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About
Phineas Barnes is a venture capitalist at First Round Capital. Before entering venture capital, he was one of the earliest employees at basketball apparel maker AND 1, where he spent six years helping grow the company's revenue substantially and rose to creative director, leading product direction, managing national retail accounts, and creating the initial concept for the AND 1 Mix Tape. He later founded ResponDesign, an independent video game company that developed and published Yourself!Fitness, described as the first fitness game for Xbox and PlayStation 2, and handled its marketing and retail distribution from 2003 to 2006. He also consulted for several companies, including MTV Networks, where he focused on non-traditional games. At First Round, he emphasizes service to founders and looks for companies with transformative potential, having backed startups such as Simple, Nodejitsu, Birchbox, and Sherpaa. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a BA from Haverford College.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Barnes founded ResponDesign, an independent video game company that developed and published Yourself!Fitness, described as the first fitness game for Xbox and PlayStation 2.
- Education
- Studied at University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business (MBA, Operations and Information Management and Finance) Studied at Haverford College (BA, Economics and Sociology, 1998)
- Communities
- Barnes was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa society at Haverford College.
- Hobbies
- Barnes describes himself as a sneakerhead and former college basketball player who has participated in several triathlons and marathons.
- Family
- Barnes lives in San Francisco with his wife, Carrie, and daughter, Etta.
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Investments
Investor
BirchboxNodejitsuSherpaaSimple
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at First Round Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Phineas Barnes?
- Phineas Barnes is a venture capitalist at First Round Capital. Before entering venture capital, he was one of the earliest employees at basketball apparel maker AND 1, where he spent six years helping grow the company's revenue substantially and rose to creative director, leading product direction, managing national retail accounts, and creating the initial concept for the AND 1 Mix Tape. He later founded ResponDesign, an independent video game company that developed and published Yourself!Fitness, described as the first fitness game for Xbox and PlayStation 2, and handled its marketing and retail distribution from 2003 to 2006. He also consulted for several companies, including MTV Networks, where he focused on non-traditional games. At First Round, he emphasizes service to founders and looks for companies with transformative potential, having backed startups such as Simple, Nodejitsu, Birchbox, and Sherpaa. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a BA from Haverford College.
- Where does Phineas Barnes work?
- Phineas Barnes is General Partner at First Round Capital.
- What companies has Phineas Barnes invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Birchbox, Nodejitsu, Sherpaa, Simple.