# Hugo Barra, Co-Founder, Product

> Hugo Barra, Co-Founder, Product. 2 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

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

Palo Alto, US · Angel

# Hugo Barra

Co-Founder, Product at Hugo Barra

Latest rounds

- **Notey** Seed · $1.6M Feb 2015
- **Hello** Venture · $10.5M Jan 2014

Backs *Advertising & Adtech* *Entertainment* *Gaming* *Edtech*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 2 last Feb 2015
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 episodes

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them
- **On filings** No filing names them
- **Linked to a firm** No firm on record
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date.

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## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 2
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $12.1M
- **Active:** 2014–15

2015

- [Notey](https://millionrounds.com/company/notey) *Seed* **$1.6M** *HK* Feb 2015 Joined · +3 investors · historical

2014

- [Hello](https://millionrounds.com/company/hello) *Venture* **$10.5M** *US* Jan 2014 Joined · +2 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **1**
- Venture **1**

What they backed

Advertising & Adtech **1** Entertainment **1** Gaming **1** Edtech **1**

Alongside

- [Shakil Khan *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shakil-khan)
- [David Marcus *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-marcus)
- [Ryan Holmes *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-holmes)
- Steve Kirsch *1*

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 9 Nov 2022 · 53 min 20 Product: Hugo Barra on Lessons Building Hardware Products at Android, Xiaomi, Oculus, and Detect; Feature Kings vs. Budget Kings; 996 Work Culture in China; There Are No MVPs in Hardware; The 3.5-Hour Recruiting Interview With [Hugo Barra](https://millionrounds.com/person/hugo-barra) Mentions [Xiaomi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xiaomi)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) About this episode Hugo Barra is the OG of consumer hardware of the last decade. In Hugo's current position, he is the CEO @ Detect, building tools that empower people to understand their health and make informed, timely decisions. Before Detect, Hugo spent an incredible 4 years as VP of VR @ Meta with Oculus. Prior… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=hugo-barra).

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