The Redpoint Team

David Yuan is a Partner with Redpoint Ventures and the head of Redpoint China since launching its presence in 2005.  David is based in Shanghai and focuses on investment opportunities and portfolio development.  David is currently a board member of  China eNet, Leeuu, Gonline, Supertool and Domob. He has also been involoved in Redpoint's investments and is a board observer of 51.com and Innofidei.  David led Redpoint's investment in Cgen Media, acquired by Focus Media (Nasdaq: FMCN) and Qihoo 360 (NYSE: QIHU).  He was also an early investor in Focused Photonics (China A-Share: 300203).  David brings to Redpoint Ventures over 15 years of entrepreneurial and operating experience with a demonstrated track record of building technology companies both in Silicon Valley and Asia Pacific. He has developed strong domain expertise in semiconductor, wireless, consumer internet and digital media.

Prior to joining Redpoint, David co-founded and served as CEO of iTelco Communications, a technology and solution provider for the next generation of communication networks. Previously, David was a co-founder of Opentel Communications, a facility-based international telecom carrier. Prior to Opentel, David co-founded Genesol Enterprise, one of the first telecom system integration companies in China. David began his career with Intel as a design engineer and a product manager in the microprocessor group.

David holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from MIT, and a M.B.A. from MIT Sloan School of Management, where he was a Sloan Fellow.