Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital, established in 1972, is a prominent venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The company focuses on investing in early to growth-stage companies across various sectors, including information technology, healthcare, financial services, and energy. Sequoia Capital provides capital and strategic support to a select group of daring founders, helping them build legendary companies and push technological boundaries. The firm typically invests between $100,000 and $100 million, with a preference for being the first investor in profitable, fast-growing companies with proven teams and products. Sequoia Capital also manages funds focused on specific regions and sectors, such as India and the technology sector.

Michelle (Bailhe) Fradin

Partner

Sumaiya Balbale

COO and Operating Partner

Julien Bek

Partner

Anas Biad

Partner

Isaiah Boone

Partner

Romie Boyd

Partner

Rosemarie Boyd

Partner

Konstantine Buhler

Partner

David Cahn

Partner

Josephine Chen

Partner

W. M. Coughran

Founder's Coach and Partner

Charlie Curnin

Partner

Joe Dobrenski

Partner of Human Capital

Helen Fan

Vice President

James Flynn

Partner

Caroline Fu

Vice President

Stacey Gerber

VP, Operations and Experiences

Christopher Graff

Partner, Global Equities

Trency Gu

Managing Director

Wayne Guo

Vice President

Ravi Gupta

Partner

Sonya Huang

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

Luciana Lixandru

Partner

Xiaobo Lu

Partner, China

Cornelius Menke

Partner

Dean Meyer

Partner, Seed / Early

Gili Raanan

General Partner

GV Ravishankar

Managing Director - India

Andrew Reed

Partner

Lauren Reeder

Partner

George Robson

Partner

Anandamoy Roychowdhary

Principal

Bryan Schreier

Partner

Harshjit Sethi

Managing Director

Shailendra Singh

Managing Director

Thomas Stephenson

Special Limited Partner

Sam Sun

Partner

Glen Sun

Vice President, China

Shraeyansh Thakur

Principal

Donald Valentine

Founder

Mike Vernal

Partner

Don Vieira

Global Chief Policy Officer and Partner

Jeff Wang

Managing Partner of Sequoia Capital Global Equities

Fred Wang

Managing Director, China

Cen Wang

Partner, China

Rock Wang

Managing Director

Lynn Yang

Managing Director, China

Skee Zhang

Managing Director

Jiajia Zou

Managing Director

Past deals in Dating

Ava

Seed Round in 2023
Ava is an AI dating app.

Callin

Series A in 2021
Callin is a social podcasting app designed for the creation, discovery, and enjoyment of live and recorded audio content. The platform allows users to seamlessly combine social audio and podcasting, enabling them to record, edit, publish, and share their audio content easily. By offering a centralized space for quality audio podcasts, Callin caters to both content creators and listeners, enhancing the overall podcasting experience.

Lolly

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Lolly is a social dating platform that uses short-form content to allow users to express themselves.

Qingchifan

Series B in 2015
Qingchifan, which translates to "Please Eat," is a dating application focused on facilitating dinner dates among users. The platform allows individuals to create public profiles that include a profile picture, additional photos, height, gender, income, profession, and other relevant information. Users can browse profiles of others nearby, apply filters to find potential matches based on gender preferences, and engage in chat before deciding to meet. By connecting people through shared dining experiences, Qingchifan aims to help users make new friends and explore romantic possibilities in a relaxed setting.

jslyhl

Series A in 2011
jslyhl.com is a Chinese website as well as a platform focused on love and dating, relationships, friendships, and services such as singles matching, psychological counseling, law and medical care. Through its alliance platform, specialists provide consulting services for members in aspects such as seeking marriage and friends, dating, family life after marriage, maternal care, infant education, mental health counseling, and marriage law.

eHarmony

Series B in 2004
eHarmony, Inc. is an online dating service established in 2000, headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The platform is designed to connect singles through a Compatibility Matching System, which utilizes a comprehensive 250+ item questionnaire to assess compatibility based on various dimensions, including values, character, intellect, humor, and religious beliefs. By analyzing 29 compatibility factors and applying algorithms rooted in 35 years of clinical research, eHarmony aims to facilitate meaningful long-term relationships. The service boasts over 20 million registered users and operates in multiple countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Brazil. Notably, the platform claims that an average of 542 users marry each day in the U.S. as a result of its matchmaking efforts, underscoring its impact on contemporary relationships.
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