Sequoia Capital

Founded in 1972, Sequoia Capital is a leading venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It invests in early and growth-stage companies across various sectors, including technology, healthcare, energy, financial services, and consumer products. The firm seeks to partner with daring founders pushing the boundaries of innovation.

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

Teng Lei

Associate

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

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

Jia Zhai

TMT Sector Investment

Skee Zhang

Managing Director

Jiajia Zou

Managing Director

Past deals in PaaS

Paid

Pre Seed Round in 2025
Paid is a business platform that empowers AI agents to generate revenue and scale their operations. Its drop-in revenue engine automates critical processes such as pricing, subscriptions, billing, and renewals, allowing AI agents to focus on core competencies and accelerate growth.

Alkira

Series C in 2024
Alkira, Inc. is a provider of a comprehensive networking platform designed for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Established in 2018 and based in San Jose, California, Alkira offers its services through a pay-as-you-go model that enables customers to seamlessly connect local systems and cloud workloads to its Cloud Exchange Points (CXP). The Alkira Network Cloud facilitates the rapid deployment of multi-cloud network connectivity, integrated network and security services, and offers operational visibility and governance. Users can design their network across various users, sites, and clouds using an intuitive digital canvas, provisioning the network with just one click. Alkira’s solutions are utilized by major enterprises, system integrators, and managed service providers, enabling them to activate services on-demand and scale resources based on utilization.

nxyz

Series A in 2022
nxyz is a company focused on enhancing the capabilities of builders, creatives, and entrepreneurs in the digital space by offering a robust blockchain indexing and data infrastructure. Its platform features a multi-chain API that transforms blockchain data into real-time, high-performance data streams. This allows engineers to access and interact with various blockchain elements, including wallets, transactions, NFTs, and smart contracts, while integrating both on-chain and off-chain information. By providing these tools, nxyz aims to facilitate the development of a more efficient and quality-oriented internet.

Zeet

Seed Round in 2022
Zeet is a developer-focused application platform founded in 2020 and based in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in streamlining code deployment, allowing developers to deploy applications seamlessly across various cloud providers, including AWS and GCP. Zeet's platform offers an all-in-one DevOps solution that simplifies the deployment process, enabling users to manage self-hosted open-source projects while maintaining a cloud-native DevOps setup. This approach allows clients to concentrate on product development and release, enhancing their overall efficiency in managing complex deployment tasks.

Pulsr

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Pulsr is a technology company that operates a decentralized platform for discovering and engaging with Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). It connects creators and collectors, offering an AI-driven search engine that supports NFTs across multiple blockchains and various artistic mediums, including art, music, photography, and digital assets. Pulsr's platform provides personalized search results and facilitates interactions between users and creators through its marketplace aggregator, enabling users to discover, share, and curate NFTs while earning rewards.

StreamNative

Series A in 2021
StreamNative is a company that develops a cloud-native event streaming platform based on Apache Pulsar, designed to facilitate real-time access to enterprise data. This platform allows organizations to manage high volumes of data as continuous streams, providing a unified view that integrates both historical and real-time information. By leveraging the architectural strengths of Apache Pulsar, StreamNative enables various industries, including gaming, financial services, and IoT, to transition from isolated legacy systems to a cohesive event streaming environment. The company was founded by a team of experienced contributors and committers from the Apache Pulsar community, who have extensive expertise in implementing scalable event streaming solutions. Headquartered in San Francisco, StreamNative also has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, China, extending its reach to a global clientele.

Pomelo

Seed Round in 2021
Pomelo is a fintech-as-a-service platform focused on providing innovative payment solutions in Latin America. The company has developed a digital processing platform designed to enhance payment services by allowing businesses to create virtual accounts and issue prepaid and credit cards. This is achieved through compliant onboarding processes, which facilitate the customization required by fintech companies and embedded finance players for their specific programs. By redefining the possibilities in payment services, Pomelo aims to support the growth and efficiency of financial technology in the region.

Alkira

Series B in 2020
Alkira, Inc. is a provider of a comprehensive networking platform designed for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Established in 2018 and based in San Jose, California, Alkira offers its services through a pay-as-you-go model that enables customers to seamlessly connect local systems and cloud workloads to its Cloud Exchange Points (CXP). The Alkira Network Cloud facilitates the rapid deployment of multi-cloud network connectivity, integrated network and security services, and offers operational visibility and governance. Users can design their network across various users, sites, and clouds using an intuitive digital canvas, provisioning the network with just one click. Alkira’s solutions are utilized by major enterprises, system integrators, and managed service providers, enabling them to activate services on-demand and scale resources based on utilization.

Alkira

Series A in 2020
Alkira, Inc. is a provider of a comprehensive networking platform designed for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Established in 2018 and based in San Jose, California, Alkira offers its services through a pay-as-you-go model that enables customers to seamlessly connect local systems and cloud workloads to its Cloud Exchange Points (CXP). The Alkira Network Cloud facilitates the rapid deployment of multi-cloud network connectivity, integrated network and security services, and offers operational visibility and governance. Users can design their network across various users, sites, and clouds using an intuitive digital canvas, provisioning the network with just one click. Alkira’s solutions are utilized by major enterprises, system integrators, and managed service providers, enabling them to activate services on-demand and scale resources based on utilization.

LightStep

Series C in 2018
LightStep Inc., established in 2013 and based in San Francisco, specializes in application performance management (APM) software solutions. The company's flagship product, LightStepPM, monitors and manages the performance of production systems at scale, providing real-time insights into end-to-end system behavior and interactions across organizational boundaries. It offers features such as SAML support, flexible data scrubbing, and is built on open standards. LightStep aims to deliver confidence in software application management by analyzing 100% of unsampled transaction data, accelerating root cause analysis for complex systems.

LightStep

Series B in 2017
LightStep Inc., established in 2013 and based in San Francisco, specializes in application performance management (APM) software solutions. The company's flagship product, LightStepPM, monitors and manages the performance of production systems at scale, providing real-time insights into end-to-end system behavior and interactions across organizational boundaries. It offers features such as SAML support, flexible data scrubbing, and is built on open standards. LightStep aims to deliver confidence in software application management by analyzing 100% of unsampled transaction data, accelerating root cause analysis for complex systems.

Ascend.io

Series A in 2017
Ascend.io is a Palo Alto, California-based company that has developed an advanced platform for managing and automating big data pipelines. The platform integrates essential data engineering capabilities, including data ingestion, transformation, delivery, orchestration, and observability, allowing data teams to operate significantly faster. By employing declarative configurations and automation, Ascend.io optimizes cloud infrastructure management and streamlines the entire data lifecycle, reducing maintenance efforts. This innovative approach enables business managers to initiate projects, connect applications, and make informed decisions with ease. Recognized as a 2021 Gartner Cool Vendor, Ascend.io is supported by prominent venture capital firms and a notable group of industry advisors.

IngageApp

Series D in 2017
Xiaoshouyi develops software solutions for customer relationship, sales force, and workforce management. IngageApp provides a next-generation CRM solution by leveraging mobile social platform and big data technologies. With its SaaS and PaaS framework, the solution empowers users to engage, sell and provide services to their customers through a seamlessly integrated end-to-end process from marketing automation, sales automation, partner relationship management, to customer and field services. Founded in 2011, in 2017 IngageApp became the first Chinese CRM vendor to be named in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation (SFA). More than 4,000 companies in over 20 industries use IngageApp to grow their business. Founded by Allan Shi, IngageApp is based in Beijing, China with offices across China and an R&D center in the Silicon Valley. IngageApp has raised several rounds of venture funding from leading investors like Sequoia, Tencent and Matrix Partners.

Ascend.io

Seed Round in 2015
Ascend.io is a Palo Alto, California-based company that has developed an advanced platform for managing and automating big data pipelines. The platform integrates essential data engineering capabilities, including data ingestion, transformation, delivery, orchestration, and observability, allowing data teams to operate significantly faster. By employing declarative configurations and automation, Ascend.io optimizes cloud infrastructure management and streamlines the entire data lifecycle, reducing maintenance efforts. This innovative approach enables business managers to initiate projects, connect applications, and make informed decisions with ease. Recognized as a 2021 Gartner Cool Vendor, Ascend.io is supported by prominent venture capital firms and a notable group of industry advisors.

IngageApp

Series C in 2015
Xiaoshouyi develops software solutions for customer relationship, sales force, and workforce management. IngageApp provides a next-generation CRM solution by leveraging mobile social platform and big data technologies. With its SaaS and PaaS framework, the solution empowers users to engage, sell and provide services to their customers through a seamlessly integrated end-to-end process from marketing automation, sales automation, partner relationship management, to customer and field services. Founded in 2011, in 2017 IngageApp became the first Chinese CRM vendor to be named in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation (SFA). More than 4,000 companies in over 20 industries use IngageApp to grow their business. Founded by Allan Shi, IngageApp is based in Beijing, China with offices across China and an R&D center in the Silicon Valley. IngageApp has raised several rounds of venture funding from leading investors like Sequoia, Tencent and Matrix Partners.

IngageApp

Series B in 2014
Xiaoshouyi develops software solutions for customer relationship, sales force, and workforce management. IngageApp provides a next-generation CRM solution by leveraging mobile social platform and big data technologies. With its SaaS and PaaS framework, the solution empowers users to engage, sell and provide services to their customers through a seamlessly integrated end-to-end process from marketing automation, sales automation, partner relationship management, to customer and field services. Founded in 2011, in 2017 IngageApp became the first Chinese CRM vendor to be named in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation (SFA). More than 4,000 companies in over 20 industries use IngageApp to grow their business. Founded by Allan Shi, IngageApp is based in Beijing, China with offices across China and an R&D center in the Silicon Valley. IngageApp has raised several rounds of venture funding from leading investors like Sequoia, Tencent and Matrix Partners.

Easemob

Series A in 2014
EaseMob Technologies is a Beijing-based company established in 2013 by Ji Fang, Jervis Liu, Strong Liu, and Johnson Ma. It specializes in providing a platform as a service (PaaS) that enables software developers to seamlessly integrate instant messaging, voice, and data services into their applications. The company offers an array of open application programming interfaces (APIs) and software development kits (SDKs) that support various platforms, including Android, iOS, and web-based environments. By focusing on enterprise-level solutions, EaseMob empowers developers to enhance their applications with mobile instant messaging capabilities, facilitating improved communication and user engagement.

CoreOS

Series A in 2014
CoreOS, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in open source projects for Linux containers and Internet security software solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS is recognized for its contributions to the Kubernetes community. The company offers Tectonic, an enterprise-ready platform that enhances Kubernetes with features for secure container orchestration, and Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers. CoreOS also provides CoreUpdate, a tool for managing application updates, and maintains various open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt. These solutions address key challenges related to downtime, security, and resilience, enabling organizations to run their applications reliably in diverse environments. In 2018, CoreOS became a subsidiary of Red Hat, further bolstering its position in the cloud infrastructure landscape.

IngageApp

Series A in 2013
Xiaoshouyi develops software solutions for customer relationship, sales force, and workforce management. IngageApp provides a next-generation CRM solution by leveraging mobile social platform and big data technologies. With its SaaS and PaaS framework, the solution empowers users to engage, sell and provide services to their customers through a seamlessly integrated end-to-end process from marketing automation, sales automation, partner relationship management, to customer and field services. Founded in 2011, in 2017 IngageApp became the first Chinese CRM vendor to be named in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation (SFA). More than 4,000 companies in over 20 industries use IngageApp to grow their business. Founded by Allan Shi, IngageApp is based in Beijing, China with offices across China and an R&D center in the Silicon Valley. IngageApp has raised several rounds of venture funding from leading investors like Sequoia, Tencent and Matrix Partners.

Calm.io

Series A in 2013
Calm.io is a technology company focused on automating DevOps processes in environments characterized by containers, clouds, and microservices. The company's platform simplifies the deployment, management, and maintenance of distributed applications across various infrastructures, including private and public clouds, as well as bare metal servers. It supports a range of technologies, including Docker, virtual machines, and binaries, facilitating IT automation and improving operational efficiency for IT departments. Calm.io is headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Bangalore and Singapore.

CoreOS

Seed Round in 2013
CoreOS, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in open source projects for Linux containers and Internet security software solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS is recognized for its contributions to the Kubernetes community. The company offers Tectonic, an enterprise-ready platform that enhances Kubernetes with features for secure container orchestration, and Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers. CoreOS also provides CoreUpdate, a tool for managing application updates, and maintains various open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt. These solutions address key challenges related to downtime, security, and resilience, enabling organizations to run their applications reliably in diverse environments. In 2018, CoreOS became a subsidiary of Red Hat, further bolstering its position in the cloud infrastructure landscape.

Idc917

Venture Round in 2013
Jin Yun is IDC service provider focused on the research and development of high-tech, user-centered internet products and services that include host leasing, storage expansion, network acceleration, website foundations, database services and more. It also offers vertical cloud services for video cloud industries. Ji Yun’s core products include features such as customized services, elastic expansion, and more. In March 2013, Jin Yun declared to open beta version. The company is a public cloud platform developed by an independent R&D team after integrating the resources of Shaanixi Xipu Network. Shaanxi XiPu Internet Technology Company of Limited Liability was founded in 2008, with a registered capital of 10 million Yuan.

Appirio

Series D in 2012
Appirio Inc. is a cloud services provider that specializes in helping enterprises leverage cloud applications and platforms to enhance their operations. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Porto, Portugal, Appirio offers a comprehensive suite of services, including strategy, implementation, integration, and development. The company also features unique tools such as Cloud Metrics for benchmarking enterprise cloud initiatives, CloudFactor for integrating salesforce.com data with Google Apps, and Cloud Sync for unified contact and calendar management. With a team of nearly 500 experts and access to a global community of over 70,000 cloud developers, Appirio has partnered with notable organizations like the City of Los Angeles, Facebook, and Home Depot. The company's innovative approach and technology-enabled professional services have garnered recognition from various industry leaders and institutions. Appirio's mission is to accelerate the cloud-powered business, enabling clients to achieve tangible results through effective use of cloud technology.

Sencha

Series B in 2011
Sencha Inc., headquartered in Redwood City, California, specializes in enterprise Web application development. It offers a comprehensive Web application lifecycle management platform, enabling Fortune 100 companies worldwide to streamline their software development process. Sencha's product suite includes testing tools, JavaScript frameworks (Ext JS, GXT, Touch), productivity tools (Sencha IDE Plugins, Cmd, Inspector), and a visual application builder (Sencha Architect). Additionally, they provide professional services such as architecture review, application modernization, and custom development, along with training, maintenance, and support. Sencha's platform empowers enterprises to build, test, and deploy cross-platform Web applications, ensuring the right user experience across various devices.

CloudShare

Venture Round in 2011
CloudShare Ltd. is a cloud computing company that provides a platform for developing, testing, and managing IT applications and systems. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a range of solutions tailored for various users, including enterprises, developers, and IT professionals. Its primary offerings include CloudShare Enterprise for large teams and organizations, CloudShare Labs for developers and consultants, and CloudShare ProPlus for individuals seeking on-demand access to templates and multi-machine environments. The platform supports virtual training, demos, proof-of-concept evaluations, and sales enablement, allowing users to build, copy, and share IT environments efficiently. CloudShare's solutions facilitate collaboration and productivity among technology vendors and enterprises, leveraging partnerships with industry leaders such as IBM and VMware.

Nimbula

Series B in 2010
Nimbula is a cloud infrastructure software company that enables enterprises and service providers to construct private, public, or hybrid clouds. Founded by industry veterans Chris Pinkham and Willem van Biljon, who previously developed Amazon EC2, Nimbula offers its flagship product, Nimbula Director, which is designed to be scalable, highly automated, and user-friendly while providing complete control over cloud environments. The company’s solutions combine the flexibility and operational efficiencies typically associated with public clouds with the control and security of traditional data centers. Nimbula is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with a development team located in South Africa. It has participated in the OpenStack Foundation to further advance cloud software technologies. Nimbula was acquired by Oracle Corporation, reflecting its impactful role in the cloud software market.

Nimbula

Series A in 2010
Nimbula is a cloud infrastructure software company that enables enterprises and service providers to construct private, public, or hybrid clouds. Founded by industry veterans Chris Pinkham and Willem van Biljon, who previously developed Amazon EC2, Nimbula offers its flagship product, Nimbula Director, which is designed to be scalable, highly automated, and user-friendly while providing complete control over cloud environments. The company’s solutions combine the flexibility and operational efficiencies typically associated with public clouds with the control and security of traditional data centers. Nimbula is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with a development team located in South Africa. It has participated in the OpenStack Foundation to further advance cloud software technologies. Nimbula was acquired by Oracle Corporation, reflecting its impactful role in the cloud software market.

Sencha

Series A in 2010
Sencha Inc., headquartered in Redwood City, California, specializes in enterprise Web application development. It offers a comprehensive Web application lifecycle management platform, enabling Fortune 100 companies worldwide to streamline their software development process. Sencha's product suite includes testing tools, JavaScript frameworks (Ext JS, GXT, Touch), productivity tools (Sencha IDE Plugins, Cmd, Inspector), and a visual application builder (Sencha Architect). Additionally, they provide professional services such as architecture review, application modernization, and custom development, along with training, maintenance, and support. Sencha's platform empowers enterprises to build, test, and deploy cross-platform Web applications, ensuring the right user experience across various devices.

CloudShare

Series B in 2009
CloudShare Ltd. is a cloud computing company that provides a platform for developing, testing, and managing IT applications and systems. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a range of solutions tailored for various users, including enterprises, developers, and IT professionals. Its primary offerings include CloudShare Enterprise for large teams and organizations, CloudShare Labs for developers and consultants, and CloudShare ProPlus for individuals seeking on-demand access to templates and multi-machine environments. The platform supports virtual training, demos, proof-of-concept evaluations, and sales enablement, allowing users to build, copy, and share IT environments efficiently. CloudShare's solutions facilitate collaboration and productivity among technology vendors and enterprises, leveraging partnerships with industry leaders such as IBM and VMware.

Appirio

Series C in 2009
Appirio Inc. is a cloud services provider that specializes in helping enterprises leverage cloud applications and platforms to enhance their operations. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Porto, Portugal, Appirio offers a comprehensive suite of services, including strategy, implementation, integration, and development. The company also features unique tools such as Cloud Metrics for benchmarking enterprise cloud initiatives, CloudFactor for integrating salesforce.com data with Google Apps, and Cloud Sync for unified contact and calendar management. With a team of nearly 500 experts and access to a global community of over 70,000 cloud developers, Appirio has partnered with notable organizations like the City of Los Angeles, Facebook, and Home Depot. The company's innovative approach and technology-enabled professional services have garnered recognition from various industry leaders and institutions. Appirio's mission is to accelerate the cloud-powered business, enabling clients to achieve tangible results through effective use of cloud technology.

Appirio

Series B in 2008
Appirio Inc. is a cloud services provider that specializes in helping enterprises leverage cloud applications and platforms to enhance their operations. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Porto, Portugal, Appirio offers a comprehensive suite of services, including strategy, implementation, integration, and development. The company also features unique tools such as Cloud Metrics for benchmarking enterprise cloud initiatives, CloudFactor for integrating salesforce.com data with Google Apps, and Cloud Sync for unified contact and calendar management. With a team of nearly 500 experts and access to a global community of over 70,000 cloud developers, Appirio has partnered with notable organizations like the City of Los Angeles, Facebook, and Home Depot. The company's innovative approach and technology-enabled professional services have garnered recognition from various industry leaders and institutions. Appirio's mission is to accelerate the cloud-powered business, enabling clients to achieve tangible results through effective use of cloud technology.

Oracle Corporation

Venture Round in 1983
Oracle Corporation is a multinational technology company that delivers integrated cloud applications and platform services, offering software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, and infrastructure-as-a-service across enterprises. It sells database software and an autonomous database designed to organize and secure data, and provides a broad range of enterprise applications including ERP, CRM, and HCM. Oracle operates Oracle Cloud, a global network of data centers delivering servers, storage, networking, and related services to build, deploy, and extend applications in the cloud. The company supports innovation through programs such as Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator and Oracle for Startups, providing access to its cloud solutions, mentorship, and enterprise resources without equity. Oracle maintains a global presence, including Oracle Japan, which offers cloud and business solutions, consulting, and services tailored to local markets. Founded in 1977, Oracle employs a large global workforce and serves customers across industries with a focus on data-driven cloud platforms.
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