John Walecka

John Walecka is a co-founder and partner emeritus at Redpoint Ventures, a venture capital firm he helped establish in 1999.12 He has a strong focus on product innovation and design, particularly in enterprise software applications for both consumer and business markets.2 Walecka holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering and an MBA from Stanford University.23

Professional Experience

• Partner at Redpoint Ventures (1999 - Present)13
• Board member for numerous companies, including Snowflake Computing, Fortinet, and Lastline3
• Investor in companies such as Moogsoft and Quantifind3
• Advisor to the Dean of Engineering at Stanford University23

Other Roles and Interests

• Trustee of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art2
• Board member of the Golden State Warriors (2011 - Present)23
• Founder of a startup in the music learning space2
• Product contributor to a mobile sports app (in stealth)2
• Passionate about music, currently working on a mobile music app for aspiring rockers2

Throughout his career, Walecka has been involved with numerous category-leading companies, including Agile Networks, Avnera, Documentum, and Sybase.2 His investment approach is described as fairly broad, with notable successes such as backing network security firm Fortinet, which went public in 2009.4