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Hugo Barra
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Hugo Barra

Super founder

An MIT-educated product leader from Google, Xiaomi, and Meta's VR division. Co-founded a voice recognition startup acquired by Nuance and led a health-tech company. Now building a new operating system from scratch for AI agents and developers

7
Companies backed
1
Companies founded
$56M
Total funding raised
3 schools
Education

Investments 7

Companies backed, as recorded by Dealroom. Highest company valuations first.

Companies founded

Currently

Active roles, board seats and partnerships.

Work history

Past roles by Dealroom records.

Meta Downhole
2017 – 2021
Meta
VP · 2017 – 2021
Wali International
2013 – 2017
Xiaomi
Vice-President International · 2013 – 2017
Alphabet | Google
Director · VP · 2008 – 2013
Nuance Communications
& Business Development · Director · Product Marketing · Various: Product Management · 2003 – 2008
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
President · 1999 – 2000
MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab
President · 1999 – 2000
McKinsey & Company
Analyst · 1999
Walt Disney Imagineering
1997
Disney Online Studios
1997
MIT Media Lab
Assistant · 1996 – 2000

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2001 – 2002
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor · 1996 – 2000
Federal University of Minas Gerais
Bachelor · Electrical Engineering · 1995 – 1996
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