# Lee Barbieri > Lee Barbieri is a Series A investor at Stata Venture Partners (SVP) backing Laser and Energy. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Stata Venture Partners (SVP)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stata-venture-partners) - Total investments: 7 - Last investment: Oct 2014 - Lead investor: 14% - Last updated: Aug 2026 Lee Barbieri is a Series A investor at Stata Venture Partners (SVP) focused on Laser and Energy. Mr. Lee Barbieri serves as the Managing Partner at Stata Venture Partners. Mr. Barbieri drives strategic investments in a wide array of industries ranging from biotechnology to telecommunications. He has over 20 years of management, business development and domain experience. Prior to Stata Venture Partners, he served as the Chief Executive Officerof Tomey Corporation at Tomey Corporation USA. He has also held executive positions at General Scanning and Teradyne Laser System.He serves as a Director of Stata Venture Partners, TeraDiode, Inc., Cetek Corporation, WiTricity Corporation and innoPad, Inc. He served as a Director of Deploy Solutions, Inc. Mr. Barbieri helped to drive Deploy's continued business development efforts and corporate strategy. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Laser | 1 | 14% | | Energy | 1 | 14% | | Lighting | 1 | 14% | | Wireless | 1 | 14% | | CleanTech | 1 | 14% | 13 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Series A | 2 | 29% | | Series B | 2 | 29% | | Series C | 1 | 14% | | Funding Round | 1 | 14% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Digital Lumens | Digital Lumens is rapidly redefining the lighting industry with intelligent LED lighting systems, service offerings, and strategic partnerships that deliver unmatched energy savings, flexibility, and unique value to commercial and industrial customers. With the industry's first Intelligent LED Lighting System, wirelessly networked andcentrally managed that are proven to reduce customers' lighting-related energy use by up to 90%, Digital Lumens is transforming lighting into a powerful platform for facility-wide insights. Designed for large commercial and industrial customer facilities, Digital Lumens solutions are deployed in thousands of industrial spaces worldwide. | $23M | Series C | Oct 30, 2014 | | | Digital Lumens | Digital Lumens is rapidly redefining the lighting industry with intelligent LED lighting systems, service offerings, and strategic partnerships that deliver unmatched energy savings, flexibility, and unique value to commercial and industrial customers. With the industry's first Intelligent LED Lighting System, wirelessly networked andcentrally managed that are proven to reduce customers' lighting-related energy use by up to 90%, Digital Lumens is transforming lighting into a powerful platform for facility-wide insights. Designed for large commercial and industrial customer facilities, Digital Lumens solutions are deployed in thousands of industrial spaces worldwide. | $10M | | Jan 09, 2013 | | | TeraDiode | TeraDiode, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures direct-diode lasers. Its products are applied in materials processing, gauge thickness metal cutting, and penetration welding and remote welding; and defense applications, including infrared countermeasures, target designators, and directed energy weapons. The company's direct-diode lasersoffer high spectral and spatial brightness for pumping fiber lasers, diode-pumped solid state lasers, and diode-pumped alkali lasers. TeraDiode, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in Littleton, Massachusetts. | $10M | Series B | Nov 18, 2011 | | | Digital Lumens | Digital Lumens is rapidly redefining the lighting industry with intelligent LED lighting systems, service offerings, and strategic partnerships that deliver unmatched energy savings, flexibility, and unique value to commercial and industrial customers. With the industry's first Intelligent LED Lighting System, wirelessly networked andcentrally managed that are proven to reduce customers' lighting-related energy use by up to 90%, Digital Lumens is transforming lighting into a powerful platform for facility-wide insights. Designed for large commercial and industrial customer facilities, Digital Lumens solutions are deployed in thousands of industrial spaces worldwide. | $10M | Series B | Apr 12, 2011 | | | Digital Lumens | Digital Lumens is rapidly redefining the lighting industry with intelligent LED lighting systems, service offerings, and strategic partnerships that deliver unmatched energy savings, flexibility, and unique value to commercial and industrial customers. With the industry's first Intelligent LED Lighting System, wirelessly networked andcentrally managed that are proven to reduce customers' lighting-related energy use by up to 90%, Digital Lumens is transforming lighting into a powerful platform for facility-wide insights. Designed for large commercial and industrial customer facilities, Digital Lumens solutions are deployed in thousands of industrial spaces worldwide. | $1.3M | | Jan 05, 2010 | | | TeraDiode | TeraDiode, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures direct-diode lasers. Its products are applied in materials processing, gauge thickness metal cutting, and penetration welding and remote welding; and defense applications, including infrared countermeasures, target designators, and directed energy weapons. The company's direct-diode lasersoffer high spectral and spatial brightness for pumping fiber lasers, diode-pumped solid state lasers, and diode-pumped alkali lasers. TeraDiode, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in Littleton, Massachusetts. | $4M | Series A | Jan 01, 2009 | | | WiTricity | WiTricity is the trailblazer in wireless charging for electric vehicles, leading the development and implementation of magnetic resonance technology across passenger and commercial vehicles alike. The company’s technology is backed by an extensive patent portfolio and is the foundation for ratified global EV wireless charging standards includingSAE, ISO, and GB. Automakers and Tier 1 suppliers turn to WiTricity to help accelerate the adoption of EVs by eliminating the hassle of plug-in charging, setting the stage for future autonomy. | $4M | Series A | May 19, 2008 | | 7 of 7 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Flybridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flybridge-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together - [Black Coral Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-coral-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [Aster](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aster-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Camros Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/camros-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [NGP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nokia-growth-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Stata Venture Partners (SVP) VC Fund · Needham Heights, United States Stata Venture Partners is a private equity fund that invests in early stage new business opportunities . They have strategic investments in a wide array of technologies. Stata Ventures specializes in helping companies build the internal infrastructure and long term strategic plan needed to be successful in today's dynamic marketplace. StataVenture Partners was founded by Ray Stata, founder and Chairman of Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI), a leading semiconductor corporation. 2 contacts available at Stata Venture Partners (SVP). | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Lee Barbieri | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lee-barbieri | | Ray Stata | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ray-stata | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Lee Barbieri invest in? Lee Barbieri invests primarily in Laser, Energy and Lighting startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 7 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 Lee Barbieri last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Lee Barbieri closed in Oct 2014. Shizune tracks 7 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? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co