Geoff Yang

Co-Founder, partner emeritus·Redpoint

Bio

Professional summary

Geoff Yang co-founded Redpoint Ventures in 1999 after serving as a General Partner at IVP beginning in 1987. Redpoint lists companies he backed from their founding including Arista, Ask.com, Calix, Efficient Frontier, Excite, Juniper Networks, MySpace, and TiVo. He also serves or has served on multiple corporate and nonprofit boards, including Warner Bros. Discovery, Franklin Templeton, Scribd, Rock the Bells, and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Foundation.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

Arista NetworksAsk.comJuniper NetworksMySpaceTiVo

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

RedpointCo-Founder, partner emeritus1999 – Present
IVPGeneral Partner1987

Education

Stanford UniversityMBA
Princeton UniversityBSE in Engineering

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