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.

Michelle Bailhe

Partner

Sumaiya Balbale

COO and Operating Partner

Bogomil Balkansky

Partner

Julien Bek

Partner

Anas Biad

Partner

Isaiah Boone

Partner

Rosemarie Boyd

Partner

Romie Boyd

Partner

Konstantine Buhler

Partner

David Cahn

Partner

Luzhou Chen

Investor

Josephine Chen

Partner

W. M. Coughran

Founder's Coach and Partner

Charlie Curnin

Investor

Long Do

Analyst

Joe Dobrenski

Partner of Human Capital

Carl Eschenbach

Venture Partner

Helen Fan

Vice President

James Flynn

Partner

Caroline Fu

Vice President

Stacey Gerber

Partner, Operations and Experience

Jim Goetz

Partner

Patrick Grady

Partner

Christopher Graff

Partner, Global Equities

Trency Gu

Managing Director

Wayne Guo

Vice President

Ravi Gupta

Partner

Dannie Herzberg

Partner

Sonya Huang

Partner

Kais Khimji

Partner

Marie Klemchuk

CFO

Shailesh Lakhani

Managing Director - India

Jess Lee

Partner

Douglas Leone

Partner

Alfred Lin

Partner

Luciana Lixandru

Partner

Xiaobo Lu

Partner, China

Shaun Maguire

Partner

Cornelius Menke

Partner

Dean Meyer

Partner

Matthew Miller

Partner

Michael Moritz

Partner

Momo Ong

Scout

GV Ravishankar

Managing Director - India

Lauren Reeder

Partner

George Robson

Partner

Bryan Schreier

Partner

Harshjit Sethi

Managing Director

Thomas Stephenson

Special Limited Partner

Sam Sun

Partner

Glen Sun

Vice President, China

Teng Lei

Associate

Shraeyansh Thakur

Principal

Donald Valentine

Founder

Mike Vernal

Early-Stage Partner

Don Vieira

Global Chief Policy Officer and Partner

Fred Wang

Managing Director, China

Jeff Wang

Managing Partner of Sequoia Capital Global Equities

Cen Wang

Partner, China

Rock Wang

Managing Director

Lynn Yang

Managing Director, China

Skee Zhang

Managing Director

Jiajia Zou

Managing Director

Past deals in Human Resources

Kiku

Angel Round in 2024
Kiku is a technology company that specializes in AI-driven recruitment solutions. Its platform streamlines the hiring process by autonomously managing large volumes of candidates, from initial screening to final assessment. The system imports data, schedules interviews, summarizes candidate interactions, and provides an overview of the hiring process, all while reducing time and cost for staffing agencies and HR teams.

Maven Clinic

Series F in 2024
Maven Clinic is an on-demand digital care clinic focused on supporting mothers and families during conception, pregnancy, and the postpartum period. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, the clinic provides video appointments and private messaging with a network of women's and family health practitioners. Its comprehensive services cater to various needs, including IVF and egg-freezing tracks, pregnancy, postpartum, partner support, adoption, surrogacy, and loss. Additionally, Maven Clinic offers career coaching, support, and customized training for human resources managers. The company serves individuals, employers, and healthcare professionals, aiming to enhance family health and well-being through accessible digital care solutions.

Maven Clinic

Series E in 2022
Maven Clinic is an on-demand digital care clinic focused on supporting mothers and families during conception, pregnancy, and the postpartum period. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, the clinic provides video appointments and private messaging with a network of women's and family health practitioners. Its comprehensive services cater to various needs, including IVF and egg-freezing tracks, pregnancy, postpartum, partner support, adoption, surrogacy, and loss. Additionally, Maven Clinic offers career coaching, support, and customized training for human resources managers. The company serves individuals, employers, and healthcare professionals, aiming to enhance family health and well-being through accessible digital care solutions.

Rippling

Series D in 2022
Rippling provides an integrated platform that combines HR, IT, payroll, and spend management to streamline the entire employee lifecycle. It automates onboarding, offboarding, payroll processing, benefits administration, and tax forms, and centralizes employee data and access management (devices, software, and email accounts) to reduce administrative work. The platform supports compliance monitoring, real-time financial visibility, and dynamic spend policies, enabling seamless IT provisioning, access control, and unified management. By removing manual tasks and enabling faster onboarding, Rippling helps companies save time, cut costs, and focus on growth.

Remote

Series C in 2022
Remote is a global HR solutions provider that facilitates international hiring and payroll management for distributed teams. They offer a platform designed to help companies recruit top talent worldwide, ensuring compliance with local laws while streamlining project allocation and payments. This enables businesses to expand their workforce globally, enhancing productivity and employment opportunities.

Panda Cloud

Seed Round in 2022
Panda Cloud Employment is a HR service provider for basic job recruitment . The business includes vocational school training | + employment school-enterprise cooperation, HRO (human resource outsourcing), BPO (business process outsourcing), RPO (recruitment process outsourcing) ) is the main one.

Darwinbox

Series D in 2022
Darwinbox is a cloud‑based human resources management platform that supports the entire employee lifecycle from hiring to retirement. The system combines a mobile‑first interface with AI and machine‑learning capabilities such as an HR voicebot, advanced talent analytics, automated candidate shortlisting, and OCR‑based expense scanning. Designed for mid‑to large‑sized enterprises, it offers e‑onboarding, merit planning, continuous feedback, performance journals, and insightful analytics to streamline core HR operations and boost engagement. Since its founding in 2015, the company has helped more than 350 global enterprises, including major brands, manage the lives of over 850,000 employees.

The Org

Series B in 2021
The Org is a New York-based company founded in 2017 that operates an online platform showcasing public organizations. It specializes in creating crowdsourced organizational charts, which visually represent the managerial structures of various enterprises. By providing detailed insights into teams and their hierarchies, The Org assists companies in their hiring processes and helps individuals understand their colleagues and organizational dynamics. This platform not only enables users to stay informed about new hires but also facilitates recognition of professional contributions within organizations.

Untapped

Series C in 2021
Untapped is a diversity recruiting platform that allows companies to hire diverse teams. The platform integrates with Applicant Tracking Systems to help discover, attract, engage, and hire talents. Untapped was founded in 2017 by Adam Gefkovicz and Ben Herman and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

Maven Clinic

Series D in 2021
Maven Clinic is an on-demand digital care clinic focused on supporting mothers and families during conception, pregnancy, and the postpartum period. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, the clinic provides video appointments and private messaging with a network of women's and family health practitioners. Its comprehensive services cater to various needs, including IVF and egg-freezing tracks, pregnancy, postpartum, partner support, adoption, surrogacy, and loss. Additionally, Maven Clinic offers career coaching, support, and customized training for human resources managers. The company serves individuals, employers, and healthcare professionals, aiming to enhance family health and well-being through accessible digital care solutions.

Remote

Series B in 2021
Remote is a global HR solutions provider that facilitates international hiring and payroll management for distributed teams. They offer a platform designed to help companies recruit top talent worldwide, ensuring compliance with local laws while streamlining project allocation and payments. This enables businesses to expand their workforce globally, enhancing productivity and employment opportunities.

Untapped

Series B in 2021
Untapped is a diversity recruiting platform that allows companies to hire diverse teams. The platform integrates with Applicant Tracking Systems to help discover, attract, engage, and hire talents. Untapped was founded in 2017 by Adam Gefkovicz and Ben Herman and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

Zelt

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Zelt offers a unified workforce platform designed to streamline employee lifecycle management. It automates processes such as onboarding and offboarding across HR, Finance, and IT functions, enabling organizations to operate more efficiently.

Remote

Series A in 2020
Remote is a global HR solutions provider that facilitates international hiring and payroll management for distributed teams. They offer a platform designed to help companies recruit top talent worldwide, ensuring compliance with local laws while streamlining project allocation and payments. This enables businesses to expand their workforce globally, enhancing productivity and employment opportunities.

Maven Clinic

Series C in 2020
Maven Clinic is an on-demand digital care clinic focused on supporting mothers and families during conception, pregnancy, and the postpartum period. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, the clinic provides video appointments and private messaging with a network of women's and family health practitioners. Its comprehensive services cater to various needs, including IVF and egg-freezing tracks, pregnancy, postpartum, partner support, adoption, surrogacy, and loss. Additionally, Maven Clinic offers career coaching, support, and customized training for human resources managers. The company serves individuals, employers, and healthcare professionals, aiming to enhance family health and well-being through accessible digital care solutions.

Untapped

Series A in 2019
Untapped is a diversity recruiting platform that allows companies to hire diverse teams. The platform integrates with Applicant Tracking Systems to help discover, attract, engage, and hire talents. Untapped was founded in 2017 by Adam Gefkovicz and Ben Herman and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

The Org

Seed Round in 2019
The Org is a New York-based company founded in 2017 that operates an online platform showcasing public organizations. It specializes in creating crowdsourced organizational charts, which visually represent the managerial structures of various enterprises. By providing detailed insights into teams and their hierarchies, The Org assists companies in their hiring processes and helps individuals understand their colleagues and organizational dynamics. This platform not only enables users to stay informed about new hires but also facilitates recognition of professional contributions within organizations.

Maven Clinic

Series B in 2018
Maven Clinic is an on-demand digital care clinic focused on supporting mothers and families during conception, pregnancy, and the postpartum period. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, the clinic provides video appointments and private messaging with a network of women's and family health practitioners. Its comprehensive services cater to various needs, including IVF and egg-freezing tracks, pregnancy, postpartum, partner support, adoption, surrogacy, and loss. Additionally, Maven Clinic offers career coaching, support, and customized training for human resources managers. The company serves individuals, employers, and healthcare professionals, aiming to enhance family health and well-being through accessible digital care solutions.

Namely

Series E in 2018
Namely, Inc. operates an online human resource software platform designed for small- and mid-sized organizations. Founded in 2011 and based in New York, the company provides an all-in-one solution that integrates various HR functions, including payroll, benefits administration, time-off tracking, and talent management. Namely's cloud-based platform allows HR teams to manage employee data efficiently while ensuring compliance with regulations. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including technology, professional services, and commerce, offering personalized support to help organizations enhance their company culture and improve employee experiences.

Xinren Xinshi

Series B in 2018
Xinren Xinshi is a comprehensive human resource system that offers a SaaS-based solution tailored for enterprises in China. The platform supports a wide range of HR functions, including payroll management, employee management, recruitment, social security, performance evaluation, and work attendance. With over 16,000 customers utilizing its services, Xinren Xinshi enables small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to efficiently manage employee salaries and information. The platform also facilitates the connection of bank payroll cards to employees, streamlining salary management for its users.

Namely

Series D in 2017
Namely, Inc. operates an online human resource software platform designed for small- and mid-sized organizations. Founded in 2011 and based in New York, the company provides an all-in-one solution that integrates various HR functions, including payroll, benefits administration, time-off tracking, and talent management. Namely's cloud-based platform allows HR teams to manage employee data efficiently while ensuring compliance with regulations. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including technology, professional services, and commerce, offering personalized support to help organizations enhance their company culture and improve employee experiences.

Everwise

Series B in 2016
Everwise Corporation specializes in workplace mentoring solutions, offering an innovative platform designed to enhance talent development for organizations. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, Everwise connects professionals with experienced mentors, utilizing a multi-factor matching process that draws on various relationships within a diverse mentor pool. The platform enables companies to effectively develop, engage, and retain employees throughout their career lifecycle by delivering scalable mentoring and learning and development programs. By facilitating connections to essential resources and expertise, Everwise provides organizations with a streamlined approach to cultivate talent and foster professional growth. The company operates as a subsidiary of Redfish Labs, Inc.

Namely

Venture Round in 2016
Namely, Inc. operates an online human resource software platform designed for small- and mid-sized organizations. Founded in 2011 and based in New York, the company provides an all-in-one solution that integrates various HR functions, including payroll, benefits administration, time-off tracking, and talent management. Namely's cloud-based platform allows HR teams to manage employee data efficiently while ensuring compliance with regulations. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including technology, professional services, and commerce, offering personalized support to help organizations enhance their company culture and improve employee experiences.

Everwise

Series A in 2015
Everwise Corporation specializes in workplace mentoring solutions, offering an innovative platform designed to enhance talent development for organizations. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, Everwise connects professionals with experienced mentors, utilizing a multi-factor matching process that draws on various relationships within a diverse mentor pool. The platform enables companies to effectively develop, engage, and retain employees throughout their career lifecycle by delivering scalable mentoring and learning and development programs. By facilitating connections to essential resources and expertise, Everwise provides organizations with a streamlined approach to cultivate talent and foster professional growth. The company operates as a subsidiary of Redfish Labs, Inc.

Namely

Series C in 2015
Namely, Inc. operates an online human resource software platform designed for small- and mid-sized organizations. Founded in 2011 and based in New York, the company provides an all-in-one solution that integrates various HR functions, including payroll, benefits administration, time-off tracking, and talent management. Namely's cloud-based platform allows HR teams to manage employee data efficiently while ensuring compliance with regulations. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including technology, professional services, and commerce, offering personalized support to help organizations enhance their company culture and improve employee experiences.

HireVue

Series E in 2015
HireVue, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in video interviewing software solutions and assessment services aimed at enhancing the recruitment and hiring processes. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in South Jordan, Utah, with additional offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, and Sydney, the company offers various products including on-demand and live video interviewing, pre-hire assessments, and specific tools like CodeVue for evaluating coding skills. HireVue's AI-driven Hiring Intelligence platform integrates predictive analytics and industrial/organizational science to assist organizations in making informed hiring decisions, ultimately improving the quality of talent acquisition. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including consumer goods, healthcare, finance, and technology, and has facilitated over six million interviews for more than 700 clients globally, including many Fortune 100 companies.

HireVue

Series D in 2013
HireVue, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in video interviewing software solutions and assessment services aimed at enhancing the recruitment and hiring processes. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in South Jordan, Utah, with additional offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, and Sydney, the company offers various products including on-demand and live video interviewing, pre-hire assessments, and specific tools like CodeVue for evaluating coding skills. HireVue's AI-driven Hiring Intelligence platform integrates predictive analytics and industrial/organizational science to assist organizations in making informed hiring decisions, ultimately improving the quality of talent acquisition. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including consumer goods, healthcare, finance, and technology, and has facilitated over six million interviews for more than 700 clients globally, including many Fortune 100 companies.

Saba Software

Venture Round in 1999
Saba Software, Inc. specializes in cloud-based intelligent talent management solutions designed to assist organizations in hiring, developing, engaging, and inspiring their workforce. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Dublin, California, the company offers an array of applications that include recruiting, enterprise learning, performance management, and succession planning. These applications leverage machine learning to provide personalized recommendations and real-time feedback, enabling organizations to enhance employee experiences and drive growth. With a diverse customer base spanning various sectors, including financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing, Saba supports over 2,200 clients and 31 million users across 195 countries. The company's solutions facilitate continuous learning and engagement, helping organizations adapt to the evolving landscape of work while fostering innovation and productivity. As of October 2020, Saba operates as a subsidiary of BestatDigital.

Saba Software

Venture Round in 1998
Saba Software, Inc. specializes in cloud-based intelligent talent management solutions designed to assist organizations in hiring, developing, engaging, and inspiring their workforce. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Dublin, California, the company offers an array of applications that include recruiting, enterprise learning, performance management, and succession planning. These applications leverage machine learning to provide personalized recommendations and real-time feedback, enabling organizations to enhance employee experiences and drive growth. With a diverse customer base spanning various sectors, including financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing, Saba supports over 2,200 clients and 31 million users across 195 countries. The company's solutions facilitate continuous learning and engagement, helping organizations adapt to the evolving landscape of work while fostering innovation and productivity. As of October 2020, Saba operates as a subsidiary of BestatDigital.
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