
John O'Donoghue
Principal at Vistara Growth
Jordon Boerchers
Vice President at Vistara Growth
Neil Kenley
Principal at Vistara Growth





















