Fundraising Fox

Erica Brescia

InvestorFounder

Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures · Managing Director, Redpoint Ventures at xfactor ventures

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $50M checks · typically $125K

FoundedBitnami · YC

About

Erica Brescia, former Bitnami co‑founder and COO, leverages open‑source scaling experience to back infrastructure, DevOps and data tooling startups that prioritize community and coaches engineering leaders on fundraising.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConsumerCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSWellness & Fitness

Founder/COO at BitnamiYC W13

Intro paths

YC

Erica went through Y Combinator (Winter 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

In turn, Erica can intro founders to Bitnami's investors below.

Co-founders at Bitnami

DLDaniel Lopez
Daniel LopezFounder/CEO

Experience

  1. JetStream Security Inc.Board Membercurrent2025 — present
  2. VegaBoardcurrent2025 — present
  3. Fable SecurityBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  4. Push SecurityBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  5. Trunk ToolsBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  6. imper.aiBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  7. Dux SecurityBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  8. poolsideBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  9. Ultravox.aiInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  10. RestateInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  11. Zed IndustriesInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  12. DaggerBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  13. RailwayBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  14. Xata.ioBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  15. Redpoint VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  16. The Linux FoundationMember of Board of Directorscurrent2016 — present
  17. GitHubChief Operating Officer2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  18. XFactor VenturesInvestment Partner2017 — 2021
  19. BitnamiCo-founder and COO2011 — 2019
  20. BitRock Inc.CEO2007 — 2019

Education

  1. University of Southern CaliforniaBS, Finance (emphasis in Finance and Business Economics)1999 — 2003
  2. San Ramon Valley

Skills & more

Leadership27Strategy67Strategic Planning8Management25Amazon Web Services3Amazon Web Services (AWS)25Open Source12SaaS32Enterprise Software13Cloud Computing96International Business21Strategic Alliances9
+12 moreProduct DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsProject ManagementMobile DevicesBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipPaaSStart-upsRecruitingSOAProduct ManagementProduct Innovation

From Erica's professional profile.

Same school

Shared employers

Deals · 3

Fable Security, Inc.Board seat

via Redpoint Ventures · filed Nov 2025 · $24.5M raise

Push Security, Inc.Board seat

via Redpoint Ventures · filed Apr 2025 · $30M raise

Xatabase, Inc.Board seat

via Redpoint Ventures · filed Mar 2022 · $35M raise

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

Colleagues at Redpoint Ventures

Network10

Investors connected to Erica in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.