Sequoia Capital

Founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California, Sequoia Capital is a leading venture capital firm that specializes in investing in early to growth stage companies across various sectors, including energy, financial services, healthcare, internet, mobile, and technology. The firm aims to collaborate with a select number of ambitious founders to help them build transformative companies. Sequoia Capital typically invests between $100,000 and $1 million in startups at the seed stage, $1 million to $10 million in early-stage companies, and $10 million to $100 million in growth-stage firms. With a strong preference for being the first investor in profitable and rapidly growing companies, Sequoia seeks to partner with teams that have demonstrated successful products or services. The firm's investment strategy encompasses a global perspective, with significant allocations in markets such as China, India, and Israel.

Rohit Agarwal

Vice President / Principal

Abheek Anand

Managing Director

Michelle (Bailhe) Fradin

Partner

Sumaiya Balbale

COO and Operating Partner

Bogomil Balkansky

Partner

Mohit Bhatnagar

Managing Director - India

Anas Biad

Partner

Isaiah Boone

Partner

Rosemarie Boyd

Partner

David Cahn

Partner

Vipin Chamakkala

Director, Customer Partnerships

Josephine Chen

Partner

W. M. Coughran

Founder's Coach and Partner

Charlie Curnin

Partner

Joe Dobrenski

Partner of Human Capital

Christian Edler

Scout Partner

Carl Eschenbach

Venture Partner

Helen Fan

Vice President

James Flynn

Partner

Caroline Fu

Vice President

Stacey Gerber

VP, Operations and Experiences

Mike Goguen

Partner

Patrick Grady

Partner

Christopher Graff

Partner, Global Equities

Trency Gu

Managing Director

Wayne Guo

Vice President

Ravi Gupta

Partner

Steven Ji

Partner, China

Wenji Jin

Managing Director

Kais Khimji

Partner

Marie Klemchuk

CFO

Shailesh Lakhani

Managing Director - India

Jess Lee

Partner, Seed / Early

Douglas Leone

Global Managing Partner

Shmil Levy

Partner, Israel

Alfred Lin

Partner

Luciana Lixandru

Partner

Xiaobo Lu

Partner, China

Shaun Maguire

Partner

Cornelius Menke

Partner

Dean Meyer

Partner, Seed / Early

Abhishek Mohan

Principal

Michael Moritz

Managing Partner

GV Ravishankar

Managing Director - India

Andrew Reed

General Partner

Anandamoy Roychowdhary

Principal

Bryan Schreier

Partner

Yoav Shaked

Partner, Israel

Thomas Stephenson

Special Limited Partner

Glen Sun

Vice President, China

Mike Vernal

Partner

Jeff Wang

Managing Partner

Fred Wang

Managing Director, China

Cen Wang

Partner, China

Rock Wang

Managing Director

Lynn Yang

Managing Director, China

Stephanie Zhan

Partner

Skee Zhang

Managing Director

Qingsheng Zheng

Partner, China

Kui Zhou

Partner, China

Jiajia Zou

Managing Director

Roelof Botha

Partner

Past deals in CRM

Clay

Series B in 2025
Clay offers a platform that equips growth teams with innovative tools designed to enhance customer outreach and research. By integrating first-party, intent, and third-party data from over 100 sources, Clay enables teams to conduct in-depth customer analysis. This comprehensive approach allows businesses to identify and connect with their ideal customers more effectively, ultimately supporting their growth objectives.

Hodl AI

Seed Round in 2023
Hodl AI is an AI-powered CRM that tracks and enhances customer relationships. Hodl AI was founded in 2023.

Apollo.io

Series D in 2023
Apollo.io is a leading go-to-market solution that supports revenue teams worldwide, serving over 500,000 companies, from startups to large enterprises. Founded in 2015, the company has rapidly grown in the SaaS sector, raising around $250 million and achieving a valuation of $1.6 billion. Apollo.io provides sales and marketing teams with access to verified contact data for more than 210 million B2B contacts and 35 million companies globally. Its platform enables organizations to identify, analyze, and engage potential customers efficiently, streamlining the outreach process to convert prospects into clients. By offering tools that enhance engagement rates and sales velocity, Apollo.io effectively helps businesses drive revenue and capitalize on growth opportunities.

Front

Series D in 2022
Front is a communication hub that centralizes customer interactions across various digital channels to enhance relationship management. The platform focuses on streamlining conversations by integrating collaboration tools and contextual data from multiple systems, allowing teams to provide timely, accurate, and personalized communications. Over 7,500 businesses, including notable names like Shopify, Airbnb, and Hulu, utilize Front to improve their customer engagement. The company's multi-channel inbox platform specializes in consolidating communication, facilitating internal discussions, and incorporating social features, thus enabling users to chat effectively and save time. By placing customer conversations at the forefront, Front empowers organizations to build stronger relationships through each interaction.

Twain

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Twain is a software company that specializes in artificial intelligence solutions aimed at enhancing communication in sales outreach. Its primary product is an AI-powered communication assistant that serves as a sales coach, designed to improve the effectiveness of outreach messages. Users can input their outreach content into a proprietary editor, which then provides instant recommendations based on best practices. This technology enables sales professionals to craft clear and persuasive messages, ultimately increasing their chances of receiving responses and improving overall conversion rates.

Apollo.io

Series C in 2022
Apollo.io is a leading go-to-market solution that supports revenue teams worldwide, serving over 500,000 companies, from startups to large enterprises. Founded in 2015, the company has rapidly grown in the SaaS sector, raising around $250 million and achieving a valuation of $1.6 billion. Apollo.io provides sales and marketing teams with access to verified contact data for more than 210 million B2B contacts and 35 million companies globally. Its platform enables organizations to identify, analyze, and engage potential customers efficiently, streamlining the outreach process to convert prospects into clients. By offering tools that enhance engagement rates and sales velocity, Apollo.io effectively helps businesses drive revenue and capitalize on growth opportunities.

Census

Series B in 2022
Census is a data activation platform that specializes in synchronizing data warehouses with customer relationship management and operational tools. By utilizing Reverse ETL technology, Census enables businesses to transform their data into actionable insights without the need for custom scripts or significant engineering resources. This functionality allows marketing and sales teams to access and utilize reliable customer data effectively. Numerous companies, such as Fivetran, Canva, Sonos, and Figma, leverage Census to enhance their operations, leading to significant improvements like personalized marketing for millions of users, a tenfold increase in sales productivity, and a substantial reduction in support response times. Through its platform, Census aims to facilitate better decision-making and operational efficiency for its clients.

Front

Series C in 2020
Front is a communication hub that centralizes customer interactions across various digital channels to enhance relationship management. The platform focuses on streamlining conversations by integrating collaboration tools and contextual data from multiple systems, allowing teams to provide timely, accurate, and personalized communications. Over 7,500 businesses, including notable names like Shopify, Airbnb, and Hulu, utilize Front to improve their customer engagement. The company's multi-channel inbox platform specializes in consolidating communication, facilitating internal discussions, and incorporating social features, thus enabling users to chat effectively and save time. By placing customer conversations at the forefront, Front empowers organizations to build stronger relationships through each interaction.

ActionIQ

Series C in 2020
ActionIQ, Inc. is a developer of a cloud-based enterprise customer data platform that addresses the data, analytics, and marketing challenges faced by marketers, analysts, and technologists. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, with an additional office in San Francisco, the company provides a solution that centralizes multiple data sources—such as email, CRM, and clickstream—into a comprehensive analytics dashboard. This enables users to capture, analyze, and utilize customer data effectively, allowing for the design and deployment of personalized marketing campaigns across various channels without requiring IT assistance. ActionIQ serves clients in sectors including retail, media and entertainment, subscriptions, and telecommunications, empowering them to launch individualized campaigns rapidly and at scale.

CB4

Series B in 2019
CB4 is a provider of artificial intelligence solutions designed to assist retail teams in capturing lost sales and enhancing customer experiences. The company's software utilizes patented machine learning algorithms to analyze existing point-of-sale data, enabling the identification of physical issues that hinder sales and impact customer satisfaction. By generating customized lists of SKUs tailored to each store's unique selling patterns and operational conditions, CB4 highlights specific products that can significantly increase revenue. These recommendations address various operational inefficiencies, such as improper product placement, labeling errors, or inventory discrepancies. Retailers can implement quick fixes, like adjusting stock levels or repositioning products, to boost sales and meet customer demands. Over time, the system learns from the adjustments made by stores, allowing for increasingly valuable and actionable insights.

Front

Series B in 2018
Front is a communication hub that centralizes customer interactions across various digital channels to enhance relationship management. The platform focuses on streamlining conversations by integrating collaboration tools and contextual data from multiple systems, allowing teams to provide timely, accurate, and personalized communications. Over 7,500 businesses, including notable names like Shopify, Airbnb, and Hulu, utilize Front to improve their customer engagement. The company's multi-channel inbox platform specializes in consolidating communication, facilitating internal discussions, and incorporating social features, thus enabling users to chat effectively and save time. By placing customer conversations at the forefront, Front empowers organizations to build stronger relationships through each interaction.

ActionIQ

Series B in 2017
ActionIQ, Inc. is a developer of a cloud-based enterprise customer data platform that addresses the data, analytics, and marketing challenges faced by marketers, analysts, and technologists. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, with an additional office in San Francisco, the company provides a solution that centralizes multiple data sources—such as email, CRM, and clickstream—into a comprehensive analytics dashboard. This enables users to capture, analyze, and utilize customer data effectively, allowing for the design and deployment of personalized marketing campaigns across various channels without requiring IT assistance. ActionIQ serves clients in sectors including retail, media and entertainment, subscriptions, and telecommunications, empowering them to launch individualized campaigns rapidly and at scale.

ActionIQ

Series A in 2017
ActionIQ, Inc. is a developer of a cloud-based enterprise customer data platform that addresses the data, analytics, and marketing challenges faced by marketers, analysts, and technologists. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, with an additional office in San Francisco, the company provides a solution that centralizes multiple data sources—such as email, CRM, and clickstream—into a comprehensive analytics dashboard. This enables users to capture, analyze, and utilize customer data effectively, allowing for the design and deployment of personalized marketing campaigns across various channels without requiring IT assistance. ActionIQ serves clients in sectors including retail, media and entertainment, subscriptions, and telecommunications, empowering them to launch individualized campaigns rapidly and at scale.

Jifflenow

Venture Round in 2017
Jifflenow is a Meeting Automation Platform (MAP) that advances sales cycles with more meetings at events and briefing centers. It helps enterprises accelerate business growth by automating the scheduling, management, and analysis of strategic meetings at events, briefing centers, roadshows, executive sessions, and training forums. This advanced SaaS platform offers enterprise-class analytics, security, GDPR compliance, and integration with leading sales and marketing software. Jifflenow is the most trusted MAP with hundreds of enterprise customers, including more than 50 Fortune 1000 companies.

IngageApp

Series D in 2017
Xiaoshouyi develops software solutions for customer relationship, sales force, and workforce management. IngageApp provides a next-generation CRM solution by leveraging mobile social platform and big data technologies. With its SaaS and PaaS framework, the solution empowers users to engage, sell and provide services to their customers through a seamlessly integrated end-to-end process from marketing automation, sales automation, partner relationship management, to customer and field services. Founded in 2011, in 2017 IngageApp became the first Chinese CRM vendor to be named in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation (SFA). More than 4,000 companies in over 20 industries use IngageApp to grow their business. Founded by Allan Shi, IngageApp is based in Beijing, China with offices across China and an R&D center in the Silicon Valley. IngageApp has raised several rounds of venture funding from leading investors like Sequoia, Tencent and Matrix Partners.

Thanx

Series B in 2016
Thanx, Inc. is a customer relationship management and digital engagement platform based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2011, the company focuses on helping offline businesses, particularly brick-and-mortar retailers and restaurants, enhance customer engagement in the wake of challenges posed by COVID-19. Thanx provides tools for capturing customer data through transactions, enabling businesses to personalize interactions and improve loyalty. Its platform integrates with major credit card networks to deliver accurate purchase data, which underpins its marketing automation and CRM capabilities. Additionally, Thanx facilitates automated rewards for customers, assisting merchants in retention marketing and ultimately driving revenue growth.

Kahuna

Series B in 2015
Kahuna, Inc. specializes in developing and marketing marketing automation software designed to create highly personalized experiences for buyers and sellers in various marketplaces. Utilizing advanced machine-learning technology, the company offers solutions for cross-channel marketing, optimization, and analytics, aiming to enhance product and pricing strategies while fostering user trust and engagement. Kahuna has established itself as a preferred platform for marketplaces, with a substantial user base of over 144 million and a track record of sending more than 4 billion messages and optimizing 46 billion events. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Kahuna serves notable clients such as The Dollar Shave Club, Yahoo, and Yelp, and has received investment from firms including Sequoia Capital and Tenaya Capital.

IngageApp

Series C in 2015
Xiaoshouyi develops software solutions for customer relationship, sales force, and workforce management. IngageApp provides a next-generation CRM solution by leveraging mobile social platform and big data technologies. With its SaaS and PaaS framework, the solution empowers users to engage, sell and provide services to their customers through a seamlessly integrated end-to-end process from marketing automation, sales automation, partner relationship management, to customer and field services. Founded in 2011, in 2017 IngageApp became the first Chinese CRM vendor to be named in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation (SFA). More than 4,000 companies in over 20 industries use IngageApp to grow their business. Founded by Allan Shi, IngageApp is based in Beijing, China with offices across China and an R&D center in the Silicon Valley. IngageApp has raised several rounds of venture funding from leading investors like Sequoia, Tencent and Matrix Partners.

IngageApp

Series B in 2014
Xiaoshouyi develops software solutions for customer relationship, sales force, and workforce management. IngageApp provides a next-generation CRM solution by leveraging mobile social platform and big data technologies. With its SaaS and PaaS framework, the solution empowers users to engage, sell and provide services to their customers through a seamlessly integrated end-to-end process from marketing automation, sales automation, partner relationship management, to customer and field services. Founded in 2011, in 2017 IngageApp became the first Chinese CRM vendor to be named in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation (SFA). More than 4,000 companies in over 20 industries use IngageApp to grow their business. Founded by Allan Shi, IngageApp is based in Beijing, China with offices across China and an R&D center in the Silicon Valley. IngageApp has raised several rounds of venture funding from leading investors like Sequoia, Tencent and Matrix Partners.

Thanx

Series A in 2014
Thanx, Inc. is a customer relationship management and digital engagement platform based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2011, the company focuses on helping offline businesses, particularly brick-and-mortar retailers and restaurants, enhance customer engagement in the wake of challenges posed by COVID-19. Thanx provides tools for capturing customer data through transactions, enabling businesses to personalize interactions and improve loyalty. Its platform integrates with major credit card networks to deliver accurate purchase data, which underpins its marketing automation and CRM capabilities. Additionally, Thanx facilitates automated rewards for customers, assisting merchants in retention marketing and ultimately driving revenue growth.

ActionIQ

Seed Round in 2014
ActionIQ, Inc. is a developer of a cloud-based enterprise customer data platform that addresses the data, analytics, and marketing challenges faced by marketers, analysts, and technologists. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, with an additional office in San Francisco, the company provides a solution that centralizes multiple data sources—such as email, CRM, and clickstream—into a comprehensive analytics dashboard. This enables users to capture, analyze, and utilize customer data effectively, allowing for the design and deployment of personalized marketing campaigns across various channels without requiring IT assistance. ActionIQ serves clients in sectors including retail, media and entertainment, subscriptions, and telecommunications, empowering them to launch individualized campaigns rapidly and at scale.

OneDirect

Series A in 2014
OneDirect was launched with the purpose of helping Indian brands overcome challenges they faced with respect to Customer Experience Management. OneDirect has evolved as a pioneer in the CEM space with a suite of world-class products that have been implemented by revered market leaders. This validation has strengthened our position as front runners in customer experience.

IngageApp

Series A in 2013
Xiaoshouyi develops software solutions for customer relationship, sales force, and workforce management. IngageApp provides a next-generation CRM solution by leveraging mobile social platform and big data technologies. With its SaaS and PaaS framework, the solution empowers users to engage, sell and provide services to their customers through a seamlessly integrated end-to-end process from marketing automation, sales automation, partner relationship management, to customer and field services. Founded in 2011, in 2017 IngageApp became the first Chinese CRM vendor to be named in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation (SFA). More than 4,000 companies in over 20 industries use IngageApp to grow their business. Founded by Allan Shi, IngageApp is based in Beijing, China with offices across China and an R&D center in the Silicon Valley. IngageApp has raised several rounds of venture funding from leading investors like Sequoia, Tencent and Matrix Partners.

OneDirect

Seed Round in 2013
OneDirect was launched with the purpose of helping Indian brands overcome challenges they faced with respect to Customer Experience Management. OneDirect has evolved as a pioneer in the CEM space with a suite of world-class products that have been implemented by revered market leaders. This validation has strengthened our position as front runners in customer experience.

AgilOne

Series B in 2012
AgilOne Inc. is a provider of predictive marketing cloud technology that assists retailers in enhancing customer loyalty and profitability through omni-channel experiences. Founded in 2005 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AgilOne offers a comprehensive platform that includes features such as predictive cart recovery, email retargeting, repeat purchase programs, cluster-based targeting, loyalty appreciation, and customer reactivation. Additionally, the AgilOne Cohort Analysis tool provides marketers with valuable insights derived from customer data, facilitating informed marketing strategies. The platform integrates advanced database management and predictive customer analytics, enabling businesses to understand customer behavior and optimize engagement across multiple channels. By delivering more accurate customer profiles and effective targeting, AgilOne helps organizations increase conversions, boost customer lifetime value, and foster profitable relationships. As of December 2019, AgilOne operates as a subsidiary of Acquia Inc.

RingCentral

Series D in 2011
RingCentral is a provider of cloud-based communication and collaboration solutions, offering a unified communications platform that integrates voice, messaging, video conferencing, and online meetings. The company caters to over 350,000 organizations worldwide, enabling them to streamline communication and enhance collaboration across various devices, including smartphones, tablets, and computers. Its core offerings include RingCentral Office, which combines a multi-extension phone system with voice and fax capabilities, as well as RingCentral Professional, which connects existing phone lines to provide virtual extensions. RingCentral also features Glip, a team workspace that consolidates discussions, tasks, and files, and a cloud-based contact center solution that enhances customer service. Founded in 2003 and based in Belmont, California, RingCentral aims to help businesses transition from traditional on-premises systems to modern, flexible cloud solutions. The company is supported by prominent investors and continues to focus on fostering innovation through its ventures.

HubSpot Ventures

Series D in 2011
HubSpot, Inc. is a cloud-based software company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2005. It specializes in providing an integrated platform designed for marketing, sales, and customer service, targeting mid-market business-to-business companies across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. HubSpot's software suite includes tools for customer relationship management, search engine optimization, blogging, website content management, messaging, chatbots, social media engagement, marketing automation, email campaigns, predictive lead scoring, sales productivity, ticketing, helpdesk operations, customer satisfaction surveys, analytics, and reporting. In addition to its software offerings, HubSpot provides professional support services through phone, email, and chat to enhance user experience and client success.

AgilOne

Series A in 2011
AgilOne Inc. is a provider of predictive marketing cloud technology that assists retailers in enhancing customer loyalty and profitability through omni-channel experiences. Founded in 2005 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AgilOne offers a comprehensive platform that includes features such as predictive cart recovery, email retargeting, repeat purchase programs, cluster-based targeting, loyalty appreciation, and customer reactivation. Additionally, the AgilOne Cohort Analysis tool provides marketers with valuable insights derived from customer data, facilitating informed marketing strategies. The platform integrates advanced database management and predictive customer analytics, enabling businesses to understand customer behavior and optimize engagement across multiple channels. By delivering more accurate customer profiles and effective targeting, AgilOne helps organizations increase conversions, boost customer lifetime value, and foster profitable relationships. As of December 2019, AgilOne operates as a subsidiary of Acquia Inc.

RingCentral

Series B in 2008
RingCentral is a provider of cloud-based communication and collaboration solutions, offering a unified communications platform that integrates voice, messaging, video conferencing, and online meetings. The company caters to over 350,000 organizations worldwide, enabling them to streamline communication and enhance collaboration across various devices, including smartphones, tablets, and computers. Its core offerings include RingCentral Office, which combines a multi-extension phone system with voice and fax capabilities, as well as RingCentral Professional, which connects existing phone lines to provide virtual extensions. RingCentral also features Glip, a team workspace that consolidates discussions, tasks, and files, and a cloud-based contact center solution that enhances customer service. Founded in 2003 and based in Belmont, California, RingCentral aims to help businesses transition from traditional on-premises systems to modern, flexible cloud solutions. The company is supported by prominent investors and continues to focus on fostering innovation through its ventures.

RingCentral

Series A in 2007
RingCentral is a provider of cloud-based communication and collaboration solutions, offering a unified communications platform that integrates voice, messaging, video conferencing, and online meetings. The company caters to over 350,000 organizations worldwide, enabling them to streamline communication and enhance collaboration across various devices, including smartphones, tablets, and computers. Its core offerings include RingCentral Office, which combines a multi-extension phone system with voice and fax capabilities, as well as RingCentral Professional, which connects existing phone lines to provide virtual extensions. RingCentral also features Glip, a team workspace that consolidates discussions, tasks, and files, and a cloud-based contact center solution that enhances customer service. Founded in 2003 and based in Belmont, California, RingCentral aims to help businesses transition from traditional on-premises systems to modern, flexible cloud solutions. The company is supported by prominent investors and continues to focus on fostering innovation through its ventures.

RingCentral

Venture Round in 2006
RingCentral is a provider of cloud-based communication and collaboration solutions, offering a unified communications platform that integrates voice, messaging, video conferencing, and online meetings. The company caters to over 350,000 organizations worldwide, enabling them to streamline communication and enhance collaboration across various devices, including smartphones, tablets, and computers. Its core offerings include RingCentral Office, which combines a multi-extension phone system with voice and fax capabilities, as well as RingCentral Professional, which connects existing phone lines to provide virtual extensions. RingCentral also features Glip, a team workspace that consolidates discussions, tasks, and files, and a cloud-based contact center solution that enhances customer service. Founded in 2003 and based in Belmont, California, RingCentral aims to help businesses transition from traditional on-premises systems to modern, flexible cloud solutions. The company is supported by prominent investors and continues to focus on fostering innovation through its ventures.

Sales.com

Venture Round in 1999
Sales.com a Web destination for sales professionals by sales professionals.

Oracle

Venture Round in 1983
Oracle Corporation is a leading information technology company that specializes in developing and selling software, application, and database management systems. Founded in 1977, Oracle offers a comprehensive suite of cloud services, including software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, and infrastructure-as-a-service, aimed at maximizing the value of information through a data-driven approach. The company's solutions encompass database technology, enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, and customer relationship management, among others. With a global presence and a customer base of approximately 430,000 across 175 countries, Oracle supports its clients with various services, including consulting, training, and customer support. The company operates through multiple segments, including Cloud and Software, Hardware and Systems, and Service, and maintains a commitment to innovation through initiatives like its Startup Cloud program, which connects entrepreneurs with cloud resources and enterprise expertise.
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