John Walecka
InvestorCo-Founder, Partner Emeritus at Redpoint Ventures · Board director at Lastline · Board director at Moogsoft · Board director at Datameer
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Writes $100K – $50M checks · typically $25M
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About
John Walecka is a partner at Redpoint Ventures. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Golden State Warriors in 2015 and 2022.
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Beyond investing
- Founded
- Walecka co-founded Redpoint Ventures in 1999. Walecka recently founded a startup in the music learning space.
- Education
- Studied at Stanford University (B.S., Engineering)
- Boards
- Walecka is a trustee of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
- Communities
- Walecka works as an advisor to the Dean of Engineering at Stanford University. In 2010 Walecka joined the new ownership group of the Golden State Warriors and was on the Board of Directors in 2015.
- Hobbies
- Walecka plays piano, is learning guitar, and works on a mobile music app for aspiring musicians. Walecka serves as a product contributor to a mobile sports app currently in stealth.
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Board director at Lastline
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Lastline's investors · 6
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Board director at Moogsoft
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Board director at Datameer
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Experience
- Redpoint VenturesPartnercurrent1999 — present
- Redpoint VenturesPartnercurrent1999 — present
- Stanford University School of EngineeringAdvisorcurrent2014 — presentUnited States
- sfmomaBoard Membercurrent2009 — present
- Golden State WarriorsBoard Membercurrent2011 — presentOakland
- Snowflake ComputingBoard Member2014 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
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Deals · 4
LastlineBoard seat
via Redpoint Ventures · filed Aug 2017 · $28.5M raise
TrueraBoard seat
via Redpoint Ventures · filed Apr 2017 · $105M raise
QUANTIFIND INCBoard seat
via Redpoint Ventures · filed Feb 2016 · $30M raise
DatameerBoard seat
via Redpoint Ventures · filed Aug 2015 · $40M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
AvneraMoogsoftQuantifind, Inc.
Investor
Advanced Micro-Fabrication EquipmentAgile NetworksAvneraDocumentumEnvia SystemsFortinetIntermolecularLighteraMoogsoftQuantifindSchooner Information TechnologySnowflake ComputingSolyndraSybaseSynerneticsWellfleet CommunicationsXylan
Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Redpoint Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Walecka?
- John Walecka is a partner at Redpoint Ventures. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Golden State Warriors in 2015 and 2022.
- Where does John Walecka work?
- John Walecka is Co-Founder, Partner Emeritus at Redpoint Ventures and Board director at Lastline and Board director at Moogsoft and Board director at Datameer.
- What check size does John Walecka write?
- John Walecka typically writes checks of $100K – $50M.
- What boards does John Walecka sit on?
- John Walecka holds tracked board seats at Avnera, Datameer, Lastline, Lastline, Moogsoft, QUANTIFIND INC, Quantifind, Inc., Truera.
- What companies has John Walecka invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, Agile Networks, Avnera, Datameer, Documentum, Envia Systems, Fortinet, Intermolecular, Lastline, Lightera, Moogsoft, Quantifind, and 7 more.
- Where did John Walecka go to school?
- John Walecka studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Stanford University (BS, MS, Engineering).
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