# Barry Johnson

> Barry Johnson is a grant investor at University of Virginia backing Medical. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [University of Virginia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-virginia)
- Location: Arlington, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2018
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-johnson-1650b05

Barry Johnson is a grant investor at University of Virginia in Arlington focused on Medical and Drones. Barry Johnson currently works as an L. A. Lacy Distinguished Professor of Engineering for the University of Virginia. He previously worked at Privaris as a Co-Founder and CEO. Barry Johnson attended the University of Virginia.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 2 | 40% |
| Drones | 1 | 20% |
| Energy | 1 | 20% |
| Security | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 4 | 80% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adnoviv | Adnoviv, Inc. is a technology research company specializing in the development of sensors and systems for industrial, medical, and security applications. The Adnoviv team has over 20 years of experience in engineering research and product development, and are leading world experts in non-invasive physiological sensors. | $750K | Grant | Sep 15, 2018 |  |
| nView medical | nView medical is an early-stage start-up that brings image guidance products to market. With its flagship technology insta3D, nView will be able to assist surgeons in achieving greater accuracy than with conventional imaging, in real-time and without interfering with the surgical workflow. | $1.2M | Seed | Aug 23, 2018 |  |
| AutoModality | AutoModality is dedicated to creating autonomous mobile systems that sense, explore, and analyze the world around us. They provide technology and services for automated close-up inspection using drones and are currently focused on the Agriculture and Infrastructure inspection markets. AutoModality is also the home of Team Autero, the winner of the2016 DJI SDK Challenge. | $224.8K | Grant | Dec 23, 2017 |  |
| Geopipe | Geopipe uses machine learning to build immersive digital twins of the real world for gaming, simulation, architecture, and beyond. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York. | $224K | Grant | Jun 28, 2017 |  |
| Sironix Renewables | Sironix renewables is a seed-stage company developing environmentally friendly and safe chemicals from plants to be used for industrial consumer products. They are continually developing and scaling their technologies for new applications and markets. | $225K | Grant | Jan 01, 2017 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fusion Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fusion-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About University of Virginia

VC Fund · Charlottesville, United States

University of Virginia is an educational institution that offers undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, and professional degree programs in the fields of architecture, arts, sciences, law, medicine, and nursing.The schools of the university include School of Architecture, College of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences,School of Law, School of Medicine, McIntire School of Commerce, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, and School of Nursing.The university offers 51 bachelor's degrees in 47 fields, 84 master's degrees in 67 fields, 6 educational specialist degrees, two first-professional degrees (law and medicine), and 57 doctoral degrees in 55 fields. Affiliated with 7 Nobel laureates, it has produced 5 NASA astronauts, 7 Marshall scholars, 4 Churchill scholars, 29 Truman scholars, and 50 Rhodes scholars.Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia in 1819. He wished the publicly-supported school to have a national character and stature. It is the first non-sectarian university in the United States and the first to use the elective course system.Jefferson considered the founding of the university to be one of his greatest achievements. Undertaking the project toward the end of his life after a long and illustrious career that included serving as a colonial revolutionary, political leader, writer, architect, inventor, and horticulturalist, he was closely involved in the university's design. He planned the curriculum, recruited the first faculty, and designed the Academical Village, a terraced green space surrounded by residential and academic buildings, gardens, and the majestic center-point, the Rotunda. The most recognizable symbol of the university, the Rotunda stands at the north end of the Lawn and is half the height and width of the Pantheon in Rome which was the primary inspiration for the building. The Lawn and the Rotunda have served as models for similar designs of centralized green areas at universities across the United States.The university was opened for classes in 1825 with a faculty of eight and a student body numbering sixty-eight. Jefferson took great pains to recruit the most highly qualified faculty, five of whom were found in England and three in the United States. Instructions were offered in ancient languages, modern languages, mathematics, moral philosophy, natural philosophy, chemistry, law, and medicine.Jefferson opposed the granting of degrees on the grounds that they were ‘artificial embellishments’. In 1824, however, the Board of Visitors authorized granting the Master of Arts degree. The Doctor of Medicine or M.D. was awarded to the first graduates of the School of Medicine in 1828 and the Bachelor of Law degree or LL.B. was first awarded for law school graduates in 1842. The bachelor's degree was awarded beginning in 1849, but became the standard undergraduate degree and a prerequisite for the master's degree in 1899 bringing the university into conformity with other institutions of higher learning. The PhD has been awarded since 1883.

5 contacts available at University of Virginia.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Barry Johnson | L. A. Lacy Distinguished Professor of Engineering | — |
| Brendan Richardson | Senior Lecturer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brendan-richardson |
| Christopher McKay | Member - Northern California Regional Board, College of Arts & Sciences | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-mckay |
| Craig Slingluff | Chief - Division of Surgical Oncology - Dept. of Surgery | — |
| John Casteen | President Emeritus | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Barry Johnson invest in?

Barry Johnson invests primarily in Medical, Drones and Energy startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Barry Johnson?

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### When did Barry Johnson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Barry Johnson closed in Sep 2018. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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