The Redpoint Team

John Walecka is a Founding Partner of Redpoint Ventures and is passionate about companies with innovative business models and unique IP that can shape an industry.

John is active in Redpoint's investment activity in the Information Technology area, as well as with projects in Energy and Environment.  He also opened Redpoint's offices in China in 2006.  John is currently working with Avnera, Entropic Communications (ENTR), Envia, Fortinet (FTNT), InterMolecular, Schooner, Solyndra and most recently Datameer.  He is particularly interested in new models in open source software and opportunities to deliver services in the Cloud.

John has helped many entrepreneurs in the enterprise and broadband infrastructure spaces achieve success including: 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 Beldin). In addition, John has led investments in a number of software infrastructure companies, including Sybase (SYBS), Documentum (DCTM), Object Design (ODIS) and Vitria Technology (VITR).

John is currently a Director of the Stanford Business School Venture Capital Trust, an advisor to the Stanford Engineering School, on the Investment Committee of Sacred Heart School in Menlo Park 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.