Where does Geoff Yang work?

Geoff Yang is Co-Founder, Partner Emeritus at Redpoint Ventures and Board director at Tidemark Systems.

What check size does Geoff Yang write?

Geoff Yang typically writes checks of $100K – $50M.

Where did Geoff Yang go to school?

Geoff Yang studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Princeton University (BSE, ORFE).

Does Geoff Yang lead rounds?

Yes — Geoff Yang has led 13 tracked investments.

Geoff Yang

Investor

Co-Founder, Partner Emeritus at Redpoint Ventures · Board director at Tidemark Systems

Menlo Park, California

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

About

Geoff Yang is Founding Partner and Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures, focusing on early-stage investments in media, consumer, and communications companies. He has served as lead investor and board member at companies including Ask.com, TiVo, MySpace, Scribd, TasteMade, Arista, and Juniper, and founded LaneOne, Performance Health Sciences, and Rock the Bells. His expertise spans internet and television media as well as communications infrastructure.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

g•••@redpoint.comreveal

Beyond investing

Founded: Yang is the CEO and founder of Performance Health Sciences (Apeiron Life). Yang is the Chairman and founder of Rock the Bells. Yang is the founder of Sake Ono.
Education: Studied at Stanford (MBA) Studied at Princeton (Bachelor of Science, Engineering) Studied at Princeton University (B.S.E., Engineering and Management Systems)
Boards: Yang was elected chair of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Foundation (USOPF) Board of Directors in June 2023, having previously served as a director until 2022 and as vice chair from 2017 to 2022. He serves as co-chair of the USOPF Technology & Innovation Fund Advisory Committee, which he helped establish in 2015. He has served as an officer and Executive Committee member of both the U.S. Golf Association (USGA) and the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Foundation. He is on the Advisory Council for the Stanford Graduate School of Business and previously served on the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC). He previously served as a Director of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and President of the Western Association of Venture Capitalists (WAVC).
More: He holds advisory roles with McLaren Racing, Princeton University, the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation and Workday.

From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.

Board director at Tidemark Systems

Intro paths

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In turn, Geoff can intro founders to Tidemark Systems's investors below.

Tidemark Systems's investors · 1

Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Tidemark Systems

Christian GheorgheExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

Redpoint VenturesFounding Partner and Managing Directorcurrent1999 — presentMenlo Park, CA and San Francisco, CA
Warner Bros. DiscoveryBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
United States Olympic & Paralympic CommitteeChairman, US Olympic and Paralympic Foundationcurrent2023 — presentUnited States
Franklin Templeton InvestmentsBoard Membercurrent2011 — present
RounderFounder and partnercurrent2023 — present
Sake ONOBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentNew York, NY
Apeiron LifeFounder and CEOcurrent2019 — presentMenlo Park, CA
ROCK THE BELLSChairman and Co-foundercurrent2019 — presentWest Hollywood, California, United States
Esquel GroupBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentHong Kong
ScribdBoard membercurrent2007 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
TastemadeBoard member2012 — 2024Santa Monica
United States Olympic CommitteeExecutive Committee and Vice Chair, USOC Foundation2013 — 2022
AT&TMember Board of Directors2016 — 2022Dallas, TX
LaneOnePrincipal and Board member2016 — 2020San Francisco, California
Menlo SchoolExecutive Committee Member and Trustee2009 — 2015
United States Golf Association (USGA)Executive Committee2007 — 2013
BigBand NetworksBoard member1999 — 2011
TiVo Inc.Founding Board member1997 — 2009
CalixBoard member2002 — 2009
LivePlanetBoard member1999 — 2007
MySpaceBoard member2005
Ask JeevesBoard member1999 — 2004
IVPGeneral Partner1987 — 1999
ExciteBoard member1994 — 1999
IBMMarketing Rep1981 — 1983

Skills & more

Television8Mobile2Social Networking18Social Media18Entrepreneur2Start-ups95E-commerce19Entrepreneurship99Digital Media41Venture Capital74Product Management26Mobile Devices99

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Business DevelopmentBusiness StrategyMarketingStrategic PartnershipsCorporate DevelopmentOnline AdvertisingProduct MarketingNew Business DevelopmentSaaSEnterprise SoftwareSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Strategy

From Geoff's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Tidemark SystemsBoard seat

via Redpoint Ventures · filed Jun 2015 · $25M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Led

Agile NetworksApplied Digital AccessCentillionCollabraCrescendoGolfwebJotSpotNetcore SystemsNetlinkPromatoryRapid CityShasta NetworksWhitetree

Board seats

BigBand Networks (BBND)BluefinBranchoutClickerFanfareFormspringFranklin TempletonGaia OnlineGravityMachinimaOodleScribdWarner Bros. Discovery

Investor

Ask JeevesBigBandCalixExciteFoundry NetworksJuniper NetworksMMC NetworksMySpaceTiVoWellfleet

Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Redpoint Ventures

Adil Bhatia

Principal at Redpoint Ventures

Alex Bard

Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures

Allen Beasley

Partner at Redpoint Ventures

Andie Paredes

Talent Network at Redpoint Ventures

Andy Zhou

Fund Accountant at Redpoint Ventures

Ann Maris Walton

Content at Redpoint Ventures

Annie Kadavy

Venture Partner at Redpoint Ventures

Ashley Law

Senior Director of Events at Redpoint Ventures

Network11

Shaun MaguireScout

Partner at Sequoia Capital

Erica BresciaScout

Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures

Gokul RajaramScout

DoorDash, Coinbase, Square at Good AI Capital

Ryan SarverScout

Partner at Inkef

Satish DharmarajScout

Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures

Alex Bard

Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures

Annie Kadavy

Venture Partner at Redpoint Ventures

Chris Moore

Partner at Redpoint Ventures

Ed Zimmerman

Steering Group at Ada Ventures

Elliot Geidt

Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures

Emily Man

Partner at Primary Venture Partners

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Geoff Yang?: Geoff Yang is Founding Partner and Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures, focusing on early-stage investments in media, consumer, and communications companies. He has served as lead investor and board member at companies including Ask.com, TiVo, MySpace, Scribd, TasteMade, Arista, and Juniper, and founded LaneOne, Performance Health Sciences, and Rock the Bells. His expertise spans internet and television media as well as communications infrastructure.
Where does Geoff Yang work?: Geoff Yang is Co-Founder, Partner Emeritus at Redpoint Ventures and Board director at Tidemark Systems.
What check size does Geoff Yang write?: Geoff Yang typically writes checks of $100K – $50M.
What boards does Geoff Yang sit on?: Geoff Yang holds tracked board seats at BigBand Networks (BBND), Bluefin, Branchout, Clicker, Fanfare, Formspring, Franklin Templeton, Gaia Online, Gravity, Machinima.
What companies has Geoff Yang invested in?: Investments tracked here include Agile Networks, Applied Digital Access, Centillion, Collabra, Crescendo, Golfweb, JotSpot, Netcore Systems, Netlink, Promatory, Rapid City, Shasta Networks, and 11 more.
Where did Geoff Yang go to school?: Geoff Yang studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Princeton University (BSE, ORFE).
Does Geoff Yang lead rounds?: Yes — Geoff Yang has led 13 tracked investments.

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Shared employers

Also worked at United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee5

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Also worked at Scribd8

Jared FriedmanYC Group Partner Bill TaiCo-Founder at ACTAI Ventures Sergio PaluchFounding Partner at Beta Boom Jeff LevickExecutive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund Quin HoxieFounder at Swiftype Michael BirkFounder at PlayAbly

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Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista Capital Patrick EnnisVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group Mark NelsonVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group Brad BurnhamPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Barmak MeftahGeneral Partner at Ballistic Ventures Roger ThorntonGeneral Partner at Ballistic Ventures

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Also worked at TiVo Inc.8

HemantaAdvisor at Clear Ventures Stewart AlsopInvestor at Alsop Louie Partners Matt DimariaDirector at Innovation Studio Mandy AndressSecurity Advisor at Modern Technical Heidi RoizenPartner at Threshold Ventures Kimmy PaluchManaging Partner at Beta Boom

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