Redpoint Ventures

Redpoint Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 and based in Woodside, California, with additional offices in Beijing and Shanghai, China. The firm specializes in early-stage and growth capital investments, primarily in technology, media, and alternative energy sectors. Redpoint Ventures focuses on a broad range of industries, including consumer internet, enterprise software, fintech, e-commerce, and digital media. The firm typically invests between $1 million to $50 million, with a preference for being a lead or co-lead investor in its portfolio companies. With a strong track record, Redpoint has backed over 465 companies, achieving 140 IPOs and mergers and acquisitions. The firm manages around $4 billion across multiple funds and seeks to partner with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. Redpoint also operates Redpoint China Ventures, which focuses on early investments in the technology and media sectors within China.

Kwesi Acquay

Principal

Alex Bard

Managing Director

Urvashi Barooah

Principal

Logan Bartlett

Managing Director

Erica Brescia

Managing Director

Travis Bryant

Operating Partner

Patrick Chase

Partner

Meera Clark

Principal

Satish Dharmaraj

Managing Director

Tom Dyal

Managing Director

Jacob Effron

Vice President, Principal

Timothy Haley

Co-Founder and Partner

Adele Li

Investor

Kyle Liu

Vice President

Louis Lv

Managing Director

Lars Pedersen

Partner and CFO

Grace Ping

Partner

Scott Raney

Partner / Venture Capitalist

Jordan Segall

Principal

Sai Senthilkumar

Partner

Nancy Shi

Partner and CFO

John Walecka

Co-Founder and Partner

Yuan Wenda

Managing Partner

Geoffrey Y. Yang

Co-Founder and Partner

David Yuan

Founder and Partner, Redpoint China

Han Zhang

Partner

Past deals in API

APUS

Series B in 2015
APUS is a Chinese mobile internet technology company established in June 2014, specializing in an enhanced user system for Android smartphones. Its platform provides users with fast and convenient internet access and supports over 25 international languages. By 2017, APUS had attracted more than 1.2 billion users across over 200 countries and regions, with a significant presence in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative. The company's offerings include the APUS System, APUS AI, and APUS Cloud, aimed at enhancing the mobile experience for users. Recognized as one of the world's youngest unicorns in 2015, APUS has been a prominent player in promoting Chinese digital influence globally, focusing on expanding its presence in international markets.

APUS

Series A in 2014
APUS is a Chinese mobile internet technology company established in June 2014, specializing in an enhanced user system for Android smartphones. Its platform provides users with fast and convenient internet access and supports over 25 international languages. By 2017, APUS had attracted more than 1.2 billion users across over 200 countries and regions, with a significant presence in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative. The company's offerings include the APUS System, APUS AI, and APUS Cloud, aimed at enhancing the mobile experience for users. Recognized as one of the world's youngest unicorns in 2015, APUS has been a prominent player in promoting Chinese digital influence globally, focusing on expanding its presence in international markets.

Akana

Series D in 2006
Akana provides an end-to-end, full lifecycle API management tool for designing, implementing, securing, managing, monitoring, and publishing APIs. Well-suited for large diverse enterprises and federated API partner ecosystems, Akana can be deployed natively across clouds and on-premises, enables customers to deploy securely via an integrated no-code portal, and provides detailed business analytics. The Akana API platform has four main components: API analytics, API gateway, developer portal, and API lifecycle management. Visit our website to learn more about Akana and how we can help you manage and secure APIs in the enterprise.
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