Team

EIRs

Allen Beasley

Partner

Allen Beasley is a Partner with Redpoint Ventures and leads the firm's investment activity in growth-stage companies, focusing on opportunities in the Internet and infrastructure sectors. Allen led or co-led Redpoint’s current investments in Arctic Wolf Networks,  Just-Eat,  Kabam,  Plastic Jungle, Sonos, SpinMedia and Zendesk; Allen also led previous successful investments in Alltel (acquired by Verizon),  Answers (acquired by AFCV Holdings),  Intermix (acquired by News Corp.),  Internet Brands (acquired by Hellman & Friedman), NextG (acquired by Crown Castle), OuterBay (acquired by HP), Orbital Data (acquired by Citrix) and the spinoff of ON Semiconductor (ONNN) from Motorola. Before joining Redpoint in 1999, Allen was an associate with IVP.  Previously, Allen worked in marketing and product management for Ipsilon Networks, a developer of IP switching technology founded in 1994 and acquired by Nokia in 1997. Allen holds a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University and a M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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Jeff Brody

Partner

Jeff Brody is a Partner of Redpoint Ventures. Jeff is focused on investments in technology companies spanning both enterprise and consumer customers. He currently serves on the board of directors of  HomeAway (AWAY), Kodiak Networks, MobiTV, Tantalus, The Receivables Exchange, Viajanet, Xango and 55social.  Jeff is also responsible for Redpoint's pioneering investment effort and dedicated early stage venture capital funds in Brazil.

Jeff was an early investor and director of Danger (acquired by Microsoft), Fraud Sciences (acquired by eBay), LifeSize Communications (acquired by Logitech), Concur Technologies (CNQR), Loopnet (LOOP), ZING Systems (acquired by Dell), GetThere (GTHR), mySimon (acquired by CNET), NextCard (NXCD), Onebox (acquired by OpenWave), ViaVideo (acquired by Polycom) and Web TV (acquired by Microsoft).

Before co-founding Redpoint, Jeff was a general partner with Brentwood Venture Capital, a firm he joined in 1994. Prior to Brentwood, Jeff was at Comdisco Ventures and Crosspoint Venture Partners. Early in his career, Jeff co-founded a mobile telecommunications company and worked as a field engineer for Schlumberger Ltd. in Europe and Africa.

Jeff received a B.S. in Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and a M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.  He currently serves as a member of the Stanford Business School Trust.
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Chris Child

Senior Associate

Chris Child is a Senior Associate with Redpoint Ventures. Chris focuses on early stage investments in digital media, consumer internet and enterprise software. Prior to joining Redpoint, Chris worked on Enterprise Software investments at Golden Gate Capital, and in the private equity group of Bain & Company in Boston. Chris also worked as a product management intern at foursquare, a mobile location-based social networking startup. Chris holds an S.B. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, and an MBA from Stanford University.

Satish Dharmaraj

Partner

Satish Dharmaraj is a Partner with Redpoint Ventures. Previously he was the founder/CEO of Zimbra.  At Zimbra, he grew sales from inception to $20M in subscription sales and nearly doubled sales the next year.  Satish focuses on investments in the mobile. consumer and cloud computing areas.

He led Redpoint's investments in and holds the board or board observer seats in:

Mobile / Social / Consumer Investments: 
    Sonos
    Path
    Peel
    Gogobot

SaaS / Infrastructure Investments: 

    Zendesk
    ERPLY
    Pure Storage
    mapR
    BigSwitch
    Infer

Past Investments that have exited are: 

    Posterous (acquired by Twitter)
    Cloud.com (acquired by Citrix)
    StorSimple (acquired by Microsoft)
    DimDim (acquired by Salesforce)
    Pulse (acquired by LinkedIn)

Past work include:

- Satish sold Zimbra to Yahoo for $350M - a contract he negotiated directly, without using a banker, on behalf of the board

- GM of Messaging Products Division at Openwave Systems (back in the days of WML and WAP)

- Ran Engineering and Operations at Onebox.com as part of the founding team and sold it to Openwave for $850M

- Wrote code for the first JSP compiler and the first Servlet Container at Javasoft (team lead of Java Server Project at Javasoft)

Satish previously held several product and engineering positions at IBM and Transarc Corporations. Satish has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Sciences and an executive management degree from the Harvard Business School.

Satish is also a member of the Verizon 4G venture forum and helps VZW look at mobile companies to invest/partner with.  Satish's primary passion is his family above everything else. He loves to ski and is a music fanatic (NIN sorts at the top of his playlist). Fav entrepreneurial quote: "Feel, don't think.  Trust your instincts"...Jedi Master Qui-gon Jinn.

Satish blogs here.  Follow Satish on twitter @satishd

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Tom Dyal

Partner

Tom Dyal is a Partner of Redpoint Ventures. Prior to founding Redpoint, Tom was a general partner with IVP, a firm he joined in 1997. Tom leads Redpoint's investment activity in growth-stage companies and special situations focusing on opportunities in the Internet, software, mobile and infrastructure sectors.  Currently, he is leading the firm's investments in Cortina, Just-Eat, NextG Networks (recently acquired by Crown Castle), Pocket Gems and Qwilt. Tom has also led investments in a number of companies that have had very successful outcomes including Clearwell (acquired by Symantec), WiChorus (Tellabs), Internet Brands, Answers (acquired by AFCV Holdings), Kazeon (EMC), TopSpin (Cisco), TiMetra (Alcatel), StratumOne (Cisco), Growth Networks (Cisco), Shasta (Nortel), Vivace (Tellabs), Netcore (Tellabs) and Santera (Tekelec). Tom is past President and a former director of the Western Association of Venture Capitalists (WAVC). Prior to joining the venture business, Tom spent nine years in operating roles in the communications and networking industry.  At Bay Networks, Tom ran product management for its network management software business.  He began his career as a systems engineer with AT&T Bell Laboratories. Tom holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
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Elliot Geidt

Vice President

Elliot Geidt is a Vice President with Redpoint Ventures where he helps lead the firm's growth equity practice and focuses on opportunities in the software, infrastructure, Internet and mobile sectors. Prior to joining Redpoint, Elliot was with Spectrum Equity Investors, a $4 billion growth equity firm. Prior to Spectrum, Elliot worked for Goldman Sachs & Co. in the Investment Banking Group. Elliot holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Dean Gilbert

Venture Partner

Dean Gilbert is a Venture Partner with Redpoint Ventures.  He focuses on making investments in digital media and all things video.  Dean brings more than 30 years executive management experience in digital media, programming, broadband services and Internet based platforms.  Deal also serves as a senior adviser to YouTube, where he recently served as VP, Global Head of Content and Operations.  Dean was formerly the EVP, General Manager for @HomeNetwork, the CEO of @Home Solutions, the President and CEO of Positive Communications, the EVP of Group Operations at KBLCOM and held various executive level marketing and management positions with Time Warner, TCI/KnightRidder and Continental Cablevision.  Dean also is a former Managing Partner for Sandalwood Investments, an independent private investment firm.       Dean holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Michigan State University and is a graduate of Stanford University's Executive Management Program.
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Tim Haley

Partner

Tim Haley is a Partner of Redpoint Ventures. Prior to founding Redpoint, Tim was a general partner with IVP, a firm he began working with in 1987 and joined in 1998. Tim focuses on investments in software, consumer Internet and digital media. Tim currently serves on the Boards of Directors of  Netflix (NFLX), Curious.com, Expensify, Topspin Media, TheFind, ThredUP, 2tor, Zuora and is a board observer at Responsys (MKTG).  He also led investments in Zimbra (acquired by Yahoo!), Homestead Technologies (acquired by Intuit), ChemConnect, Inc., Onebox.com (acquired by OpenWave), Kendara (acquired by @Home),  M7 (acquired by BEA Systems),  Movaris (acquired by Trintech), Reflect, Inc. (acquired by Procter and Gamble) and Xmarks (acquired by LastPass). Prior to joining IVP full-time in 1998, Tim was the principal of Haley Associates, one of the premier executive recruiting firms in the high technology industry. Tim was instrumental in the formation of numerous successful companies, including Alteon Networks, Applied Digital Access (IPO 1994), Centillion Networks (acquired by Bay Networks), Crescendo Communications (acquired by Cisco Systems), Epigram (acquired by Broadcom), FaceTime, Ipsilon Networks (acquired by Nokia), MMC Networks (IPO 1997), Mpath Interactive (IPO 1998), OnStream Networks (acquired by 3Com), Portera Systems, PMC-Sierra (merged with Sierra Semiconductor), PointCast (acquired by idealab!), Primary Access (acquired by 3Com), Pure Software (IPO 1995), SkyStream, Virage (IPO 2000), Whistle Communications (acquired by IBM), Whitetree (acquired by Ascend Communications) and Zip2 (acquired by Compaq Computer). Tim received his B.A. in Philosophy from Santa Clara University.
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Brad Jones

Partner

Brad Jones is a Partner of Redpoint Ventures. Prior to founding Redpoint, Brad was a general partner with Brentwood Venture Capital, a firm he joined in 1981. Brad currently focuses on technology opportunities located in Southern California. Brad has managed successful investments in biotechnology, communications, Internet commerce, internet infrastructure, medical devices, semiconductors, software, and wireless. He has served on the board of ten public companies funded by Brentwood and Redpoint, and currently is a board member of Stamps.com and a number of private companies. Brad received the Los Angeles Venture Association's first Lifetime Achievement Award, and he was honored with the Supporter of Entrepreneurship Award by the Ernst &Young Entrepreneur of the Year program.

Brad received an A.B. in Chemistry, summa cum laude, and an A.M. in Physics from Harvard University. Brad also holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he was an Arjay Miller scholar, and a J.D. from the Stanford Law School, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif.

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Pueo Keffer

Partner

Pueo Keffer is a Partner with Redpoint Ventures where he helps lead the firm's growth equity practice and focuses on opportunities in software, internet, digital media and mobile on a global basis. Pueo led or co-led the firm's investments in Open English, Kabam, Just-Eat, 55social and Viajanet. Pueo was actively involved with the firm's investments in Sonos, Pocket Gems, Tantalus Systems, NextG Networks (recently acquired by Crown Castle) and HomeAway. Prior to joining Redpoint, Pueo was an Associate in the technology group of TA Associates, a $18 billion growth equity and buyout firm. Prior to TA, Pueo worked as a Financial Analyst for Goldman Sachs & Co. in the Investment Management Division. Pueo holds a B.A. in Economics with honors from Stanford University.
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Chris Moore

Partner

Chris is a Partner with Redpoint Ventures, focusing his investments in the areas of consumer Internet, online marketing and SaaS opportunities.  He currently serves on the board of directors of 9Flats, BlueKai, eBureau, Extole, Fanhattan, Hark, Inadco and Intent Media.  Chris also led Redpoint's investment in Efficient Frontier (acquired by Adobe), Right Media (acquired by Yahoo!), Auditude (acquired by Adobe), IntoNow (acquired by Yahoo!) and was actively involved with Redpoint's investment in MySpace (acquired by Newscorp). Earlier in his career, Chris worked in product and business development roles with ecommerce pioneers wine.com and Peapod. Previously, Chris evaluated and executed Internet and media investments for Ameritech. He began his career as a financial analyst in the mergers and acquisitions and leveraged buyout groups of Wasserstein Perella & Co. Chris is a current director of the Western Association of Venture Capitalists (WAVC). Chris holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Connect with Chris on Twitter @Moorski and on Linkedin @moorechris.
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Lars Pedersen

Partner

Lars Pedersen is a Partner and the Chief Financial Officer of Redpoint Ventures and is responsible for the firm's financial management and reporting. He also leads the firm's administrative and operational efforts including investor relations, legal, information technology and human resources.

Prior to joining Redpoint, Lars was Vice President, Finance, of Worldview Technology Partners where he was responsible for the finance and accounting functions and was involved with all other operational aspects of the firm. Prior to joining Worldview, Lars was a Senior Manager in the audit division of Arthur Andersen with a focus on the financial services industry, a practice that included several venture capital firms as clients.

Lars is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California and holds a B.S. in Political Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Scott Raney

Partner

Scott Raney is a Partner with Redpoint Ventures focusing on information and consumer technology with a particular emphasis on cloud computing, on-demand software, enterprise infrastructure and mobile apps and platforms. Scott serves on the board of directors or has been involved with Redpoint's investments in adap.tv, BranchOut, Cloud.com (acquired by Citrix), Expensify, Heroku (acquired by Salesforce), Jumptap, Path and Stripe. Prior to joining Redpoint, Scott served as Senior Manager of New Products with NorthPoint Communications, a data CLEC providing nationwide DSL services. Scott managed NorthPoint's first consumer product and led product development of other new products. Prior to NorthPoint, Scott worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company, where he helped clients in the private equity and telecommunications industries. Previously, Scott was the Director of Engineering for VideoPort Technologies, a developer of videoconferencing hardware. Scott began his career at Andersen Consulting as a member of the Advanced Technology Group where he assisted clients in the telecommunications industry. Scott holds a B.S.E.E., with high distinction, from Duke University and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
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Adil Syed

Associate

Adil Syed is an Associate with Redpoint Ventures where he focuses on early-growth investment opportunities in internet, digital media, software / SaaS, mobile and financial technology companies.  Adil supports Redpoint investments in these sectors and has been involved in the firm's investment in Zendesk, Sonos, Viajanet and Open English. Prior to joining Redpoint, Adil was a Senior Analyst in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs where he focused on high-growth clean technology and renewable energy companies, power and utility companies, and industrials.  Adil’s client coverage included strategic business development and financing discussions, execution of private investments, public offerings and M&A processes including the Amyris IPO and the Clipper Windpower sale to United Technologies Corporation.  Prior to investment banking,  Adil worked as an Financial Analyst for a wealth management team managing over $10B in assets in the Goldman Sachs San Francisco office. Adil earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Tomasz Tunguz

Principal

Tomasz Tunguz is a Principal with Redpoint Ventures where he focuses on consumer Internet, online marketing, digital media and software investments.

Prior to joining Redpoint, Tomasz was the Product Manager for Google's Social Media monetization team, including the Google-MySpace partnership.  In addition, he managed the launches of AdSense into six new markets in Europe and Asia.  Before Google, Tomasz developed systems for the Department of Homeland Security at Appian Corporation, a provider of Business Process Management solutions.  Tomasz also co-founded Perquimans Systems, a provider of bilingual, tri-currency automated time billing and document management systems for top tier law firms in Chile.

Tomasz holds a B.A. in Mechanical Engineering, a B.E. in System Identification and Control Systems and Master of Engineering Management from Dartmouth College where he was a George Revitz Fellow.

Tomasz blogs here. Follow Tomasz on twitter at @ttunguz.

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Mahesh Vellanki

Associate

Mahesh Vellanki is an Associate with Redpoint Ventures where he focuses on early-growth investment opportunities in the internet, digital media, mobile, e-commerce, gaming and online education sectors. Prior to joining Redpoint, Mahesh was an Analyst in the technology investment banking division of Citigroup where he focused on internet, digital media, software, hardware and semiconductor companies. He advised a variety of clients on equity and debt financings, as well as strategic business development, M&A and LBO transactions. At Citigroup, Mahesh worked with companies such as Zillow, Groupon, AutoTrader, Synacor and Equinix. Mahesh earned a bachelor's degree in Finance with honors from the University of Maryland.

John Walecka

Partner

John Walecka is a Partner of Redpoint Ventures and is passionate about companies with disruptive products and innovative business models. John is very active in Redpoint's investment efforts in the software area.  He is involved with Quantifind's social media predictive analytics platform and Datameer's big data BI tools around Hadoop.  John is also working with Avnera (cool audio products), Envia (leading Lithium-ion batteries), and InterMolecular (IMI - leader in combinatorial discovery platforms). John has helped many entrepreneurs in the enterprise and broadband infrastructure spaces achieve success including: Fortinet (FTNT),  Entropic (ENTR), BCD Semiconductor (BCDS), Xylan (acquired by Alcatel), Wellfleet Communications (merged into Bay Networks), Synernetics (acquired by 3Com), Agile Networks (acquired by Lucent), Network Equipment Technologies (NWK), Polycom (PLCM), Onstream (acquired by 3Com), Avici Networks (AVCI), TransMedia Communications (acquired by Cisco), Lightera Networks (acquired by Ciena), Promatory Communications (acquired by Nortel), Netro (NTRO), StratumOne (acquired by Cisco) and Trapeze (acquired by Belden). In addition, John has led investments in a number of software infrastructure companies, including Sybase (SYBS), Documentum (DCTM), Object Design (ODIS), Vitria Technology (VITR) and Schooner (sold to SanDisk).  He has also been involved with Redpoint China companies Qihoo (QIHU), BCD Semiconductor (BCDS) and AMEC. John is currently a Director of the Stanford Business School Venture Capital Trust, an advisor to the Stanford Engineering School and on the board of the SFMOMA. Prior to founding Redpoint, John was a general partner with Brentwood Venture Capital and worked at Hewlett Packard. John received a B.S. and an M.S. in Engineering from Stanford University and a M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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Geoff Yang

Partner

Geoff Yang is a Partner of Redpoint Ventures. Prior to founding Redpoint, Geoff was a general partner with IVP, a firm he joined in 1987.

Geoff emphasizes investments in consumer media and infrastructure. His media and advertising investments include Ask Jeeves, Clicker, Efficient Frontier, Excite, Machinima, MySpace and TiVo. His networking investments include Calix, Foundry Networks, Juniper Networks, MMC Networks and Wellfleet.

He currently serves on the Board of  Branchout, Findery, Gaia Online, Gravity, Machinima, Scribd, Tidemark and WOCHit.

In addition, Geoff was founding director or previously led investments in Agile Networks, Applied Digital Access, BigBand Networks, Bluefin, Centillion, Collabra, Crescendo, Golfweb, JotSpot, Netcore Systems, Netlink, Oodle, Promatory, Rapid City, Shasta Networks and Whitetree.

Geoff previously served on the Advisory Council for the Stanford Graduate School of Business and on the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC), as well as a Director of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and President of the Western Association of Venture Capitalists (WAVC).

Prior to joining IVP, Geoff was an Associate with First Century Partners and a Marketing Representative at IBM Corp.

Geoff holds a B.S.E. in Engineering and Management Systems from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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Marjorie Yang

Partner, China

Marjorie Yang is a part-time Partner focusing on Redpoint's operations in China.  She concentrates on investment strategy, deal sourcing, government relations, corporate development and portfolio company operations for Redpoint China.  In addition, she is also Chairman of Esquel Group, a leading textile and apparel manufacturer with operations throughout the world.  Marjorie was a founding member of Esquel in 1978, and was appointed Chairman in 1995. Marjorie  has been a Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since 2003.  In Hong Kong, she is Chairman of the Hong Kong-United States Business Council, Chairperson of the Advisory Committee on Admission of Quality Migrants and Professionals, a Member of the Government's Commission on Strategic Development and the Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council.  In addition, Marjorie serves as Chairman of the Asia Business Council and Deputy Chairman of the Seoul International Business Advisory Council. Marjorie is concerned with the promotion of education, with a particular interest in the development of young managers.  She has been a member of the MIT Corporation since 2001.  In 2010, she was appointed as Chairman of the Council of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.  She is currently a member of various advisory boards of Harvard University, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan School of Management, Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management and an honorary member of the Court of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Marjorie earned a B.S. from MIT and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
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David Yuan

Partner, Head of Redpoint China

David Yuan is a Partner with Redpoint Ventures and the head of Redpoint China since launching its presence in 2005.  David is based in Shanghai and focuses on investment opportunities and portfolio development.  David is currently a board member of  China eNet,  Leeuu,  Gonline,  Supertool,  Domob,  Apple Toon,  iDreamSky and  Yixia. He has also been involved in Redpoint's investments and is a board observer of 51.com and Innofidei.  David led Redpoint's investment in Cgen Media, acquired by Focus Media (Nasdaq: FMCN) and Qihoo 360 (NYSE: QIHU).  He was also an early investor in Focused Photonics (China A-Share: 300203).

David brings to Redpoint Ventures over 15 years of entrepreneurial and operating experience with a demonstrated track record of building technology companies both in Silicon Valley and Asia Pacific. He has developed strong domain expertise in semiconductor, wireless, consumer internet and digital media.

Prior to joining Redpoint, David co-founded and served as CEO of iTelco Communications, a technology and solution provider for the next generation of communication networks. Previously, David was a co-founder of Opentel Communications, a facility-based international telecom carrier. Prior to Opentel, David co-founded Genesol Enterprise, one of the first telecom system integration companies in China. David began his career with Intel as a design engineer and a product manager in the microprocessor group.

David holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from MIT, and an M.B.A. from MIT Sloan School of Management, where he was a Sloan Fellow.

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Reggie Zhang

Senior Associate

Reggie Zhang is a Senior Associate of Redpoint Ventures where he focuses on investment opportunities in digital media, online gaming, mobile Internet and advanced manufacturing in China.  Reggie has worked on Redpoint’s investments in WAL Fuel Systems, Supertool, Apple Toon, Yixia Video, iDreamSky and 117go.com.  Prior to joining Redpoint’s China office in 2010, Reggie worked for 4 years as a marketing engineer at the China headquarters of Infineon Technologies, a leading global semiconductor company, responsible for all automotive safety related products.  Previously Reggie was an application engineer at TRW, a leading automotive parts supplier in the world.  Reggie received a B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering (Automation) and an M.E. degree in Vehicle Engineering from Tsinghua University in China.
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King Zhu

Vice President

King Zhu is a Vice President of Redpoint Ventures where he focuses on digital media and technology related investment opportunities in China.  King brings to Redpoint Ventures over 7 years of experience in the wireless industry and a strong track record of leading technology organizations in China.  Prior to joining Redpoint’s China office in 2011, King was a software director managing over 100 engineers at Flextronics, a global mobile communication OEM/ODM solution provider.  King began his career with Siemens Mobile in its research and development group.  King received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Chinese Academy of Space Technology and a MBA from China Europe International Business School (CEIBS).
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Jens Christensen

EIR

Before joining Redpoint, Jens Christensen was a founder and CEO of Ellerdale, an AI startup focused on real-time semantic analysis. Ellerdale assembled a world-class technical team and was one of the first companies to process the full Twitter stream, enabling it to identify and organize trending topics in real-time. Capitalizing on the potential of real-time semantic technology to improve social news relevancy, Flipboard, the worlds' first social magazine, acquired Ellerdale in 2010.   Jens was also a founder of WebSwap, a pioneering barter site where people could swap or sell their music, books and collectibles. Earlier, he was a founder and CEO of PostModern, a software company that developed the first Java ORB. It merged with Visigenic, a private enterprise software company, where he continued on as CTO and board member through its IPO and subsequent acquisition by Borland.   Along the way, Jens has made angel investments in promising startups, including Castiron (acquired by IBM), Euclid, SayNow (acquired by Google), Silk, and Triposo. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University and a B.A. In Computer Science from Columbia University.  
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Kevin Henrikson

EIR

Kevin Henrikson is an Entrepreneur in Residence with Redpoint Ventures.

Kevin graduated from UCLA (BS Engineering) in 2000. His early career included operations and technical leadership roles for Federal Express, iSearch (SAAS startup), and Openwave Systems, a mobile Internet software solutions company.

In 2005 he joined Zimbra, an enterprise collaboration and messaging startup and quickly advanced to Director of Engineering, building and managing a team to develop enterprise and mobility technologies. In 2007 Zimbra was acquired by Yahoo! for $350M.

In 2010 he continued as a Senior Director of Engineering after Zimbra was re-acquired by VMWare, directing Zimbra’s engineering and development roadmap planning and execution, including potential company acquisitions. His achievements include steering the successful transition following VMware’s acquisition and championing new quality and agile development processes that reduced bugs in the field, improved schedule predictability, and enabled a more fluid development process. He holds a published patent and a filed patent in conjunction with his work at Zimbra.

Kevin is also the co-founder and former CTO of Alpha Brand Media, a digital media publishing company that leverages its expertise in social media, SEO and content marketing to promote its network of blogs and websites reaching millions of visitors every month. He designed the server architecture for ABM and managed all technical resources in support of a network of hundreds of sites. Today he advises on overall strategy and technology.

As an angel investor, he enjoys working with ambitious entrepreneurs on disruptive solutions in mobile, enterprise SaaS and the consumer internet.

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Jonathan Matus

EIR

Prior to Redpoint, Jonathan spent 6 years at Facebook and Google, where he's been focused on various mobile and speech-recognition projects. At Google, one of the early Android team members, Jonathan managed product marketing for the platform's software releases and device launches globally. During his tenure, the OS grew from zero to global best-selling mobile platform. In his role as Head of Product Marketing in Asia Pacific Jonathan lived in Tokyo and jumpstarted regional device launches and relationships all over Asia. Jonathan received the Google Founders Award and Android Founders Award in recognition for his contributions.

At Facebook, Jonathan launched Mobile Platform and led Product Marketing with mobile developers (Android, iOS and HTML5). Matus also worked on various mobile monetization projects, including Mobile Web Payments and Mobile App-Install Ads. During his tenure at Facebook Jonathan authored 7 patents in various aspects of mobile technology- UX, Monetization and Social Graph.

Jonathan attended Harvard University, where he graduated cum laude with an honors thesis on Artificial Intelligence. He lives in San Francisco and is working on his new venture while mentoring and advising startups in Israel, New York and Silicon Valley.

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Javier Soltero

EIR

Javier Soltero joined Redpoint as an Entrepreneur in Residence in 2013.  Previously Javier was at VMware where he was CTO of SaaS & Application Services.  He was responsible for driving advanced development and strategy for application level cloud services, bringing more than 15 years of experience in designing and developing infrastructure management technologies. Javier joined VMware after the acquisition of SpringSource in 2009. Three months prior, SpringSource had acquired Soltero’s Hyperic, the leader in large scale web infrastructure management software, where he was the co-founder and CEO. Prior to starting Hyperic, Javier held chief architect and senior engineering positions at a number of enterprise software and consumer internet companies including Netscape, where he was responsible for early internet messaging, application servers and e-commerce technologies. Throughout his career, Javier has been actively involved in various open source communities as both user and contributor to projects like JBoss and Apache Tomcat. He is also an active advisor to a number of open source and SaaS startups. Javier is originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico and received his bachelor of science degree in information systems and industrial management from Carnegie Mellon University.
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Arthur van Hoff

EIR

Arthur van Hoff is serial entrepreneur and was most recently the CTO at Flipboard. He started his career in Silicon Valley at Sun Microsystems where he was an early developer of the Java programming language. Since then he has started several successful companies including Marimba (IPO 1999), Strangeberry (acquired by TiVo), ZING (acquired by Dell), and Ellerdale (acquired by Flipboard). Arthur is interested in machine learning, big data and mobile applications. He is originally from the Netherlands and has a masters degree in Computer Science from Strathclyde University in Glasgow.