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 Personal Finance

Found

Series C in 2024
Found is a financial platform tailored for self-employed individuals, offering a suite of services that simplifies business banking, bookkeeping, and tax management. The platform features built-in expense tracking and a dedicated tax savings account, allowing users to manage their finances efficiently. With no account fees and real-time business reporting, Found aims to streamline operations for self-employed professionals, enabling them to focus on growing their businesses. By addressing the unique challenges faced by self-employed individuals, Found is dedicated to helping them achieve their entrepreneurial goals.

Fintual

Venture Round in 2024
Founded in 2018, Fintual is a Chilean company that offers low-commission investment accounts for young professionals seeking passive investment opportunities. Headquartered in Santiago, the company uses artificial intelligence to assess clients' risk profiles and provide tailored investment recommendations.

Telda

Seed Round in 2022
Telda is a financial brand operating in the MENA region, specifically designed for Millennials and Gen Z. It aims to simplify the payment experience and facilitate peer-to-peer transfers, offering a modern alternative to traditional banking. The company has developed a money transfer application that allows users to easily send, spend, and save money. With features such as biometric identification and a 3D secure application, Telda enables users to open a free account without paperwork. The platform provides the ability to send and receive money from friends at no cost, while also offering insights into spending habits to help users manage their finances effectively.

Hubble Money

Seed Round in 2022
Hubble Money is a developer of an online saving platform that aims to assist consumers in saving money while offering rewards for their savings efforts. The platform connects users with trustworthy and transparent saving plans in partnership with well-known brands. By facilitating these connections, Hubble Money not only enhances the savings experience for consumers but also allows brands to engage more meaningfully with their customers during the consideration phase. This approach fosters a closer relationship between consumers and top brands, ultimately enriching the overall savings journey.

Found

Series B in 2022
Found is a financial platform tailored for self-employed individuals, offering a suite of services that simplifies business banking, bookkeeping, and tax management. The platform features built-in expense tracking and a dedicated tax savings account, allowing users to manage their finances efficiently. With no account fees and real-time business reporting, Found aims to streamline operations for self-employed professionals, enabling them to focus on growing their businesses. By addressing the unique challenges faced by self-employed individuals, Found is dedicated to helping them achieve their entrepreneurial goals.

Mos

Series B in 2022
Mos is a financial services company that provides student-focused financial solutions, including checking accounts, debit cards, and access to financial aid advisors. Its platform helps students simplify the financial aid process, identify scholarship opportunities, and access a broad range of financial sources to fund their education. By guiding users through costs, discounts, and payment options, Mos aims to remove financial barriers and expand opportunities for students. The company combines budgeting tools with expert support to help students manage funds, reduce fees, and secure additional financial assistance throughout the college journey. Through its mission to make higher education more accessible, Mos focuses on empowering students to navigate financing with clarity and confidence.

Fintual

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2018, Fintual is a Chilean company that offers low-commission investment accounts for young professionals seeking passive investment opportunities. Headquartered in Santiago, the company uses artificial intelligence to assess clients' risk profiles and provide tailored investment recommendations.

Empower

Series B in 2021
Empower is a fintech company dedicated to improving access to affordable credit for everyday Americans. It offers innovative features such as instant cash advances, automatic savings plans, and low-cost credit lines to help users manage their finances effectively.

Telda

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Telda is a financial brand operating in the MENA region, specifically designed for Millennials and Gen Z. It aims to simplify the payment experience and facilitate peer-to-peer transfers, offering a modern alternative to traditional banking. The company has developed a money transfer application that allows users to easily send, spend, and save money. With features such as biometric identification and a 3D secure application, Telda enables users to open a free account without paperwork. The platform provides the ability to send and receive money from friends at no cost, while also offering insights into spending habits to help users manage their finances effectively.

FPL Technologies

Series B in 2021
FPL Technologies Pvt. Ltd., founded in 2019 and headquartered in Mumbai, India, focuses on providing innovative financial solutions for a digitally savvy younger population. The company has developed a proprietary technology platform that aims to enhance the credit card experience, capitalizing on the growing demand for consumption credit in India. With the recent surge in digital payment adoption, FPL recognizes the need for a more user-friendly approach to credit management. Their flagship product, the One Score app, launched to help users check and understand their credit scores, offers a secure and straightforward way to manage credit behavior. By integrating an intuitive mobile application with their credit card services, FPL Technologies seeks to meet the evolving needs of millennials and improve their overall financial literacy and credit experience.

Nubank

Series G in 2021
Nubank is a prominent digital bank revolutionizing finance with its customer-centric approach. It provides a variety of services, including credit cards, personal loans, and digital payments, all accessible through a simple mobile app. Known for transparency, ease of use, and low fees, Nubank aims to empower users with innovative solutions for better financial management.

Found

Series A in 2020
Found is a financial platform tailored for self-employed individuals, offering a suite of services that simplifies business banking, bookkeeping, and tax management. The platform features built-in expense tracking and a dedicated tax savings account, allowing users to manage their finances efficiently. With no account fees and real-time business reporting, Found aims to streamline operations for self-employed professionals, enabling them to focus on growing their businesses. By addressing the unique challenges faced by self-employed individuals, Found is dedicated to helping them achieve their entrepreneurial goals.

Mos

Series A in 2020
Mos is a financial services company that provides student-focused financial solutions, including checking accounts, debit cards, and access to financial aid advisors. Its platform helps students simplify the financial aid process, identify scholarship opportunities, and access a broad range of financial sources to fund their education. By guiding users through costs, discounts, and payment options, Mos aims to remove financial barriers and expand opportunities for students. The company combines budgeting tools with expert support to help students manage funds, reduce fees, and secure additional financial assistance throughout the college journey. Through its mission to make higher education more accessible, Mos focuses on empowering students to navigate financing with clarity and confidence.

Empower

Series A in 2020
Empower is a fintech company dedicated to improving access to affordable credit for everyday Americans. It offers innovative features such as instant cash advances, automatic savings plans, and low-cost credit lines to help users manage their finances effectively.

Nubank

Series F in 2019
Nubank is a prominent digital bank revolutionizing finance with its customer-centric approach. It provides a variety of services, including credit cards, personal loans, and digital payments, all accessible through a simple mobile app. Known for transparency, ease of use, and low fees, Nubank aims to empower users with innovative solutions for better financial management.

Empower

Venture Round in 2018
Empower is a fintech company dedicated to improving access to affordable credit for everyday Americans. It offers innovative features such as instant cash advances, automatic savings plans, and low-cost credit lines to help users manage their finances effectively.

Empower

Seed Round in 2017
Empower is a fintech company dedicated to improving access to affordable credit for everyday Americans. It offers innovative features such as instant cash advances, automatic savings plans, and low-cost credit lines to help users manage their finances effectively.

Nubank

Series D in 2016
Nubank is a prominent digital bank revolutionizing finance with its customer-centric approach. It provides a variety of services, including credit cards, personal loans, and digital payments, all accessible through a simple mobile app. Known for transparency, ease of use, and low fees, Nubank aims to empower users with innovative solutions for better financial management.

Nubank

Series C in 2016
Nubank is a prominent digital bank revolutionizing finance with its customer-centric approach. It provides a variety of services, including credit cards, personal loans, and digital payments, all accessible through a simple mobile app. Known for transparency, ease of use, and low fees, Nubank aims to empower users with innovative solutions for better financial management.

Jinfuzi

Series B in 2015
Jinfuzi is an online investment platform that provides users with access to a diverse range of financial products, including private equity, venture capital, trusts, and foreign funds. The platform is designed to assist investors in selecting investment portfolios that align with their individual return-risk preferences. Jinfuzi offers two main mobile applications: Finance Port and Snowball, which facilitate the investment process and enhance user engagement. By focusing on wealth management services, Jinfuzi aims to simplify the investment experience for its users and enable them to make informed financial decisions.

Nubank

Series B in 2015
Nubank is a prominent digital bank revolutionizing finance with its customer-centric approach. It provides a variety of services, including credit cards, personal loans, and digital payments, all accessible through a simple mobile app. Known for transparency, ease of use, and low fees, Nubank aims to empower users with innovative solutions for better financial management.

Feidee

Series B in 2015
Feidee is a Beijing-based company founded in 2010 that specializes in online platforms for personal finance management. The company enables users to track their daily expenses and manage their finances effectively through its mobile applications. One of its key offerings is Kaniu, a mobile application designed specifically for managing credit card expenditures. By allowing users to record their incomes and expenses, Feidee's platforms facilitate budgeting and enhance savings management, making personal finance more accessible and efficient for individuals.

Nubank

Series A in 2014
Nubank is a prominent digital bank revolutionizing finance with its customer-centric approach. It provides a variety of services, including credit cards, personal loans, and digital payments, all accessible through a simple mobile app. Known for transparency, ease of use, and low fees, Nubank aims to empower users with innovative solutions for better financial management.

Jianpu Technology

Series C in 2014
Jianpu Technology Inc. is the independent open platform for discovery and recommendation of financial products in China, according to the iResearch Report*. By leveraging our deep data insights and proprietary technology, we provide users with personalized search results and recommendations that are tailored to each user’s particular financial needs and credit profile. We also enable financial service providers with sales and marketing solutions to reach and serve their target customers more effectively through online and mobile channels, and enhance their competitiveness by providing them with tailored data, risk management and end-to-end solutions. We are committed to maintaining an independent open platform, which allows us to serve the needs of users and financial service providers impartially.

Prosper Marketplace

Series B in 2013
Founded in 2005, Prosper Marketplace is a leading online lending platform that connects borrowers with investors. It facilitates fixed-rate, unsecured personal loans through its transparent marketplace, benefiting both parties financially and socially.

Nubank

Seed Round in 2013
Nubank is a prominent digital bank revolutionizing finance with its customer-centric approach. It provides a variety of services, including credit cards, personal loans, and digital payments, all accessible through a simple mobile app. Known for transparency, ease of use, and low fees, Nubank aims to empower users with innovative solutions for better financial management.

Prosper Marketplace

Series A in 2013
Founded in 2005, Prosper Marketplace is a leading online lending platform that connects borrowers with investors. It facilitates fixed-rate, unsecured personal loans through its transparent marketplace, benefiting both parties financially and socially.

Outright

Series A in 2009
Outright offers an online bookkeeping application tailored for micro-businesses, freelancers, and online sellers. It automatically imports data from various platforms like Amazon, eBay, PayPal, banks, and credit cards to track income and expenses, monitor business performance, and simplify tax preparation.

ApnaPaisa

Series B in 2007
ApnaPaisa is India’s leading fintech platform distributing loans and mortgages. We provide assistance to help you decide the best product for your needs including personal, home & business loans. With our experienced team of experts who possess an acute understanding of the credit marketplace blended with the latest technology, we create a safe & secure environment where you can explore and exploit the best of everything.

ApnaPaisa

Venture Round in 2007
ApnaPaisa is India’s leading fintech platform distributing loans and mortgages. We provide assistance to help you decide the best product for your needs including personal, home & business loans. With our experienced team of experts who possess an acute understanding of the credit marketplace blended with the latest technology, we create a safe & secure environment where you can explore and exploit the best of everything.

Elevate Credit

Series A in 2005
Elevate Credit, Inc., established in 2014 and based in Fort Worth, Texas, specializes in providing online credit solutions to non-prime consumers in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company offers a range of products, including unsecured online installment loans, lines of credit, and credit cards, under brands such as Rise, Elastic, Sunny, and Today Card. Elevate is committed to helping its customers build a brighter financial future by offering features like lower interest rates, free financial training, and free credit monitoring, rewarding good financial behavior.
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