ABOUT US

Redmond is a two-time founder, multi-time public company executive with 20+ years’ experience delivering Security & Compliance technology. Redmond has helped some of the world’s leading software companies grow and innovate, including Check Point, Neoteris, Websense, and Nexgate (Acq. by PFPT). Redmond is a prolific innovator holding two patents and is a frequent speaker and press contributor as seen on CNN, CBS, in Forbes, and at FinTech New York.

Sutton is an engineering executive with 20+ years’ experience leading the technology innovation and delivery of software companies, including Proofpoint, Nexgate, Websense, and 8e6 Technologies. Sutton is a serial entrepreneur, founding two successful startups and holding four patents.

Arif joined Lightspeed in 2008 and focuses primarily on investments in the areas of cloud, security, AI, and data driven applications. Prior to joining Lightspeed, he worked in the corporate business development group at Cisco Systems. Before joining Cisco Systems, Arif was with Novitas Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm. Earlier in his career, Arif worked in technical development and product management roles at WebTV (acquired by MSFT), Andes Networks (acquired by SUNW), and Sun Microsystems. Arif holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada. In his free time, Arif plays ice hockey with his wife, who yells at him for never passing the puck.

In a career spanning three decades, Kittu has experienced success as a serial entrepreneur, CEO, senior operating executive, and venture capitalist. Kittu is a Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Madras. He started his career as a software engineer at Silicon Graphics, and later co-founded his first startup, Healtheon/WebMD, which went public in 1999. He then served as the founding CEO of Neoteris, a company respected as much for its stellar team, fiscal management, and culture, as its category creation and leading SSL-based access technology. Following Neoteris’ acquisition, he ran the enterprise security and routing business as EVP/GM at Juniper Networks before becoming a General Partner at NEA in 2006. Kittu left NEA at the end of 2016 to launch Neotribe Ventures in early 2017 with the mission of investing in breakthrough technologies that stretch the imagination! As an investor, Kittu has been actively involved with such companies as Aruba Networks, Bloom Energy, The Climate Corporation, Box, Robinhood, Metromile, Velocloud, Cyence, ClearMotion, and MindTickle. He is profiled by acclaimed author Michael Lewis in his book The New New Thing. In March 2016, Kittu was named as one of the Top 100 Venture Capitalists by New York Times/CBInsights and is recognized as one of the best earlystage investors in the industry.