# Craig R. Barrett

> Craig R. Barrett is a seed investor at Skolkovo Foundation backing EdTech and Education. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Skolkovo Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/skolkovo-foundation)
- Location: Santa Clara, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2016
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Craig R. Barrett is a seed investor at Skolkovo Foundation in Santa Clara focused on EdTech and Education. Dr. Craig Barrett is a leading advocate for improving education in the U.S. and around the world. He is also a vocal spokesman for the value technology can provide in raising social and economic standards globally. He recently stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Intel Corporation, a post he held from May 2005 to May 2009.Craig Barrett wasborn August 29, 1939 in San Francisco, California. He attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, California from 1957 to 1964, and received his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science. After graduation, he joined the faculty of Stanford University in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and remained through 1974, rising to the rank of Associate Professor. Dr. Barrett was a Fulbright Fellow at Danish Technical University in Denmark in 1972 and a NATO Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Physical Laboratory in England from 1964 to 1965. Dr. Barrett is the author of over 40 technical papers dealing with the influence of microstructure on the properties of materials, and a textbook on materials science, Principles of Engineering Materials.Dr. Barrett joined Intel Corporation in 1974 as a technology development manager. He was named a vice president of the corporation in 1984, promoted to senior vice president in 1987, and executive vice president in 1990. Dr. Barrett was elected to Intel Corporation's Board of Directors in 1992 and was named the company's chief operating officer in 1993. He became Intel's fourth president in May 1997, chief executive officer in 1998 and chairman of the Board on May 18, 2005.Dr. Barrett served until June 2009 as Chairman of the United Nations Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development, which works to bring computers and other technology to developing parts of the world. He co-chairs Achieve, Inc., is vice chairman of the National Forest Foundation, serves on the Board of Directors of Science Foundation Arizona and Dossia, the advisory board of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, the faculty of Thunderbird School of Global Management, and is Honorary Chairman of the Irish Technology Leadership Group. Dr. Barrett has recently been appointed by the President as one of the private sector leaders for a national education science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) initiative. He has served on numerous boards, policy and government panels, and has been an appointee of the President's Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations and to the American Health Information Community. Dr. Barrett has co-chaired the Business Coalition for Student Achievement and the National Innovation Initiative Leadership Council, and has served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the U.S. Council for International Business and the Clinton Global Initiative Education Advisory Board. He has been a member of the National Governors' Association Task Force on Innovation America, the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, the Committee on Scientific Communication and National Security, the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum and is past chair of the National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Barrett formerly served on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association, the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, and TechNet.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| Construction | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Building Material | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Whole Trees | Whole Trees is a design and construction company that designs and constructs sustainable buildings and manufactures timber components from forest products for structural systems. The company re-brands round timber for urban and commercial environments in place of steel. It brings small-diameter forest thinning to the construction industry, andplans to license its tech solutions to the forest products industry.Whole Trees provides architectural services for custom applications of timber in construction; engineering and consultation for a wide variety of timber construction; project management and sub-contracting for Whole Trees timber component installation; and sales of modular commercial structural building systems that can replace steel with comparable prices, cheaper LEED credits, and faster installation.Founded in 2007 by |  | Angel | Aug 12, 2016 |  |
| Sokikom | Sokikom is the only collaborative math program where elementary students help each other learn through a team-based game, as well as being able to learn on their own or with teacher assignments. Unlike any other math program Sokikom was started through 6 SBIR grants from the U.S. Department of Education to positively impact the teaching andlearning of mathematics in our nation. We're using technology to create immersive learning experiences for students while delivering real-time data that allows teachers to adjust their instruction. Sokikom has been shown in multiple studies--including year-long case studies--to increase student performance in state and district test scores. Sokikom has also won the top industry awards for the best educational game by SIIA, Tech & Learning, Edtech Digest, AEP, EDDIES, BESSIES and has been featured in WSJ, Techcrunch, NBC, and Forbes. |  | Seed | Feb 22, 2013 |  |

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## About Skolkovo Foundation

VC Fund · Moscow, Russian Federation

Skolkovo Foundation is a Russian organization that fosters startups and venture capitals focused on the areas of energy, IT, biomedicine, nuclear, and space. The IT cluster develops strategic directions of information technologies, including search systems and cloud calculations. The biomed cluster supports and develops innovations in the field ofbiomedical technologies. The energy Efficiency cluster supports innovations and advanced technologies, aimed at the reduction of energy consumption by industrial and residential objects as well as lower energy consumption by communal services and municipal infrastructure facilities. The space technologies cluster handles space projects and the development of telecommunication technologies based on space tourism, satellite navigation systems, and more. The nuclear technology cluster supports the creation of new products for power markets, development of new materials, and designing of complex technological systems.In order to carry out its operations, Skolkovo Foundation manages Skolkovo Innovation Center, Technopark, Skolkovo Institute of Technology (Skoltech), and Skolkovo city.Several companies, including Boeing, Cisco Systems, EADS, GE, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Siemens, Nokia, and Samsung have signed R&D partnership agreements with Skolkovo Foundation.Skolkovo Foundation was founded in September 2010 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

5 contacts available at Skolkovo Foundation.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Martin Bouygues | Co-owner of the French industrial group | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/martin-bouygues |
| Renat Batyrov | Chief Executive Officer, Technopark Skolkovo | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/renat-batyrov |
| Alexander Kudryavtsev | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-kudryavtsev |
| Boris Bernasconi | Head of the architectural bureau Bernaskoni | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boris-bernasconi |
| Craig R. Barrett | Co-Chair of the Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-r-barrett |

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## FAQ

### What does Craig R. Barrett invest in?

Craig R. Barrett invests primarily in EdTech, Education and Construction startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 2 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 Craig R. Barrett last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Craig R. Barrett closed in Aug 2016. Shizune tracks 2 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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