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 Series G

Faire

Series G in 2022
Faire is a two-sided marketplace connecting local retail stores with unique wholesale merchandise from brands and makers. It offers retailers tools for data insights, financial terms, and logistics support to compete with larger competitors. Faire's platform simplifies wholesale buying and selling processes, offering net 60 payment terms and free returns.

Faire

Series G in 2021
Faire is a two-sided marketplace connecting local retail stores with unique wholesale merchandise from brands and makers. It offers retailers tools for data insights, financial terms, and logistics support to compete with larger competitors. Faire's platform simplifies wholesale buying and selling processes, offering net 60 payment terms and free returns.

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.

Robinhood

Series G in 2020
Robinhood is a fintech company that provides an online and mobile app-based discount stock brokerage for self-directed investors, offering zero-commission trading of stocks, options, ETFs and cryptocurrencies. The platform also supports cash management and aims to democratize access to financial markets through a single app built on proprietary technology. It designs and delivers its own products and services on an integrated platform, expanding into features such as fractional shares, recurring investments, dividend reinvestment and fraud detection, with ongoing development of cryptocurrency trading and derivatives as part of its modern financial services offering.

Stripe

Series G in 2020
Stripe develops APIs and tools for businesses to accept and manage online payments securely. It supports various international debit/credit cards, serving e-commerce platforms, SaaS companies, marketplaces, and non-profits globally.

Snowflake

Series G in 2020
Snowflake is a cloud-based data platform that enables businesses to consolidate and analyze data from various sources, build data-driven applications, and share insights securely. Its platform offers the flexibility of big data platforms and the cost-effectiveness of cloud solutions.

Stripe

Series G in 2019
Stripe develops APIs and tools for businesses to accept and manage online payments securely. It supports various international debit/credit cards, serving e-commerce platforms, SaaS companies, marketplaces, and non-profits globally.

DoorDash

Series G in 2019
DoorDash is an on-demand delivery platform that connects merchants, consumers, and delivery personnel through a marketplace app. The company enables merchants to reach customers, manage delivery, analytics, merchandising, payment processing, and customer support, and also offers a white-label logistics service called DoorDash Drive. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, DoorDash operates in the United States and internationally, and expanded into Europe and Asia through the acquisition of Wolt in 2022. While initially focused on restaurant delivery, the platform also serves grocery, retail, and pet-supply segments, creating a last-mile delivery infrastructure and ongoing experimentation with innovative delivery methods, including drone concepts. The service aims to help local businesses grow by facilitating online ordering, marketing, and delivery execution, connecting customers with both local and national brands.

Woowa Bros

Series G in 2018
Woowa Brothers Corp. is a South Korean company founded in March 2011 and based in Seoul. It specializes in developing mobile applications, particularly focusing on on-demand food delivery services. The company's flagship application allows users to order and receive food deliveries within a specified timeframe, catering to their convenience. In addition to food delivery, Woowa Brothers also offers local marketing and web solutions, along with other applications like a sports events app. Through its innovative platform, the company aims to enhance the user experience in the food delivery sector and beyond.

Eventbrite

Series G in 2017
Eventbrite operates a global online platform enabling users to discover, create, and manage events. Its services include ticketing, registration, promotion, and event planning tools, catering to various event types such as music festivals, conferences, workshops, and more. Founded in 2006, Eventbrite is headquartered in San Francisco.

TuneIn

Series G in 2017
TuneIn is a global audio streaming platform that provides live sports, music, news, podcasts, and internet radio. It offers premium services with commercial-free music and access to live sports and news content, and TuneIn Live enables Alexa and other voice-enabled devices to access premium audio content. The company operates its own radio stations and partners with others, delivering live and on-demand programming across home, car, and mobile devices on a wide range of platforms and devices worldwide. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Francisco, TuneIn serves tens of millions of monthly active users and hosts a catalog of more than 100,000 radio stations and millions of podcasts, accessible in many countries and on popular smart speakers and connected devices.

iQIYI

Series G in 2017
iQIYI is a leading Chinese online entertainment service provider, offering a wide range of content including internet video, live broadcasting, online literature, animations, e-commerce, and social media platforms. It operates on a subscription-based model with additional revenue from ads, content distribution, gaming, and IP licensing. iQIYI competes directly with major players such as Tencent Video, Youku, MangoTV, and Bilibili.

Stemcentrx

Series G in 2015
Stemcentrx is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative therapies aimed at curing cancer and improving patient survival rates. Founded in 2008 by Brian Slingerland and Scott J. Dylla, the company is headquartered in South San Francisco, California. Stemcentrx specializes in creating disease-specific treatments that target cancer stem cells, the cells responsible for initiating and sustaining tumor growth. This approach allows healthcare providers to more effectively address the root causes of cancer, enhancing the potential for successful outcomes for patients. In 2016, Stemcentrx became a subsidiary of AbbVie, further expanding its resources and capabilities in the fight against cancer.

Ruckus Wireless

Series G in 2012
Ruckus Wireless, Inc., based in Sunnyvale, California, is a leading provider of advanced wireless systems tailored for the expanding mobile Internet infrastructure market. The company specializes in a diverse range of "Smart Wi-Fi" products designed for mobile carriers, broadband service providers, and corporate enterprises, serving over 48,000 end-customers globally. Ruckus addresses critical Wi-Fi capacity and coverage challenges driven by the increasing traffic on wireless networks, largely due to the widespread use of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. With a focus on innovation, Ruckus has developed patented technologies, including adaptive antenna arrays that enhance signal range, improve data rates, and minimize interference. This technology ensures the reliable delivery of multimedia content and services over standard Wi-Fi networks, enabling seamless connectivity for users.

eMeter

Series G in 2010
eMeter Corporation specializes in energy information management solutions tailored for the utility mass market and commercial and industrial sectors. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company provides essential software that supports electric, gas, and water utilities in maximizing the benefits of their advanced metering infrastructure and smart grid initiatives. Its flagship product, EnergyIP, is an enterprise meter data management platform that integrates various advanced metering information systems with utility information systems. Additionally, eMeter offers tools for business process management focused on advanced metering implementation, operations, and maintenance, as well as solutions for meter data unification and integration with SAP systems. The company also provides SmartStart, a program that helps utilities validate their investments in advanced metering infrastructure, implement eMeter solutions, and conduct user acceptance testing. Furthermore, eMeter offers strategic consulting services related to meter data management, advanced metering, and demand response, and maintains a strategic partnership with Siemens Corporation.
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