Number of Portfolio Companies 5
Number of Exits 
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  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Geoffrey T. Barker is Executive Director and a co-founder of RPX Corp, and served as its Chief Operating Officer until mid-2012. Prior to co-founding RPX, Geoffrey Barker was Vice President, Licensing at Intellectual Ventures, where he and Geoffrey Amster shared responsibility for the portfolio development and licensing strategy of IV’s software

portfolio.

Previously, Geoffrey Barker served as founder, Chairman and CEO of Vigilos, Inc., which provides a platform for controlling and managing the physical security systems of large enterprises. Prior to founding Vigilos, Geoffrey Barker was co-founder and co-CEO of The Cobalt Group and held positions in trading, research and investment banking with Kidder, Peabody & Company, Salomon Brothers Inc, and Piper Jaffray Incorporated.

Geoffrey Barker holds an MBA from Columbia University and a BA from Tufts University.

Number of Investments 5
Geoffrey T. Barker has made 5 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Givebutter on Jun 27, 2022, when Givebutter raised
$7M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jun 27, 2022
Givebutter
Seed Round - Givebutter
$7M
Jan 31, 2022
Continu
Series A - Continu
Feb 23, 2021
Lexset
Pre Seed Round - Lexset
$1M
Feb 14, 2018
TurboPatent
No
Venture Round - TurboPatent
$3.3M
Oct 6, 2015
AdmitSee
Venture Round - AdmitSee
$1.8M
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Geoffrey T. Barker has exit - TurboPatent.
  • TurboPatent TurboPatent offers A.I.-enhanced patent drafting services to engineer high-quality patent documents.
Number of Past Jobs 1
Geoffrey T. Barker has had 1 past job as the Executive Director and Co-founder at RPX Corporation.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
RPX Corporation
Executive Director and Co-founder20082015
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Geoffrey T. Barker is the Board Chairman at Smartsheet.
Funding RoundJun 27, 2022
Givebutter raised $7,000,000 / Seed from Allen Gannett and 15 other investors
Funding RoundJan 31, 2022
Continu raised an undisclosed amount / Series A from Five Elms Capital and 2 other investors
Funding RoundFeb 23, 2021
Lexset raised $1,000,000 / Pre Seed from Geoffrey T. Barker and 2 other investors
Funding RoundFeb 14, 2018
TurboPatent raised $3,250,000 / Series Unknown from Anaqua and 4 other investors
Funding RoundOct 6, 2015
AdmitSee raised $1,800,000 / Series Unknown from Andy Lerner and 12 other investors