Where does Wesley Barton work?

Wesley Barton is Managing Partner at Third Prime and Board director at Unityai and Board director at Kafene.

What check size does Wesley Barton write?

Wesley Barton typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.

Where did Wesley Barton go to school?

Wesley Barton studied at Duke University School of Law (Doctor of Law (JD)); Western Kentucky University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Accounting).

Wesley Barton

Investor

Managing Partner at Third Prime · Board director at Unityai · Board director at Kafene

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Writes $1M – $5M checks

About

Wesley Barton is a former tobacco farmer and ex-Trimaran/Trian investor who applies public-markets rigor to early-stage fintech and financial infrastructure while branding himself as the farmer_vc.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

w•••@thirdprime.vcreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechHealthtechPropTech

Board director at Unityai

Intro paths

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In turn, Wesley can intro founders to Unityai's investors below.

Unityai's investors · 2

Third PrimeNew York · $500K – $2M checks · since 2026 Whistler Capital PartnersNashville · since 2026

Co-founders at Unityai

Edmund S. JacksonExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Kafene

Intro paths

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In turn, Wesley can intro founders to Kafene's investors below.

Kafene's investors · 4

Flucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checks Third PrimeNew York · $500K – $2M checks · since 2023 Trinity CapitalPhoenix Upper90Providence · $5M – $25M checks

Co-founders at Kafene

Neal DesaiCo-founder

James SchulerCo-founder

Experience

Third PrimeCofounder & General Partnercurrent2016 — present
Greater Nashville Private Capital AssociationBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
Trimaran Capital Partners / Trian Credit PartnersVice President2007 — 2015New York, NY
Bank of AmericaInvestment Banker (TMT Group)2005 — 2007New York, NY
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and AffiliatesM&A Lawyer2002 — 2005New York, NY

Skills & more

Private Equity29Mergers2Valuation8LBO14Mergers & Acquisitions12Due Diligence10Hedge Funds7Venture Capital13Corporate Development6Equities9Investment Banking8Financial Modeling7

+7 more

Corporate FinancePrivate PlacementsM&A experienceLeveraged FinanceCorporate GovernanceStart-upsInvestments

From Wesley's professional profile.

Colleagues at Third Prime

Benji Rosenblatt

Senior Associate at Third Prime

Christian Kaczmarczyk

Principal at Third Prime

Jason Lee

Operating Partner at Third Prime

Jeff Adelson-Yan

Venture Partner at Third Prime

Jenny Bloom

General Counsel / COO at Third Prime

Keith Hamlin

Co-Founder and General Partner at Third Prime

Kristen Rooney

Head of Business Development at Third Prime

Michael Kim

General Partner at Third Prime

Frequently asked questions

Who is Wesley Barton?: Wesley Barton is a former tobacco farmer and ex-Trimaran/Trian investor who applies public-markets rigor to early-stage fintech and financial infrastructure while branding himself as the farmer_vc.
Where does Wesley Barton work?: Wesley Barton is Managing Partner at Third Prime and Board director at Unityai and Board director at Kafene.
What does Wesley Barton invest in?: Wesley Barton invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, Healthtech, PropTech.
What check size does Wesley Barton write?: Wesley Barton typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
Where did Wesley Barton go to school?: Wesley Barton studied at Duke University School of Law (Doctor of Law (JD)); Western Kentucky University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Accounting).