Tom Dyal

Tom Dyal is a Founding Partner of Redpoint Ventures. Prior to founding Redpoint， Tom was a general partner with IVP， a firm he joined in 1997.

Tom leads Redpoint's investment activity in growth-stage companies and special situations focusing on opportunities in the Internet， software， mobile and infrastructure sectors. Currently， he is leading the firm's investments in Answers （ANSW）， Clearwell， Cortina， Internet Brands （INET） and NextG Networks.

Tom has also lead investments in a number of companies that have had very successful outcomes including WiChorus （Tellabs）， Kazeon （EMC）， TopSpin （Cisco）， TiMetra （Alcatel）， StratumOne （Cisco）， Growth Networks （Cisco）， Shasta （Nortel）， Vivace （Tellabs）， Netcore （Tellabs） and Santera （Tekelec）.