# Barry Schuler at DFJ Growth

> Barry Schuler, Managing Partner/founder at DFJ Growth. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/barry-schuler (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Partner

# Barry Schuler

Managing Partner/founder at [DFJ Growth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-growth)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 10 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 2 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 10 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At DFJ Growth
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**DFJ Growth** Angel **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-growth)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Flywheel](https://millionrounds.com/company/flywheel)
- [Formlabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/formlabs)
- [Foursquare](https://millionrounds.com/company/foursquare)
- [Helix](https://millionrounds.com/startup/helix)
- [MyShape](https://millionrounds.com/startup/myshape)
- [Patreon](https://millionrounds.com/company/patreon)
- [SpaceX](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)
- [UUSEE](https://millionrounds.com/startup/uusee)
- [Unity Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/unity-technologies)
- [littleBits Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/littlebits-electronics)
- Barnraiser
- Good Technology
- SolarCity
- Tesla
- Tumblr Inc.
- Twitter

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Formlabs Inc.** Director since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Giphy, Inc.** Director since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Coinbase Global, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **littleBits Electronics Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Foursquare Labs, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **SYNTHETIC GENOMICS INC** Director since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **SCIENERGY, INC.** Director on 2 filings · since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Scientific Conservation, Inc.** Director since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **MYSHAPE INC** Director since 2009
- SEC Form D · Company raising **UBmatrix Inc** Director on 4 filings · since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at DFJ Growth

- [**John Fisher** Co-Founder, Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-fisher-2)
- [**Mark Bailey** Founder and CEO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-bailey)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 27 Jan 2025 · 44 min 467. Lessons from Jobs, Musk, Case, and Armstrong – What It Takes to Transform Industries and Build Trillion-Dollar Companies (Barry Schuler) With [Barry Schuler](https://millionrounds.com/person/barry-schuler) About this episode Barry Schuler of DFJ Growth Ventures joins Nick to discuss Lessons from Jobs, Musk, Case, and Armstrong – What It Takes to Transform Industries and Build Trillion-Dollar Companies. In this episode we cover: The Similarities of the Jobs, Musk, Case and Armstrong Portfolio Construction Impressions… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 5 Jul 2017 · 25 min 20VC: How To Get Back To 200 Tech IPOs Per Year, Why We Are In A 'Bulge" Not A Bubble & The Impending Flat & Down Rounds To Come with Barry Schuler, Partner @ DFJ Growth With [Barry Schuler](https://millionrounds.com/person/barry-schuler) About this episode Barry Schuler is a Partner @ DFJ Growth, the team that seeks out companies that have gone through the early stages of funding and are category leaders or are poised to be. Their portfolio includes the likes of Tesla, Twitter, Box, Unity 3D and more fantastic companies. As for Barry, he is… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Barry Schuler in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 6 Nov 2025 · 7 min Investor Stories 438. The Deals That Got Away: LinkedIn, Snowflake, and Zeitview (Jiang, Schuler, Rizik) Mentions [Barry Schuler](https://millionrounds.com/person/barry-schuler)[Chris Rizik](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-rizik-accelerate-blue-fund)[Kevin Jiang](https://millionrounds.com/person/kevin-jiang) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Kevin Jiang of Mangusta Capital Barry Schuler of DFJ Growth Ventures Chris Rizik of Renaissance Venture Capital We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 27 Oct 2025 · 6 min Investor Stories 436. Visionary Founders, From Steve Jobs to Brian Armstrong, and the Leaders Blending Life Sciences and Technology (Schuler, Saxena, Bussgang) Mentions [Flybridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge)[Barry Schuler](https://millionrounds.com/person/barry-schuler)[Shashank Saxena](https://millionrounds.com/person/shashank-saxena) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Barry Schuler of DFJ Growth Ventures Shashank Saxena of Sierra Ventures Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 16 Oct 2025 · 5 min Investor Stories 434. How LPs Judge Performance, Managing Founder Conflict, and The Blind Spots Investors Must Confront (Schuler, Niehenke, Agarwal) Mentions [Alexander Niehenke](https://millionrounds.com/person/alexander-niehenke)[Barry Schuler](https://millionrounds.com/person/barry-schuler)[Medha Agarwal](https://millionrounds.com/person/medha-agarwal) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Barry Schuler of DFJ Growth Ventures Alexander Niehenke of Scale Venture Partners Medha Agarwal of Defy We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator. The host of The Full… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 28 Aug 2025 · 8 min Investor Stories 423. From Checklists to Leadership: Lessons from iFLY, DFJ Growth & Pismo Leaders (Shen, Schuler, Binatti) Mentions [Barry Schuler](https://millionrounds.com/person/barry-schuler)[Daniela Binatti](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniela-binatti)[Han Shen](https://millionrounds.com/person/han-shen) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Han Shen Barry Schuler Daniela Binatti We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 7 Aug 2025 · 5 min Investor Stories 419: Key Advice (Patel, Schuler, Walsh) Mentions [Barry Schuler](https://millionrounds.com/person/barry-schuler) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Manish Patel Barry Schuler Shamin Walsh We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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