Barney Harford Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 16

  • Portfolio
  • 4

  • Exits
  • 11

Exits

Barney Harford General Information

Description

Mr. Barney Harford serves as the Board Member at United Airlines, RealSelf, Kyte (Automotive), and Yummy. He is an Angel Investor and an Advisor at Clearbrief. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer & President at Orbitz. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. from 2009 to 2015, leading a successful turnaround that culminated in a sale to Expedia, Inc. in 2015. Previously, he served in multiple roles at Expedia from 1999 to 2006, including as President of Expedia Asia Pacific from 2004 to 2006, leading the company's entry into China, Japan, and Australia. He served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Lola, a chat-based travel planning service that offers customers personalized recommendations for hotels, flights, and more. He also served on the Board of LiquidPlanner, a dynamic project management solution for technology teams. He previously served on the Boards of eLong, GlobalEnglish, Crystal Orange Hotel Group (formerly Mandarin Hotel Holdings), and Orbitz Worldwide. He holds an MBA degree from INSEAD and a Master of Arts degree in Natural Sciences from Clare College, Cambridge University.

Contact Information

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Primary Office
  • Chicago, IL
  • United States

Barney Harford Investments (16)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
TROOP (Media and Information Services (B2B)) 30-Sep-2021 Early Stage VC 000 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue 000000 0000000
0000000000 25-Aug-2021 0000 00000 00.00 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue 000000 0000000
000000000 17-Aug-2021 0000 00000 000 Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure Generating Revenue 000000 0000000
000000 05-Mar-2018 00000 00000 00.00 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue 000000 0000000
0000.000 05-Apr-2016 00000 00000 0000 Other Commercial Services Generating Revenue 000000 0000000
0000000 04-May-2015 00000 00000 00.000 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue 000000 0000000
00000 0000000 27-Feb-2015 00000 00000 00.00 Software Development Applications Generating Revenue 000000 0000000
0000000 00000000 0 10-Jun-2014 0000 00000 000 Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure Generating Revenue 000000 0000000
Limos.com 24-Apr-2013 Later Stage VC 00.000 Automotive Generating Revenue/Not Profitable 000000 0000000
Trover 28-Mar-2011 Early Stage VC 00.00 Social Content Generating Revenue 000000 0000000

Barney Harford Exits (11)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
LiquidPlanner 07-Mar-2023 Buyout/LBO
00000000 01-Jul-2022 000000000 00000000
0000.000 08-Oct-2021 000000000000000000
0000000 00000000 0 01-Apr-2021 000000000000000000
0000000 09-Oct-2020 0000000000 00000
000000000 21-Jun-2018 000000000000000000 00.00
0000 03-Apr-2018 0000000000 00000
00000 0000000 29-Jan-2018 000000000000000000
Trover 20-Jul-2016 Merger/Acquisition
Limos.com 29-Dec-2015 Bankruptcy: Admin/Reorg

Barney Harford Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

Investments by Industry

Investments by Year

Investments by Region

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Barney Harford Team (1)

Name Title Deals Funds Boards Office
Barney Harford Angel Investor 00 0 Chicago, IL

Barney Harford Co-Investors (38)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
Madrona Venture Group 2 0 Series chart Industry bar
EPIC Ventures 0 0 Series chart Industry bar
GED Capital 0 0 Series chart Industry bar
Oregon Venture Fund 0 0 Series chart Industry bar
Sequoia Capital 0 0 Series chart Industry bar