# Barksdale Group

> Barksdale Group is a VC fund in Menlo Park backing Internet, Software and Wireless. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Apr 2001
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.barksdalegroup.com/

Barksdale Group is a VC fund in Menlo Park focused on Internet and Software. The Barksdale Group is focused on applications and infrastructure that are instrumental in forging the Net Economy. As the Net Economy expands into new areas -they plan to explore those spaces for investment. They view broadband and wireless as extensions of the Net Economy.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 17% |
| Software | 1 | 17% |
| Wireless | 1 | 17% |
| Photography | 1 | 17% |
| Nanotechnology | 1 | 17% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ViAir | ViAir is set to take the complexity out of the Wireless Web At ViAir, Their mission is to be the premier provider of communication services and software infrastructure for the Wireless Web. They deliver highly scalable, integrated, and customizable mobile applications and management tools for wireless carriers, ISPs and ASPs. | $15M | Series B | May 20, 2001 |  |
| Moxi Digital | Moxi Digital, Inc. is a home-entertainment platform company, designs software and hardware for cable and satellite set-top boxes.Founded in January 2000 by WebTV(R) creator Steve Perlman, Moxi Digital, Inc. is focused delivering a total home entertainment solution that enhances and simplifies the consumer experience, while providing new revenueopportunities for broadband operators. The Company will fulfill this promiseby providing advanced platforms, products and enabling technologies to broadband network operators such as cable, satellite and DSL providers. Moxi can provide a complete end-to-end solution including both hardware and software or specific components that are integrated into existing cable and satellite systems. The Company's first all-in-one home entertainment platform, the Moxi Media Center, is a combination digital set-top box, video and music jukebox, media server, and Internet gateway and firewall. Through this device, which costs about the same as a basic digital set-top box in a typical home configuration, operators can deliver revenue-generating video,music and data applications to subscribers. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the privately-held start-up has attracted $67 million in Series A financing from America Online, Cisco Systems, EchoStar Communications, Mayfield, Vulcan Ventures, The Barksdale Group, The Washington Post Company and Macromedia Ventures. | $67M | Series A | Apr 23, 2001 |  |
| Lumera | Lumera develops proprietary polymer materials and is developing products based on these materials for a broad range of applications. They design and synthesize polymer materials at the molecular level—using their expertise in nanotechnology, which is the development of products and production processes at a scale smaller than 100 nanometers (ananometer is one-billionth of a meter)—to optimize their electrical, optical and surface properties. | $24M |  | Mar 27, 2001 |  |
| ViAir | ViAir is set to take the complexity out of the Wireless Web At ViAir, Their mission is to be the premier provider of communication services and software infrastructure for the Wireless Web. They deliver highly scalable, integrated, and customizable mobile applications and management tools for wireless carriers, ISPs and ASPs. | $8M | Series A | May 09, 2000 |  |
| HomeGrocer.com | At HomeGrocer you'll find longtime staples, from Kellogg's to Jiffy Pop. You'll find new entries, such as Kashi cereals and Kraft Easy Mac microwavable snack packets. And when we carry a brand, we'll try to carry every flavor available: For example, you'll find all varieties and flavors of Orville Redenbacher's GourmetPopping Corn, from Smart Pop to Pour Over Cheddar. We're also making regional favorites like El Sabroso available nationwide, and making hard-to-find specialties like Zico Pure Coconut Water a standard part of our mix. They also have an extensive selection of natural and organic products. If you haven't heard of Immaculate Baking Company or Bear Naked, let us be the first to introduce you to these earth-friendly brands and their fantastic products. | $100M | Series D | Nov 02, 1999 |  |
| Ofoto | Ofoto, an Emeryville online photography service that offers digital and film processing.Ofoto, an online photography service, was started in June 1999, in Berkeley, California. The company was founded by Lisa Gansky and Kamran Mohsenin. Gansky had previously been CEO of 1990s internet pioneer GNN, while Mohsenin had previously run Tunes Network,Inc., | $16M | Series A |  |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [3i Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3i-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Acorn Ventures, Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acorn-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Amazon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amazon) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AOL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aol) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cisco](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cisco) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Comdisco Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comdisco-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Barksdale Group invest in?

Barksdale Group invests primarily in Internet, Software and Wireless startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Barksdale Group last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Barksdale Group closed in Apr 2001. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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