Fundraising Fox

Alex Bard

Investor

Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures Β· Board director at Kustomer

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $50M checks Β· typically $25M

About

Alex Bard, a Russian immigrant who co-founded four enterprise software startups including Assistly (acquired by Salesforce), leverages founder and customer-service/enterprise SaaS experience to coach founders on scaling product-led software.

Likely emailΒ· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Beyond investing

Founded
Alex Bard co-founded eShare, which was acquired by a public company. Alex Bard co-founded eAssist. Alex Bard co-founded Goowy, which was acquired by AOL. Alex Bard co-founded Assistly, which was acquired by Salesforce and rebranded as Desk.com.

Mentioned above: the Salesforce mafia β†’

From published sources β€” common ground for a warm intro.

Board director at Kustomer

Intro paths

β†’

In turn, Alex can intro founders to Kustomer's investors below.

Co-founders at Kustomer

JSJeremy Suriel
Jeremy SurielDirector, Promoter
BBBrad Birnbaum

Experience

  1. Redpoint VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2017 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. ServalInvestorcurrent2025 β€” present
  3. AttioBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” present
  4. QualifiedBoard Membercurrent2019 β€” present
  5. Owner.comBoard Membercurrent2020 β€” present
  6. LevelpathBoard Membercurrent2023 β€” present
  7. MotifBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” present
  8. KustomerBoard Membercurrent2016 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. WanderBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” present
  10. CoderBoard Membercurrent2019 β€” presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  11. EveryBoard Membercurrent2024 β€” present
  12. AppZenBoard Membercurrent2017 β€” presentSan Jose, California
  13. BravadoBoard Membercurrent2018 β€” present
  14. fabricBoard Membercurrent2019 β€” present
  15. himsBoard Member2017 β€” 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  16. NarvarBoard Member2016 β€” 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  17. XeroAdvisor2016 β€” 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  18. DocuSignAdvisory Board Member2016 β€” 2019
  19. Campaign MonitorCEO2014 β€” 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  20. salesforce.comEVP & GM2011 β€” 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  21. Assistly, Inc.CEO2009 β€” 2011San Francisco Bay Area
  22. AOLVice President - Products2008 β€” 2009
  23. Goowy MediaFounder and CEO2004 β€” 2009
  24. eAssist Global SolutionsCo-Founder1999 β€” 2004

Skills & more

Leadership99Business Development99Marketing64Mergers9Fundraising13Sales Management11Start-ups99Product Management59SaaS67Entrepreneurship99Strategic Partnerships99Venture Capital24
+12 moreMobile DevicesProduct MarketingMergers & AcquisitionsUser ExperienceVisionaryE-commerceBusiness StrategyMarketing StrategyStrategyManagementTeam LeadershipCloud Computing

Languages English Β· Russian

From Alex's professional profile.

Deals Β· 6

Wander.com, Inc.Board seat

via Redpoint Ventures Β· filed Jul 2026 Β· $68.7M raise

KustomerBoard seat

via Redpoint Ventures Β· filed Aug 2025 Β· $30M raise

Coder TechnologiesBoard seat

via Redpoint Ventures Β· filed Jun 2024 Β· $35M raise

Commerce FabricBoard seat

via Redpoint Ventures Β· filed Sep 2020 Β· $10.6M raise

Bravado NetworkBoard seat

via Redpoint Ventures Β· filed Jul 2019 Β· $8.5M raise

Campaign Monitor Holdings (UK)Board seat

via Redpoint Ventures Β· filed Aug 2015

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Qualified

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Redpoint Ventures

Network14

β–Ά2 more connections

Geoff YangJacob Effron

Investors connected to Alex in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Bard?
Alex Bard, a Russian immigrant who co-founded four enterprise software startups including Assistly (acquired by Salesforce), leverages founder and customer-service/enterprise SaaS experience to coach founders on scaling product-led software.
Where does Alex Bard work?
Alex Bard is Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures and Board director at Kustomer.
What does Alex Bard invest in?
Alex Bard invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Alex Bard write?
Alex Bard typically writes checks of $100K – $50M.
What boards does Alex Bard sit on?
Alex Bard holds tracked board seats at Bravado Network, Campaign Monitor Holdings (UK), Coder Technologies, Commerce Fabric, Kustomer, Qualified, Wander.com, Inc..
Where did Alex Bard go to school?
Alex Bard studied at Stony Brook University.

Founder mafias

Salesforce mafia88

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

+ 81 more

Stony Brook University mafia17

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

+ 10 more

Redpoint Ventures mafia11

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

+ 4 more

DocuSign mafia9

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

+ 2 more

Attio mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Same school

Shared employers