# Jonathan Barker

> Jonathan Barker is a Series A investor at Thomvest Ventures backing Mobile and Computer. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Thomvest Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomvest-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2014
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-barker-2394b5b

Jonathan Barker is a Series A investor at Thomvest Ventures in San Francisco focused on Mobile and Computer. Jonathan’s diverse background includes managing the China subsidiaries of two Fortune 500 companies: Commercial Metals Company and EchoStar Communications Corporation; co-founding a Silicon Valley-based video search technology company – MeeVee – as well as developing strategic marketing and distribution plans, structuring and negotiating financialand commercial transactions, and carrying out due diligence for more than two dozen multinational companies and investment banks.Jonathan sits on the board of Tactus Technology. He holds a Master’s degree in East Asian Studies from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s degree in Chinese from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Computer | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Consumer Electronics | 1 | 50% |
| Human Computer Interaction | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tactus Technology | Tactus is a technology company based out of Fremont, CA that has developed a proprietary and disruptive protective layers for foldable mobile, wearable, rollable, and general electronics. The film is self-healing, anti-scratch, impact resistant and has the best in class bend performance. | $17.9M | Series B | Jan 02, 2014 |  |
| Tactus Technology | Tactus is a technology company based out of Fremont, CA that has developed a proprietary and disruptive protective layers for foldable mobile, wearable, rollable, and general electronics. The film is self-healing, anti-scratch, impact resistant and has the best in class bend performance. | $6M | Series A | Dec 21, 2011 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IPV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ipv-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ryoyo Electro Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryoyo-electro-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wistron Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wistron-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Thomvest Ventures

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Thomvest is a cross-stage venture capital firm specializing in early-stage, growth-stage, start-up, and mid-venture investments. The company primarily focuses on opportunities with early-to-mid-stage companies in the fields of financial technology, marketing technology, cybersecurity, sales, and cloud infrastructure sectors. As part of their focuson these areas, they are committed to helping their companies become leaders in their fields through their work with them and through the focus on understanding where value can be created in these industries, as can be seen from the research they publish regularly.

5 contacts available at Thomvest Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Pinkerton | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-pinkerton |
| Donald Butler | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/don-butler |
| Amrit Dhillon | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amrit-dhillon |
| Jonathan Barker | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-barker-2 |
| Nima Wedlake | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nima-wedlake |

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## FAQ

### What does Jonathan Barker invest in?

Jonathan Barker invests primarily in Mobile, Computer and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series A and Series B 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 Jonathan Barker last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jonathan Barker closed in Jan 2014. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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