Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It invests in seed, early, and growth-stage companies across technology, energy, financial services, healthcare, internet, mobile, outsourcing, manufacturing, media, and retail sectors. The firm seeks ambitious founders and aims to help them build long-lasting, scalable businesses, often taking the lead or significant co-investor roles and providing strategic guidance, networks, and resources. It maintains an international footprint, including investments in India and other regions, reflecting a global approach to partnering with fast-growing companies. Sequoia emphasizes strong teams, innovative products or services, and the potential for rapid growth, positioning itself as a long-term partner for companies that redefine their markets.

Abheek Anand

Managing Director

Michelle Bailhe

Partner

Sumaiya Balbale

COO and Operating Partner

Bogomil Balkansky

Partner

Julien Bek

Partner

Past deals in Database

StrongDM

Series C in 2024
StrongDM, Inc. is a technology company based in Burlingame, California, founded in 2015. The company offers a platform designed to manage and audit access to various databases and servers for employees, vendors, and cloud-based tools. Its services enable organizations to efficiently create and remove users, manage permissions, and ensure proper data handling. StrongDM's platform simplifies the process of controlling access across multiple systems, enhancing security and compliance. In 2016, the company gained recognition as the Audience Favorite at the Strata+Hadoop World conference, highlighting its impact in the data management sector.

QueryPal

Seed Round in 2022
QueryPal enhances enterprise customer support by leveraging historical data to create an intelligent deflection system. Its Agentic Support AI builds a comprehensive knowledge graph, enabling tier 1-3 support capabilities including complex API interactions. A visual analytics dashboard provides operational insights, demonstrating significant ROI within weeks. Trusted by companies like JetBrains and Simply Benefits, QueryPal aims to transform customer support operations without increasing headcount.

Calliper

Seed Round in 2022
Calliper is an analytics platform that helps startups build data-driven teams by focusing on key metrics. It connects various tools and consolidates metrics into actionable insights.

StrongDM

Series B in 2021
StrongDM, Inc. is a technology company based in Burlingame, California, founded in 2015. The company offers a platform designed to manage and audit access to various databases and servers for employees, vendors, and cloud-based tools. Its services enable organizations to efficiently create and remove users, manage permissions, and ensure proper data handling. StrongDM's platform simplifies the process of controlling access across multiple systems, enhancing security and compliance. In 2016, the company gained recognition as the Audience Favorite at the Strata+Hadoop World conference, highlighting its impact in the data management sector.

Stemma

Seed Round in 2021
Stemma is a developer of innovative database software focused on enhancing data accessibility within organizations. Its platform is designed to assist data scientists and engineers in discovering and trusting data through an automated first data discovery and catalog engine. Built around an open-source data discovery framework, Stemma's solution enables clients to efficiently manage their data while ensuring the privacy and security of their data subjects. By prioritizing trust and accessibility, Stemma aims to empower organizations to make informed decisions based on reliable data.

PingCAP

Series D in 2021
PingCAP is a Beijing-based software company that develops TiDB, an open-source distributed Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP) database designed to handle online transactions and analytics on a single platform. TiDB delivers cloud-native distributed SQL with MySQL compatibility, strong consistency, horizontal scalability, and high availability, serving as a unified solution for OLTP and OLAP workloads. Founded in 2015, PingCAP focuses on open-source development and cloud-native deployment to provide scalable, reliable database experiences for transactional and analytical needs.

SphereEx

Seed Round in 2021
SphereEx builds new distributed data infrastructures, by being fully committed to the open source community, the platform concept, and cutting-edge Big Data technological innovation. Our R&D efforts led to the success of ShardingSphere, a "platform, pluggable, cloud-native" distributed middleware solution ideal for large-scale data and data value-added applications. Our pioneering "Database Plus" and "Database Mesh" concepts are designed to unlock innovative data usage concepts, improve enterprise data applications, and easily respond to complex data scenarios. Following over 5 years of development, the ShardingSphere project has gained more than 13 thousand GitStars on GitHub, involving over 200 contributors, becoming one of the most popular open source projects. In April 2020, ShardingSphere successfully graduated from the Apache Incubator, and became an Apache Software Foundation Top-Level Project. More recently, ShardingSphere has also been recognized as a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Panorama project. To date, ShardingSphere has already been used in more than 160 enterprise and production environments covering the financial, logistics, O2O, internet & cloud computing fields, to help achieve enterprise digital transformation.

StrongDM

Series A in 2020
StrongDM, Inc. is a technology company based in Burlingame, California, founded in 2015. The company offers a platform designed to manage and audit access to various databases and servers for employees, vendors, and cloud-based tools. Its services enable organizations to efficiently create and remove users, manage permissions, and ensure proper data handling. StrongDM's platform simplifies the process of controlling access across multiple systems, enhancing security and compliance. In 2016, the company gained recognition as the Audience Favorite at the Strata+Hadoop World conference, highlighting its impact in the data management sector.

Cockroach Labs

Series D in 2020
Cockroach Labs, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing open-source database software, particularly known for its flagship product, CockroachDB. This cloud-native, distributed SQL database is designed to support the rapid scaling of applications while ensuring resilience against failures, including disk, machine, and datacenter outages. CockroachDB offers strong consistency and ACID transactions, along with an SQL API for efficient data management. The platform is utilized by a diverse range of customers, from small startups to Fortune 500 companies, across various industries such as finance, retail, and media. Founded in 2015, Cockroach Labs is headquartered in New York City, with an additional office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company focuses on enabling developers to build robust applications without compromising on performance or reliability.

Cockroach Labs

Series A in 2015
Cockroach Labs, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing open-source database software, particularly known for its flagship product, CockroachDB. This cloud-native, distributed SQL database is designed to support the rapid scaling of applications while ensuring resilience against failures, including disk, machine, and datacenter outages. CockroachDB offers strong consistency and ACID transactions, along with an SQL API for efficient data management. The platform is utilized by a diverse range of customers, from small startups to Fortune 500 companies, across various industries such as finance, retail, and media. Founded in 2015, Cockroach Labs is headquartered in New York City, with an additional office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company focuses on enabling developers to build robust applications without compromising on performance or reliability.

MarkLogic

Series F in 2015
MarkLogic Corporation is a global enterprise software company specializing in data integration and management. It offers a unified NoSQL database platform that ingests, harmonizes, and analyzes complex data from diverse sources, enabling organizations to gain insights faster. The company's flagship product, MarkLogic Data Hub, simplifies data integration, reduces costs, and enhances agility. MarkLogic serves a wide range of industries, including finance, healthcare, government, and media, with clients such as major banks, pharmaceutical companies, and U.S. government agencies. Headquartered in San Carlos, California, MarkLogic has offices worldwide.

MongoDB

Series F in 2015
MongoDB operates as a leading general-purpose database platform provider worldwide. It offers MongoDB Atlas, a cloud-based database service, and MongoDB Enterprise Advanced for on-premise or hybrid environments. The company also provides professional services such as consulting and training.

MongoDB

Series F in 2013
MongoDB operates as a leading general-purpose database platform provider worldwide. It offers MongoDB Atlas, a cloud-based database service, and MongoDB Enterprise Advanced for on-premise or hybrid environments. The company also provides professional services such as consulting and training.

Clustrix

Series D in 2013
Clustrix, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in a cloud-based distributed SQL relational database designed to handle high-transaction workloads. Founded in 2006, Clustrix offers a scale-out SQL database known as ClustrixDB, which addresses the performance, availability, and growth demands of modern e-commerce sites and other business-critical applications. This platform enables real-time transactions, massive transactional volumes, and real-time analytics, supporting unlimited users and data while automating fault tolerance. ClustrixDB serves a diverse clientele, including notable companies such as AOL, Flipkart, and Rakuten, and is available for deployment on commodity hardware and various cloud environments. The company also has branch offices in Seattle, London, San Jose, and Seoul, and operates as a subsidiary of MariaDB Corporation Ab as of September 2018.

Clustrix

Series C in 2013
Clustrix, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in a cloud-based distributed SQL relational database designed to handle high-transaction workloads. Founded in 2006, Clustrix offers a scale-out SQL database known as ClustrixDB, which addresses the performance, availability, and growth demands of modern e-commerce sites and other business-critical applications. This platform enables real-time transactions, massive transactional volumes, and real-time analytics, supporting unlimited users and data while automating fault tolerance. ClustrixDB serves a diverse clientele, including notable companies such as AOL, Flipkart, and Rakuten, and is available for deployment on commodity hardware and various cloud environments. The company also has branch offices in Seattle, London, San Jose, and Seoul, and operates as a subsidiary of MariaDB Corporation Ab as of September 2018.

MarkLogic

Series E in 2013
MarkLogic Corporation is a global enterprise software company specializing in data integration and management. It offers a unified NoSQL database platform that ingests, harmonizes, and analyzes complex data from diverse sources, enabling organizations to gain insights faster. The company's flagship product, MarkLogic Data Hub, simplifies data integration, reduces costs, and enhances agility. MarkLogic serves a wide range of industries, including finance, healthcare, government, and media, with clients such as major banks, pharmaceutical companies, and U.S. government agencies. Headquartered in San Carlos, California, MarkLogic has offices worldwide.

Clustrix

Venture Round in 2012
Clustrix, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in a cloud-based distributed SQL relational database designed to handle high-transaction workloads. Founded in 2006, Clustrix offers a scale-out SQL database known as ClustrixDB, which addresses the performance, availability, and growth demands of modern e-commerce sites and other business-critical applications. This platform enables real-time transactions, massive transactional volumes, and real-time analytics, supporting unlimited users and data while automating fault tolerance. ClustrixDB serves a diverse clientele, including notable companies such as AOL, Flipkart, and Rakuten, and is available for deployment on commodity hardware and various cloud environments. The company also has branch offices in Seattle, London, San Jose, and Seoul, and operates as a subsidiary of MariaDB Corporation Ab as of September 2018.

MongoDB

Series E in 2012
MongoDB operates as a leading general-purpose database platform provider worldwide. It offers MongoDB Atlas, a cloud-based database service, and MongoDB Enterprise Advanced for on-premise or hybrid environments. The company also provides professional services such as consulting and training.

MongoDB

Series D in 2011
MongoDB operates as a leading general-purpose database platform provider worldwide. It offers MongoDB Atlas, a cloud-based database service, and MongoDB Enterprise Advanced for on-premise or hybrid environments. The company also provides professional services such as consulting and training.

Clustrix

Series B in 2010
Clustrix, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in a cloud-based distributed SQL relational database designed to handle high-transaction workloads. Founded in 2006, Clustrix offers a scale-out SQL database known as ClustrixDB, which addresses the performance, availability, and growth demands of modern e-commerce sites and other business-critical applications. This platform enables real-time transactions, massive transactional volumes, and real-time analytics, supporting unlimited users and data while automating fault tolerance. ClustrixDB serves a diverse clientele, including notable companies such as AOL, Flipkart, and Rakuten, and is available for deployment on commodity hardware and various cloud environments. The company also has branch offices in Seattle, London, San Jose, and Seoul, and operates as a subsidiary of MariaDB Corporation Ab as of September 2018.

MongoDB

Series C in 2010
MongoDB operates as a leading general-purpose database platform provider worldwide. It offers MongoDB Atlas, a cloud-based database service, and MongoDB Enterprise Advanced for on-premise or hybrid environments. The company also provides professional services such as consulting and training.

DataStax

Series A in 2010
DataStax is a technology company that develops database software for cloud applications. It offers enterprise-scale data platforms built on Apache Cassandra, including DataStax Enterprise and Astra, a database-as-a-service for Cassandra applications designed to accelerate deployment and scale. The company also provides management and development tools such as OpsCenter for monitoring, DevCenter for querying, and K8ssandra, a Kubernetes distribution of Cassandra, along with Constellation, a cloud data platform, and it offers training, support, and consulting. DataStax serves large enterprises, government agencies, and systems integrators. In addition, DataStax provides tools for building AI-powered applications, including a vector database with real-time data processing and integration capabilities, APIs and data pipelines to deploy AI apps, semantic search functionality, and compatibility with machine learning frameworks. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices worldwide.

Aster Data Systems

Series C in 2010
Aster Data Systems is a leader in big data management and analysis, specializing in providing innovative solutions for data-driven applications. The company's flagship product, nCluster, features a Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) data warehouse architecture that integrates application logic directly within the database engine, enabling rapid and comprehensive analysis of large datasets. Aster Data's unique "applications-within" approach utilizes its proprietary SQL-MapReduce technology, allowing for efficient parallel data processing to tackle the complexities of big data. The company offers a range of services including analytics, data loading optimization, query performance enhancement, and consulting. Headquartered in San Carlos, California, Aster Data serves a diverse clientele, including notable firms such as Coremetrics, MySpace, and Akamai.

MarkLogic

Series D in 2009
MarkLogic Corporation is a global enterprise software company specializing in data integration and management. It offers a unified NoSQL database platform that ingests, harmonizes, and analyzes complex data from diverse sources, enabling organizations to gain insights faster. The company's flagship product, MarkLogic Data Hub, simplifies data integration, reduces costs, and enhances agility. MarkLogic serves a wide range of industries, including finance, healthcare, government, and media, with clients such as major banks, pharmaceutical companies, and U.S. government agencies. Headquartered in San Carlos, California, MarkLogic has offices worldwide.

Aster Data Systems

Series B in 2009
Aster Data Systems is a leader in big data management and analysis, specializing in providing innovative solutions for data-driven applications. The company's flagship product, nCluster, features a Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) data warehouse architecture that integrates application logic directly within the database engine, enabling rapid and comprehensive analysis of large datasets. Aster Data's unique "applications-within" approach utilizes its proprietary SQL-MapReduce technology, allowing for efficient parallel data processing to tackle the complexities of big data. The company offers a range of services including analytics, data loading optimization, query performance enhancement, and consulting. Headquartered in San Carlos, California, Aster Data serves a diverse clientele, including notable firms such as Coremetrics, MySpace, and Akamai.

Cast Iron

Series F in 2007
Cast Iron Systems, Inc. specializes in providing integration solutions for software as a service and cloud applications, catering primarily to large and midsize companies. The company offers the iA3000 application integration appliance, which facilitates network computing solutions. Additionally, Cast Iron provides preconfigured solutions designed to connect specific applications, along with packaged integration processes tailored for various integration scenarios. The company's offerings also include integration solutions specifically for SAP applications and Oracle applications and databases, enabling enterprises to streamline their application connectivity and enhance operational efficiency.

Clustrix

Series A in 2007
Clustrix, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in a cloud-based distributed SQL relational database designed to handle high-transaction workloads. Founded in 2006, Clustrix offers a scale-out SQL database known as ClustrixDB, which addresses the performance, availability, and growth demands of modern e-commerce sites and other business-critical applications. This platform enables real-time transactions, massive transactional volumes, and real-time analytics, supporting unlimited users and data while automating fault tolerance. ClustrixDB serves a diverse clientele, including notable companies such as AOL, Flipkart, and Rakuten, and is available for deployment on commodity hardware and various cloud environments. The company also has branch offices in Seattle, London, San Jose, and Seoul, and operates as a subsidiary of MariaDB Corporation Ab as of September 2018.

MarkLogic

Series C in 2007
MarkLogic Corporation is a global enterprise software company specializing in data integration and management. It offers a unified NoSQL database platform that ingests, harmonizes, and analyzes complex data from diverse sources, enabling organizations to gain insights faster. The company's flagship product, MarkLogic Data Hub, simplifies data integration, reduces costs, and enhances agility. MarkLogic serves a wide range of industries, including finance, healthcare, government, and media, with clients such as major banks, pharmaceutical companies, and U.S. government agencies. Headquartered in San Carlos, California, MarkLogic has offices worldwide.

Aster Data Systems

Series A in 2007
Aster Data Systems is a leader in big data management and analysis, specializing in providing innovative solutions for data-driven applications. The company's flagship product, nCluster, features a Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) data warehouse architecture that integrates application logic directly within the database engine, enabling rapid and comprehensive analysis of large datasets. Aster Data's unique "applications-within" approach utilizes its proprietary SQL-MapReduce technology, allowing for efficient parallel data processing to tackle the complexities of big data. The company offers a range of services including analytics, data loading optimization, query performance enhancement, and consulting. Headquartered in San Carlos, California, Aster Data serves a diverse clientele, including notable firms such as Coremetrics, MySpace, and Akamai.

MarkLogic

Series B in 2004
MarkLogic Corporation is a global enterprise software company specializing in data integration and management. It offers a unified NoSQL database platform that ingests, harmonizes, and analyzes complex data from diverse sources, enabling organizations to gain insights faster. The company's flagship product, MarkLogic Data Hub, simplifies data integration, reduces costs, and enhances agility. MarkLogic serves a wide range of industries, including finance, healthcare, government, and media, with clients such as major banks, pharmaceutical companies, and U.S. government agencies. Headquartered in San Carlos, California, MarkLogic has offices worldwide.

HyperRoll

Series C in 2004
HyperRoll is a provider of data warehouse performance acceleration software that significantly enhances the efficiency of data management. Its flagship offering, the HyperRoll Data Performance Management Suite, improves load times, query times, and overall throughput for data warehouses, enabling organizations to respond quickly to changes in data and metadata. The suite is designed to reduce the total cost of ownership for data warehouses through its innovative software architecture. In addition to its core performance management solutions, HyperRoll also delivers a range of services including advisory, consulting, education, and technical support, catering to various sectors such as consumer products, retail, finance, supply chain, and customer relationship management.

Netezza

Series C in 2003
Netezza is a company that specializes in optimized data warehouse applications, offering integrated solutions that combine storage, processing, and analytics for enhanced performance and efficiency. Its products are designed for a diverse range of clients, including enterprises, mid-market companies, and government agencies, both in the United States and internationally. Netezza's technology provides valuable insights into business trends and anomalies, facilitating informed strategic decision-making. Additionally, the company offers Mantra database activity-monitoring appliances, which help clients monitor and audit access to their critical stored data. Through these offerings, Netezza aims to empower organizations with the tools necessary for effective data management and analysis.

HyperRoll

Series B in 2002
HyperRoll is a provider of data warehouse performance acceleration software that significantly enhances the efficiency of data management. Its flagship offering, the HyperRoll Data Performance Management Suite, improves load times, query times, and overall throughput for data warehouses, enabling organizations to respond quickly to changes in data and metadata. The suite is designed to reduce the total cost of ownership for data warehouses through its innovative software architecture. In addition to its core performance management solutions, HyperRoll also delivers a range of services including advisory, consulting, education, and technical support, catering to various sectors such as consumer products, retail, finance, supply chain, and customer relationship management.

MarkLogic

Series A in 2002
MarkLogic Corporation is a global enterprise software company specializing in data integration and management. It offers a unified NoSQL database platform that ingests, harmonizes, and analyzes complex data from diverse sources, enabling organizations to gain insights faster. The company's flagship product, MarkLogic Data Hub, simplifies data integration, reduces costs, and enhances agility. MarkLogic serves a wide range of industries, including finance, healthcare, government, and media, with clients such as major banks, pharmaceutical companies, and U.S. government agencies. Headquartered in San Carlos, California, MarkLogic has offices worldwide.

Oracle

Venture Round in 1983
Oracle is a multinational technology company that provides enterprise IT solutions, including cloud-based software, platform, and infrastructure services. It offers software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, and infrastructure-as-a-service and develops autonomous databases to organize and secure data. Oracle Cloud provides servers, storage, networks, applications, and services from a global network of data centers to build, deploy, integrate, and extend applications. The company markets enterprise applications such as ERP, CRM, and HCM, alongside database management and middleware, and serves customers worldwide across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid deployments. Founded in 1977, Oracle has a long history in database technology and enterprise software, with operations spanning multiple regions and industries.
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