Swaroop 'Kittu' Kolluri
InvestorFounderFounder & Managing Director at Neotribe Ventures · Board director at Metrika
Menlo Park, California, United States
Writes $250K – $2M checks
FoundedMetrika
About
Kittu Kolluri, former NEA GP and WebMD co‑founder, guides CEOs through inflection points and makes early high‑conviction bets on technical companies; he led the BillionToOne investment that went public.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechRobotics
Board director at Metrika
Intro paths
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In turn, Swaroop can intro founders to Metrika's investors below.
Metrika's investors · 6
Co-founders at Metrika
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Nikolaos AdrikogiannopoulosExecutive Officer, Director
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Ruben GruberDirector
Experience
- Neotribe VenturesFounder & Managing Directorcurrent2017 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- GradyMember Board of DIrectorscurrent2026 — present
- Ventaris SurgicalInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- PearlMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentUnited States
- metalenzMember Board of Directorscurrent2022 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- MetrikaMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentUnited States
- Aira TechnologiesMember Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — presentUnited States
- Auditoria.AIMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- BillionToOneBoard Of Directorscurrent2019 — present
- Theta LakeBoard Of Directorscurrent2018 — present
- Empirico Inc.Board Of Directorscurrent2018 — present
- ClimateAIBoard Of Directorscurrent2018 — present
- SpinLaunchInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- VimaanMember Board of Directorscurrent2017 — present
- FortanixMember Board Of Directorscurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- WyebotInvestorcurrent2016 — presentGreater Boston Area
- VendiaBoard Of Directors2020 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- FortifyInvestor2017 — 2026Greater Boston Area
- ThirdAI Corp.Member Board Of Directors2021 — 2025United States
- PlexiumBoard Observer2019 — 2025San Diego Metropolitan Area
Education
- Indian Institute of Technology, MadrasB. Tech., Mechanical Engineering1982 — 1986
- University at BuffaloM.S., Operations Research1987 — 1988
Skills & more
Leadership45Management15Strategy92SaaS41Enterprise Software42Software as a Service (SaaS)8Product Management37Start-ups99Cloud Computing28Venture Capital76Entrepreneurship99Distributed Systems6
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Go-to-market StrategyBusiness AlliancesScalabilityStrategic PartnershipsAnalyticsBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipCorporate DevelopmentBig DataSecurityMobile DevicesLanguages English · Hindi · Tamil · Telugu
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Deals · 2
FortanixBoard seat
via Neotribe Ventures · filed Aug 2022 · $89.8M raise
MetrikaBoard seat
via Neotribe Ventures · filed Jul 2021 · $17.7M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Neotribe Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Swaroop 'Kittu' Kolluri work?
- Swaroop 'Kittu' Kolluri is Founder & Managing Director at Neotribe Ventures and Founder at Metrika.
- What does Swaroop 'Kittu' Kolluri invest in?
- Swaroop 'Kittu' Kolluri invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Robotics.
- What check size does Swaroop 'Kittu' Kolluri write?
- Swaroop 'Kittu' Kolluri typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What companies did Swaroop 'Kittu' Kolluri found?
- Swaroop 'Kittu' Kolluri founded Metrika.
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Madras106
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Also attended University at Buffalo56
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