Redpoint Ventures
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Team
About
Redpoint Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 as a spin-out from Brentwood Venture Capital, with founding partners including Jeff Brody, Geoff Yang, Brad Jones, Tom Dyal, and John Walecka 12. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Beijing, and Shanghai 12.
Redpoint closed its inaugural fund, Redpoint I, at $600 million in October 1999, which at the time was the largest first-time fund raised by a new venture capital firm in technology 1. As of 2025, the firm manages approximately $4.5 billion in assets under management 23.
In May 2025, Redpoint closed its tenth early-stage fund at $650 million, maintaining the same size as its ninth fund raised in 2022 4. The firm also raised a $740 million growth fund in 2024 2. The early-stage investment strategy is led by managing directors Alex Bard, Satish Dharmaraj, Erica Brescia (who joined Redpoint in 2021 after serving as GitHub’s COO), and Annie Kadavy (now Venture Partner) 24. The growth strategy is led by Logan Bartlett, Jacob Effron, Elliot Geidt, and Scott Raney 2.
The firm has backed over 615 companies, with 199 total exits as of 2025, including 48 unicorns, 26 IPOs, and 150 acquisitions 23. Notable exits include the sale of HashiCorp to IBM for $6.4 billion and Next Insurance for $2.6 billion 3.
Stated Thesis
Redpoint publicly describes its investment focus as partnering with visionary entrepreneurs at the seed, early, and growth stages, investing in people who are “rewriting the narratives of how we LIVE, WORK, and PLAY” 3.
The firm has built a content-driven platform through initiatives such as The Logan Bartlett Show podcast, the InfraRed 100 list for cloud infrastructure companies, and the AI64 list highlighting emerging enterprise AI applications 356. These franchises reflect the firm’s stated focus on enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, and AI.
Redpoint has also published the “Redpoint Playbook,” offering AI and SaaS scaling frameworks, and introduced the Redpoint Cloud Infrastructure Index in partnership with Nasdaq in 2023 35.
Inferred Thesis
Based on the firm’s notable portfolio companies and exit data, Redpoint’s actual investment behavior spans a broader range than its content marketing suggests. Analysis is based on the firm’s most prominent investments and exits as reported across multiple sources 23.
Sector distribution (notable portfolio sample): The firm’s highest-profile investments cluster around enterprise software/SaaS (Snowflake, HashiCorp, Zendesk, Looker), fintech/payments (Stripe, Nubank, Ramp), cloud infrastructure (Twilio, Netflix early streaming), and consumer internet (DraftKings, Nextdoor, Hims) 23.
Stage distribution: Redpoint primarily invests at Series A, but maintains active seed and growth practices 34. Check sizes range from approximately $500K-$2M at pre-seed to $15M+ at growth stages 3.
Geographic focus: Primarily U.S.-based companies, with a notable China operation through offices in Beijing and Shanghai 12.
Exit performance: Exit valuations typically range between $500 million and $1 billion, with several exceeding that range significantly (HashiCorp at $6.4B, Next Insurance at $2.6B) 3. Exit activity exceeds peers by an estimated 7 percentage points 3.
Co-investor patterns: The firm’s InfraRed 100 and AI64 lists function as deal-sourcing mechanisms, publicly identifying companies in their areas of focus 56.
Notable pattern: Redpoint’s growth fund ($740M) is larger than its early-stage fund ($650M), suggesting significant capital allocation to follow-on and later-stage deals alongside the core early-stage franchise 24.
Portfolio
| Company | Stage | Year | Sector | Status | Source |
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| Stripe | Series B | 2012 | Fintech/Payments | Active | TechCrunch 3 |
| Nubank | Series A | 2014 | Fintech | Public | Tracxn 2 |
| Snowflake | Series A | 2014 | Data/Cloud | Public (IPO 2020) | Sparkco 3 |
| Twilio | Series D (led) | 2013-06-12 | Cloud communications | Public (IPO 2016) | PR Newswire 16 |
| HashiCorp | Series A | 2014 | Infrastructure software | Acquired (IBM, $6.4B) | Sparkco 3 |
| Netflix | Early | 2000 | Streaming/Media | Public | Wikipedia 1, Sparkco 3 |
| Zendesk | Series A | 2009 | Customer support SaaS | Public (acquired 2022) | Sparkco 3 |
| Looker | Series A | 2013 | Business intelligence | Acquired (Google, $2.6B) | Sparkco 3 |
| DraftKings | Growth | 2017 | Sports betting | Public | Tracxn 2 |
| Ramp | Series A | 2020 | Fintech/Expense management | Active | Sparkco 3 |
| Nextdoor | Series A | 2012 | Social/Community | Public (SPAC 2021) | Sparkco 3 |
| Hims & Hers | Growth | 2018 | Healthcare/DTC | Public | Sparkco 3 |
| Next Insurance | Series A | 2016 | Insurtech | Acquired ($2.6B) | Sparkco 3 |
| Poolside | Seed (led, $20M of $26M) | 2023-05-24 | AI / Developer Tools | Active | Newcomer 13, Crunchbase 14, Sifted 15 |
| Legora | Series D (participated) | 2026-03-10 | AI/Legal Tech | Active | TechCrunch 8 |
| AcuityMD | Series A (led) | 2022 | Healthcare/MedTech AI | Active | TechCrunch 11 |
| AcuityMD | Series C | 2026 | Healthcare/MedTech AI | Active | BusinessWire 9 |
| Omni | Series C | 2026 | AI/Analytics | Active | BusinessWire 10 |
| Golden Child | Seed + Series A (led) | 2026 | Consumer / Pet Food | Active | Refresh Miami 12 |
| Collate | Seed (led, $30M) | 2025-01-21 | AI / Life Sciences | Active | American Bazaar 17 |
| Collate | Series B (led, $95M) | 2026-06-03 | AI / Life Sciences | Active | RamaOnHealthcare 18 |
| Cyera | Late Stage ($300M, participated) | 2026-06-02 | Cybersecurity / DSPM | Active | SiliconANGLE 19, TechCrunch 20 |
This table represents a small fraction of Redpoint’s 615+ portfolio companies 3. Years are approximate based on publicly available data.
In Their Own Words
“We’re really in it for the long haul… we often become really good friends and get to know each other really well.” — Redpoint partner, on the firm’s founder-centric approach 3
“We are with you in this journey. I want to be a partner that you can lean on like a co-founder. I would like to help you with your strategic decisions but not ever be in the tactical weeds of running your company.” — Satish Dharmaraj, Managing Director 7
What Founders Say
No independently sourced founder testimonials found. The firm’s content platform and InfraRed 100/AI64 lists indicate deep engagement with the enterprise software and AI ecosystems, but specific verified quotes from portfolio founders could not be independently confirmed at this time.
Sources
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Redpoint Ventures Wikipedia article, accessed March 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redpoint_Ventures↩↩↩↩↩
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Tracxn, “Redpoint Ventures - 2026 Investor Profile,” accessed March 2026. https://tracxn.com/d/venture-capital/redpoint-ventures/__7UqwEZ8z6veY_I61fB7LAYPqR9I0kEbXFIreDnb30bg↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩
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Sparkco, “Redpoint Ventures: Comprehensive Investor Profile,” accessed March 2026. https://sparkco.ai/blog/redpoint-ventures↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩
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TechCrunch, “Redpoint raises $650M 3 years after its last big early-stage fund,” May 15, 2025. https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/15/redpoint-raises-650m-3-years-after-its-last-big-early-stage-fund/↩↩↩↩
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Business Wire, “Redpoint Ventures Announces 2024 Recipients of InfraRed 100 List,” June 2024. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240618264764/en/Redpoint-Ventures-Announces-2024-Recipients-of-InfraRed-100-List↩↩↩
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Business Wire, “Redpoint Ventures and Nasdaq Introduce New Thematic Index Focused on Cloud Infrastructure Software,” July 2023. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230717398339/en/Redpoint-Ventures-and-Nasdaq-Introduce-New-Thematic-Index-Focused-on-Cloud-Infrastructure-Software-and-Redpoint-Announces-InfraRed-↩↩
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Redpoint Ventures website, Satish Dharmaraj partner page, accessed March 2026. https://www.redpoint.com/our-people/satish-dharmaraj/↩
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TechCrunch, “Legora raises $550M Series D at $5.55B valuation,” March 10, 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/legora-series-d↩
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BusinessWire, “AcuityMD Lands $80 Million in New Funding to Fuel AI Innovation in Medical Device (MedTech) Industry,” April 21, 2026. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260421820643/en/AcuityMD-Lands-$80-Million-in-New-Funding-to-Fuel-AI-Innovation-in-Medical-Device-MedTech-Industry↩
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BusinessWire, “Omni Raises Series C at $1.5B Valuation, Building the AI Analytics Platform for the Enterprise,” April 23, 2026. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260423569749/en/Omni-Raises-Series-C-at-$1.5B-Valuation-Building-the-AI-Analytics-Platform-for-the-Enterprise↩
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TechCrunch, “AcuityMD raises Series A to sell more medical hardware,” May 12, 2022. https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/12/acuitymd-series-a/↩
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Refresh Miami, “Miami’s latest startup wants your dog to eat better than you do — and it just raised $37M,” April 28, 2026. https://refreshmiami.com/news/miamis-latest-startup-wants-your-dog-to-eat-better-than-you-do-and-it-just-raised-37m/↩
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Newcomer, “Former GitHub CTO Jason Warner Raises $26 Million for Foundation Model Code Startup,” May 24, 2023. Accessed May 2026. https://www.newcomer.co/p/former-github-cto-jason-warner-raises — Primary source on Poolside’s $26M seed round announced May 24, 2023. Redpoint Ventures led, contributing $20M; Redpoint partners Erica Brescia and Jacob Effron led the investment, with Brescia taking a board seat. Co-founders: Jason Warner (ex-GitHub CTO) and Eiso Kant. ↩
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Crunchbase, “Seed Round - Poolside - 2023-05-14,” accessed May 2026. https://lb.crunchbase.com/funding_round/poolside-4f90-seed–150974ec — Funding round profile confirming Redpoint-led seed. ↩
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Sifted, “US AI startup Poolside raises $126m seed round and relocates to France,” August 2023. Accessed May 2026. https://sifted.eu/articles/poolside-raises-126m-relocated-france-news — Confirms Redpoint led the May 2023 $26M seed; the subsequent $126M extension in August 2023 was led by Xavier Niel and Felicis (Redpoint did not participate in the extension). ↩
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PR Newswire, “Twilio Announces $70 Million in Series D Funding, Redpoint Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson Join as Investors,” June 12, 2013. Accessed June 2026. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/twilio-announces-70-million-in-series-d-funding-redpoint-ventures-and-draper-fisher-jurvetson-join-as-investors-211238191.html — Primary source confirming Redpoint led Twilio’s $70M Series D on 2013-06-12; Scott Raney joined Twilio’s board. ↩
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American Bazaar, “Biotech startup Collate secures $30 million seed fund to automate paperwork,” January 21, 2025. Accessed June 2026. https://americanbazaaronline.com/2025/01/21/biotech-startup-collate-secures-30-million-seed-fund-to-automate-paperwork458548/ — Confirms $30M seed led by Redpoint at $100M+ valuation, January 2025. ↩
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RamaOnHealthcare, “AI Startup Collate Raises $95 Million To Automate Life Sciences Paperwork,” June 3, 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://ramaonhealthcare.com/ai-startup-collate-raises-95-million-to-automate-life-sciences-paperwork/ — Confirms $95M Series B led by Redpoint at ~$1B valuation, total funding $125M. ↩
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SiliconANGLE, “Cyera raises $300M at $12B valuation, doubling its worth in five months,” June 2, 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/02/cyera-raises-300m-12b-valuation-doubling-worth-five-months/ — Confirms Redpoint among participants in $300M round led by Evolution Equity Partners. ↩
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TechCrunch, “Cyera eyes $12B valuation at 80x ARR multiple despite operating losses,” June 2, 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/02/cyera-eyes-12b-valuation-at-80x-arr-multiple-despite-operating-losses/ — Confirms $300M round at $12B post-money valuation. ↩