Kirthiga Reddy

Investor

Los Altos, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Kirthiga Reddy is CEO and co-founder of OptimizeGEO.ai. She previously served as managing director of Facebook India and South Asia for six years, growing the business to over $400 million in annual revenue, and as the first female investment partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers, where she deployed $1 billion in new investments across quantum computing, additive manufacturing, health tech, and other sectors. Her career spans engineering and product roles at Silicon Graphics and Good Technology, business leadership in security software at Phoenix Technology, and board positions at WeWork, Fungible, and Collective Health, along with chairmanship of the Stanford Business School Management Board.

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Experience

OptimizeGEOCEO & Co-foundercurrent2025 — present
AI KiranFoundercurrent2025 — present
Syracuse UniversityBoard Trusteecurrent2024 — present
VerixCEO & Co-founder2022 — 2025
WeWorkBoard of Directors2020 — 2023
WeWorkBoard of Directors, Compensation Committee2020 — 2023New York, United States
Pear TherapeuticsBoard Of Directors, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee2021 — 2023
SoftBank Investment AdvisersInvestment Committee, Emerge2020 — 2021
SoftBank Investment AdvisersPartner2018 — 2021
Collective HealthBoard of Directors, Audit Committee, Compensation Committee2019 — 2021
f7 VenturesFounding Investment Partner2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
FacebookManaging Global Client Partner and Emerging Markets Lead, Global Partnerships2016 — 2018Menlo Park, CA
FacebookManaging Director, Facebook India & South Asia2010 — 2016Mumbai Area, India
Phoenix TechnologiesVP & GM Phoenix India2009 — 2010
Motorola Good Technology GroupDirector, Good India2008 — 2009
Motorola Good Technology GroupDirector of Product Management2003 — 2008Sunnyvale, California
Booz Allen HamiltonSummer Associate2002San Francisco Bay Area
Silicon Graphics Inc,.Director of Engineering1995 — 2001Mountain View, California

Education

Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2001 — 2003
Syracuse UniversityM.S., Computer Engineering1993 — 1995
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, AurangabadB.E, Computer Science and Engineering1988 — 1992

Skills & more

Product Management99Program Management30Mobile Applications20Cross-functional Team Leadership68Project Planning5Mobile Devices23Web Analytics4Product Development11Integration17Team Building5Strategic Partnerships10Mergers & Acquisitions5

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Start-upsSecurityCompetitive AnalysisGo-to-market StrategyOnline AdvertisingUser ExperienceAgile MethodologiesProduct MarketingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Strategy

Languages English · Hindi · Marathi · Tamil · Telugu

Speaker – Future of Work for Women Summit: Kirthiga Reddy — Stanford University
Kirthiga Reddy: Certificate of Completion — AI-Fluent Executive Certificate Program — Verix
Pragati AI for Impact Hackathon 2025 – Jury Members — The/Nudge
Speaker – Future of Work for Women Summit: Kirthiga Reddy — Stanford University
Speaker - Future of Work for Women Summit — Stanford University
INK Women's Speakers Bureau Certificate — INK
Stanford GSB Women’s Leadership Conference 2024 Memento — Stanford University Graduate School of Business
INK Women's Speakers Bureau Certificate — INK
DevRev AgentOS Essentials Badge — DevRev