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180 people in our graph share verified history with Kevin — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Lee RandunlockedKevin: together at Sun Mountain Capital (2017–2025)
×2Kevin: together at Columbia Pacific Advisors
Kevin: together at Sun Mountain Capital
×8Kevin: together at Vistara Growth
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 — present
- Sun Mountain CapitalPartnercurrent2017 — presentSeattle, WA
- Columbia Pacific Advisors, LLCManaging Director2011 — 2017Greater Seattle Area
- Comerica BankSenior Vice President, Technology & Life Sciences Division2007 — 2011
- Northwest Venture AssociatesPartner2001 — 2007
- Visio SoftwareSenior Financial Analyst1997 — 2000
- Hewlett-PackardFinancial Analyst1994 — 1997
Skills & more
Venture Capital85Private Equity62Corporate Finance32Investments32Growth Capital18Technology Investment1
From Kevin's professional profile.
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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kevin Barber?
- 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.
- Where does Kevin Barber work?
- Kevin Barber is Associate Partner at Vistara Growth.
- What does Kevin Barber invest in?
- Kevin Barber invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What boards does Kevin Barber sit on?
- Kevin Barber holds tracked board seats at Blue Box, Lighthouse eDiscovery, Miox, Talyst.
- Where did Kevin Barber go to school?
- Kevin Barber studied at UW Foster School of Business (MBA).
Same school
Also attended UW Foster School of Business130
Rasik ParikhInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupMike FridgenVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaEric WongDirector of Portfolio Growth at Madrona Venture GroupNina KapurFund Administrator and Staff Accountant at Madrona Venture GroupAbby StrongMarketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Columbia Pacific Advisors, LLC2
Also worked at Comerica Bank29
Christopher AlemanVenture Partner - Texas at Mendoza VenturesKen LovelessPartner, Co-Founder at Founders Circle CapitalJohn NahmBusiness at Draper B1Mike LiebermanInvestor at TriplePoint CapitalLan TrinhLegal at TriplePoint CapitalKathleen CovielloChief Economic Transformation Officer at New Jersey Economic Development Authority
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Also worked at Hewlett-Packard629
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzBill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalAyshaAdvisor at Clear Ventures
+ 623 more