Chris Barkley
Director/Board Member at University Furnishings LP
Profile
Mr. Barkley is the Founder and Managing Partner of Platform Ventures, a growth equity investment firm based in New York focused on consumer products, business services, and technology investments.
Prior to founding Platform Ventures, Mr. Barkley founded and served as President of BoxTop Media LLC (dba FreshSpace Media), a marketing firm providing advertising and promotional services to many of the largest consumer brands in the U.S.
Mr. Barkley has deep operating experience in building and profitably exiting media and technology companies (Advantage Solutions, FreshSpace Media, Avid Networks, and CitySearch).
In addition to those exits, Mr. Barkley was one of the first investors in Peloton, a breakthrough cutting edge fitness product.
Mr. Barkley is the Chairman for Tag Sensors, board member of Waggle, Rambler, Shadowbox, and University Furnishings, and has served as Entrepreneur in Residence at Warburg Pincus.
Chris Barkley active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Platform Ventures LLC
 Platform Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Platform Ventures LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Mariner LLC founded in 2008. Platform Ventures LLC is headquartered in Leawood. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Balance Point Capital Advisors LLC
 Balance Point Capital Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Balance Point Capital Advisors LLC (Balance Point Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Seth W. Alvord and John L. Ritter. The firm is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
University Furnishings LP
 University Furnishings LP Home FurnishingsConsumer Durables University Furnishings LP designs and builds furniture. It services include the design, manufacture, delivery, installation and maintenance of a variety of furnishing products. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Farmers Branch, TX. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Chris Barkley
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|---|---|---|
PelotonLabs
 PelotonLabs Real Estate DevelopmentFinance PelotonLabs is an American company that rents co-working spaces. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Tag Sensors AS
 Tag Sensors AS Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services TAG Sensors develops solution for cold chain management. It offers temperature sensors labels, mobile app, database, and personalization station. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Norway. | Chairman | - |
BoxTop Media LLC
 BoxTop Media LLC Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services BoxTop Media LLC operates an advertising network to advertise and promote milk products. It offers milk marketing programs on milk containers for enabling marketers to promote and sell its products at homes and stores. The company was founded by David Ronick in 2000 and is headquartered is New York, NY. | Founder | - |
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Platform Ventures LLC
Platform Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Platform Ventures LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Mariner LLC founded in 2008. Platform Ventures LLC is headquartered in Leawood. | Finance |
Balance Point Capital Advisors LLC
Balance Point Capital Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Balance Point Capital Advisors LLC (Balance Point Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Seth W. Alvord and John L. Ritter. The firm is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. | Finance |
BoxTop Media LLC
BoxTop Media LLC Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services BoxTop Media LLC operates an advertising network to advertise and promote milk products. It offers milk marketing programs on milk containers for enabling marketers to promote and sell its products at homes and stores. The company was founded by David Ronick in 2000 and is headquartered is New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
PelotonLabs
PelotonLabs Real Estate DevelopmentFinance PelotonLabs is an American company that rents co-working spaces. | Finance |
Tag Sensors AS
Tag Sensors AS Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services TAG Sensors develops solution for cold chain management. It offers temperature sensors labels, mobile app, database, and personalization station. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Norway. | Commercial Services |
University Furnishings LP
University Furnishings LP Home FurnishingsConsumer Durables University Furnishings LP designs and builds furniture. It services include the design, manufacture, delivery, installation and maintenance of a variety of furnishing products. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Farmers Branch, TX. | Consumer Durables |
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