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Swaroop 'Kittu' Kolluri

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Founder & Managing Director at Neotribe Ventures · Board director at Vendia · Board director at Metrika · Board director at Auditoria

Menlo Park, California, United States

Writes $250K – $2M checks

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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.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechRobotics

Board director at Vendia

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Vendia's investors · 8

AspenwoodSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksBlockchain CoinvestorsSan FranciscoCanvas VenturesPortola Valley · $5M – $20M checks · since 2021FloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksLux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checksNeotribe VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $2M checks · since 2021NewView CapitalBurlingame · since 2022Neythri Futures FundLos Gatos

Co-founders at Vendia

TWTim Wagner
Tim WagnerFounder
SRShruthi Rao
Shruthi RaoFounder

Board director at Metrika

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Metrika's investors · 6

Coinbase VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021Neotribe VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $2M checks · since 2021NycaNew York · $2M checksNyca PartnersNew York · $1M – $10M checks · since 2021Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021SCB 10XBangkok · $1.2M – $100M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Metrika

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Nikolaos AdrikogiannopoulosExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Auditoria

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Auditoria's investors · 8

Dell Technologies CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Engineering CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Innovius CapitalSan Francisco · since 2025Neotribe VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $2M checks · since 2025SENTINEL GLOBALSan Francisco · since 2025VenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks · since 2025Workday VenturesSan FranciscoYork IEManchester

Co-founders at Auditoria

RGRohit Gupta
Rohit GuptaFounder
ASAdina Simu
Adina SimuFounder

Experience

  1. Neotribe VenturesFounder & Managing Directorcurrent2017 — presentMenlo Park, CA
  2. GradyMember Board of DIrectorscurrent2026 — present
  3. Ventaris SurgicalInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  4. PearlMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentUnited States
  5. metalenzMember Board of Directorscurrent2022 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  6. MetrikaMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentUnited States
  7. Aira TechnologiesMember Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — presentUnited States
  8. Auditoria.AIMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. BillionToOneBoard Of Directorscurrent2019 — present
  10. Theta LakeBoard Of Directorscurrent2018 — present
  11. Empirico Inc.Board Of Directorscurrent2018 — present
  12. ClimateAIBoard Of Directorscurrent2018 — present
  13. SpinLaunchInvestorcurrent2018 — present
  14. VimaanMember Board of Directorscurrent2017 — present
  15. FortanixMember Board Of Directorscurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  16. WyebotInvestorcurrent2016 — presentGreater Boston Area
  17. VendiaBoard Of Directors2020 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  18. FortifyInvestor2017 — 2026Greater Boston Area
  19. ThirdAI Corp.Member Board Of Directors2021 — 2025United States
  20. PlexiumBoard Observer2019 — 2025San Diego Metropolitan Area
  21. Correlia BiosystemsMember Board Of Directors2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  22. KeeboInvestor2020 — 2023
  23. StepZenMember Board Of Directors2020 — 2023United States
  24. Pluribus NetworksBoard of Directors2011 — 2022
  25. InfiotMember Board Of Directors2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  26. Energy Vault SABoard Of Directors2018 — 2022
  27. Heliogen Inc.Board Of Directors2018 — 2021
  28. ClearMotionMember of the Board of Directors2014 — 2021
  29. CipherTraceInvestor2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  30. KoopidInvestor2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  31. Aerospike, Inc.Board of Directors2014 — 2020
  32. Passage AIInvestor2016 — 2020
  33. Quiet SignalInvestor2016 — 2019Greater Boston Area
  34. OANDAChairman of the Board of Directors2007 — 2018
  35. Paysa IncInvestor2015 — 2018
  36. Indo-US VenturesMember Board of Advisors2006 — 2018Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  37. VeloCloudBoard of Directors2013 — 2017
  38. CyenceMember Board Of Directors2014 — 2017
  39. Kemvi (acquired by HubSpot)Investor2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  40. SpringPathBoard of Directors2012 — 2017

Skills & more

Leadership45Management15Strategy92SaaS41Enterprise Software42Software as a Service (SaaS)8Product Management37Start-ups99Cloud Computing28Venture Capital76Entrepreneurship99Distributed Systems6
+12 moreGo-to-market StrategyBusiness AlliancesScalabilityStrategic PartnershipsAnalyticsBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipCorporate DevelopmentBig DataSecurityMobile Devices

Languages 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.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

AuditoriaVendia

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Neotribe Ventures

Aditya Singh
General Partner at Neotribe Ventures
Krishna Kolluri
General Partner at Neotribe Ventures
Neeraj Hablani
Partner at Neotribe Ventures
Rebecca Mitchem
Partner & COO at Neotribe Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Swaroop 'Kittu' Kolluri?
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.
Where does Swaroop 'Kittu' Kolluri work?
Swaroop 'Kittu' Kolluri is Founder & Managing Director at Neotribe Ventures and Board director at Vendia and Board director at Metrika and Board director at Auditoria.
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 boards does Swaroop 'Kittu' Kolluri sit on?
Swaroop 'Kittu' Kolluri holds tracked board seats at Auditoria, Fortanix, Metrika, Vendia.
Where did Swaroop 'Kittu' Kolluri go to school?
Swaroop 'Kittu' Kolluri studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering); University at Buffalo (M.S., Operations Research).

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