Independent rating of Redpoint Ventures China VC fund
Overall rating:
20 reviews
About Redpoint Ventures China VC fund
Website:
Founded:
1999
Number of funds:
4
Number of investments:
63
Organization type:
Venture Capital
How Redpoint Ventures China VC fund invests
Rounds:
Average ticket size:
24.6M USD
Biggest investment:
114M USD
Would lead round:
Yes
Would coinvest:
Yes
Countries where invested:
Sectors of interest:
Software, Information Technology, SaaS, Enterprise, Big Data, Telecommunications, Software Engineering, Robotics, Product Design, Printing, Personal Health, Mobile Payments, Mobile Apps, Marketing, Manufacturing, Internet, Government, Financial Services, Finance, FinTech, Fashion, Farming, Enterprise Software, Education, Digital Media, Cosmetics, CRM, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, Agriculture, AgTech, Advertising
Founders' reviews of Redpoint Ventures China VC fund
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Satish Dharmaraj
We never met him, but he back-stabbed our startup/founder and created many problems to us.This kind of behavior hurts not only our startup, but also startup culture in SV.
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Nety Krishna is Not Trustworthy
my cofounder and i presented to nety. all he wanted was the pitch and more information on the secret sauce. he comes from applied materials and positions himself as someone who can help you with technology but he is so far removed and knows the buzzwords of technology. when you asked me a second level question, he pretends to think and answers with the same buzzwords in the question. it was clear to me that he has no clue but is trying to know much about our technology and cross pollinate. his job is to do technology due diligence for cleantech practice at redpoint which does not exist.
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Dishonest Dealings
Beware of the junior partners at this VC firm. Some of these guys are nothing but scavengers. Nety Krishna is one of them. This particular individual is devious and dishonest.
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Great... at Being Bad Investors
Avoid...
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Lowpoint
Talk about a lot of potential lost. These guys can pick winning companies, just look at their portfolio, but then it is a slippery slope to a point where their meddling in business affairs messes everything up. They try so hard to "cover every contingency" in the terms and "generate liquidity" in the deal that they end up distracting the management to the point where they are managing Redpoint, not the business.
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No Value Add but Cash
Redpoint was our lead investor at $4M. The deal got done because Walecka wanted it. Unfortunately, since he's never had any job but the one he's in, he and the partners don't really understand the day to day of running a business and never understood our execution model. They interfered and micromanaged.
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Slow
Pitched Scott Raney. Good guy, respectful, and seems like he would be good to work with. But he was slow to give an answer - really dragged it out over about six weeks. I suspect it was obviously mixed feelings about our business but also I don't think Scott has the pull to make things happen quickly there. Redpoint should be better at either moving things along or killing it.
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We Were Too Early
Red Point was recommended to us very early in the gestation of the company. What we really needed was seed funding, not VC. We had an extremely positive meeting with Fouad ElNaggar and Tim Haley. They were engaged in the concept and asked excellent questions. After the meeting they acknowledged that we were too early for them, but then connected us to a number of potential sources for seed funding. They continue to express interest and track our progress.
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The Little Things
They showed intense interest, set out a gameplan, promised to move quickly then complete silence. Not even the courtesy of a 'no'. Very disrespectful.
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Several Good Meetings
We had several good meetings with them. Fouad ElNaggar asked very good questions that helped us focus our strategy. Tim Haley had some good perspectives as well. Our pitches didn't result in funding, but in general their feedback was critical in helping us close funding from other sources.
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Don't Be Shy, Talk to Me!
Everybody tells that Redpoint is great, well, maybe, probably we'll never know. We pitched to Tom Dyal, all was great, sent the materials and ... silence ... nothing ... is he rude or just would do anything not to say 'no'"
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All Over the Place
Went to Redpoint to pitch a company but was warned by a lot (>5) of fellow entrepreneurs and even one angel that the place was not totally trustworthy. We had a good meeting, but didn't feel much of a fit.
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Smart Folks, but No Mojo
I met with Chris Moore a few times and I must say he's a really smart, down to Earth guy, and very polite. Also, he shows respect for the entrepreneur, which is so unusual for VCs. At the same time, he was very clear on how he and his partners never leave the pack... they religiously follow the herd.
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Will Recommend Allen Beasley
Have been impressed by Allen Beasley.
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Bipolar Partnership
I agree with the poster that said if Yang, Walecka or the whole partnership wants it, it gets done. They can be very good and/or helpful, but many of the partners have no "mojo"
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Straightforward Answers
I was impressed that these guys were willing to refer to other, smaller VC, where they may have dry powder and our deal would be even sexier.
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High Interest, Then Stall
Very surprising behavior. First, "all over it," with lots of assurances that they can move quickly, yada yada. Then nothing... total silence... not a hint of an issue with our business model or anything, just no response. Quite unprofessional.
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Detailed Due Dil
I have to agree, when we raised our round last year, these guys did the most diligence.
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Radio Silence
Excitement from Scott and Tim after a pitch. They said they were "very impressed" and were asking for followup meetings the next week. Then radio silence.
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Consensus Driven, Lots of Due Dil
These guys are smart, but the groupthink is staggering. There's only three ways to get a deal done - Yang wants it, Walecka wants it, or you have consensus among the whole partnership. No surprise they do lots of syndicate deals. These guys will take their time, for sure. If you don't have another term sheet, you will never get one from Redpoint. They shy away on big valuations too.