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

Bogomil Balkansky

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

Alfred Lin

Partner

Luciana Lixandru

Partner

Xiaobo Lu

Partner, China

Cornelius Menke

Partner

Dean Meyer

Partner, Seed / Early

Michael Moritz

Managing Partner

Gili Raanan

General Partner

GV Ravishankar

Managing Director - India

Andrew Reed

General Partner

Lauren Reeder

Partner

George Robson

Partner

Anandamoy Roychowdhary

Principal

Bryan Schreier

Partner

Thomas Stephenson

Special Limited Partner

Sam Sun

Partner

Glen Sun

Vice President, China

Shraeyansh Thakur

Principal

Donald Valentine

Founder

Mike Vernal

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 Web Design

DesignPro

Pre Seed Round in 2023
DesignPro is an AI-driven product optimization platform aimed at enhancing the efficiency and quality of product development. It assists creators in delivering superior products more rapidly by analyzing websites and applications to identify usability issues. The platform offers actionable suggestions for improvements that can increase user adoption. Additionally, DesignPro facilitates collaboration among designers by providing tools to collect feedback, share designs, and maintain alignment with stakeholders. Its features include easy-to-follow workflows, prompts, and annotation tools that help gather relevant contextual feedback, ultimately enhancing productivity in the design process.

Dedalo

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Dedalo is an innovative start-up focused on leveraging artificial intelligence to assist corporations and banks in minimizing their digital carbon footprint while enhancing their capacity for impact-driven decision-making. In addition to its AI-driven initiatives, Dedalo also offers printing and web design services, encompassing graphic development, editorial work, and advertising illustrations. This dual approach positions Dedalo as a versatile player in both the sustainability and design sectors, aiming to support organizations in their efforts to operate more responsibly and effectively in the digital age.

Deno

Series A in 2022
Deno Deploy is a developer-focused platform that enables the execution of JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly in a distributed manner at the edge, globally. The platform is designed to deliver high performance by integrating the V8 JavaScript runtime with a robust asynchronous web server, ensuring optimal functionality without unnecessary overhead. Deno Deploy supports custom runtimes tailored for various applications, including those resembling Electron-style graphical user interfaces and services like Cloudflare. This approach allows clients to achieve efficient and effective performance for their applications.

Arcade

Seed Round in 2022
Arcade allows its users to create interactive bits of their product that they can share on their website, blog, or social media. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

Figma

Series E in 2021
Figma, Inc., established in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in developing an in-browser interface design and prototyping tool. Its flagship product, Figma, is an online platform enabling product teams to create, test, and ship designs collaboratively. Figma caters to various design disciplines including UI/UX design, graphic design, wireframing, and prototyping, facilitating tasks such as visual whiteboarding, diagramming, and remote design applications. The company's mission is to enhance creative productivity and accessibility in product design for teams worldwide, with clients including Airbnb, Slack, and Microsoft.

Site Biz Pros

Seed Round in 2021
Site Biz Pros provides a suite of software tools for small businesses to get online

Figma

Series D in 2020
Figma, Inc., established in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in developing an in-browser interface design and prototyping tool. Its flagship product, Figma, is an online platform enabling product teams to create, test, and ship designs collaboratively. Figma caters to various design disciplines including UI/UX design, graphic design, wireframing, and prototyping, facilitating tasks such as visual whiteboarding, diagramming, and remote design applications. The company's mission is to enhance creative productivity and accessibility in product design for teams worldwide, with clients including Airbnb, Slack, and Microsoft.

CarDekho

Series D in 2019
CarDekho provides enterprise mobility solutions, mobile application development, Web design and development, offshore staffing, and testing and quality assurance (QA) services. Its enterprise mobility solutions include enterprise mobility consulting, mobile business intelligence, business process mobilization, B2B mobile applications (app) development, enterprise iOS app development, enterprise Android app development, and enterprise app distribution; and mobile app development services include iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows8, Phonegap, and bootstrap. CarDekho’s Web design and development services include responsive design, PSD to HTML conversion, flash Website design, themes customization, content management system, E-commerce solution, CRM app development, open-source development, custom Web app development, regular Website maintenance, customized programming, online marketing, graphic design, Website hosting, employee management system, logo design, inventory management, and database design. Its offshore staffing services for designers, mobile apps developers,.NET developers, PHP developers, Java developers, Python developers, and ROR developers; and testing and QA services include automated, manual, usability, nonfunctional, specialized, mobile app, testing-as-a-service, integration, functional, system, localization, and acceptance testing. CarDekho develops entertainment, GPS tracking, weather, business and finance-related, multi-media, sports, social networking, education, and travel applications. It serves the automobile, E-learning, consultancy, finance, social networking, tours and travel, health and fitness, medical, job and career, news and magazine, utility/productivity, entertainment, lifestyle, and E-commerce industries; and IT and communication, and book and library industries.

Figma

Series C in 2019
Figma, Inc., established in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in developing an in-browser interface design and prototyping tool. Its flagship product, Figma, is an online platform enabling product teams to create, test, and ship designs collaboratively. Figma caters to various design disciplines including UI/UX design, graphic design, wireframing, and prototyping, facilitating tasks such as visual whiteboarding, diagramming, and remote design applications. The company's mission is to enhance creative productivity and accessibility in product design for teams worldwide, with clients including Airbnb, Slack, and Microsoft.

Houzz

Series E in 2017
Houzz Inc. is an online platform dedicated to home design and furnishings, connecting homeowners, design enthusiasts, and home improvement professionals globally. Established in 2008 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Houzz offers a comprehensive range of services, enabling users to find design inspiration, hire professionals, and shop for home products, including kitchen, bath, and outdoor items. The platform features the largest residential design database in the world, facilitating the sharing of ideas and advice within a vibrant community. Additionally, Houzz Pro provides a Software-as-a-Service solution for professionals in the home remodeling and design sectors, helping them manage their businesses effectively. The company has expanded its reach with offices in key international locations, including London, Berlin, Sydney, Moscow, and Tokyo.

Whatfix

Series A in 2017
Whatfix is a company that specializes in providing a digital adoption platform designed to enhance user productivity and ensure process compliance across various applications. Their platform offers personalized, real-time guidance within applications, making it easier for users to navigate and complete tasks efficiently. This includes simulated application environments for training purposes and no-code application analytics. By leveraging generative AI, Whatfix helps companies improve the overall user experience, whether the applications are used internally or by customers. The platform aims to streamline learning and support processes, ultimately driving productivity gains and better decision-making through data-driven insights.

HomeLane

Series B in 2016
HomeLane is a home interior company based in Bangalore, Karnataka, that specializes in providing personalized interior design solutions for the urban Indian middle class. Founded in 2014, it has successfully delivered over 21,000 projects across the country, demonstrating significant expertise in helping customers realize their dream homes. The company offers a comprehensive range of services on a single platform, including interior design, modular furniture, decor products, painting, loose furniture, appliances, and home automation. HomeLane enables customers to visualize various design options in three dimensions and provides instant quotes, making the process of home interior design accessible and efficient.

GirnarSoft

Series B in 2015
Girnar Software (SEZ) Private Limited, founded in 2007, is a mobile and web solutions development company that specializes in software development. With a team of over 900 skilled engineers and management professionals, the company focuses on delivering comprehensive services, including product development, manual and automation testing, mobile application development, and custom software solutions. GirnarSoft also operates automotive portals and marketplaces, providing businesses with the tools to achieve their IT objectives and enhance overall value. The company is a member of prominent organizations such as the National Association of Software and Services Companies and the Software Technology Parks of India, further solidifying its commitment to quality and innovation in the software industry.

Houzz

Series D in 2014
Houzz Inc. is an online platform dedicated to home design and furnishings, connecting homeowners, design enthusiasts, and home improvement professionals globally. Established in 2008 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Houzz offers a comprehensive range of services, enabling users to find design inspiration, hire professionals, and shop for home products, including kitchen, bath, and outdoor items. The platform features the largest residential design database in the world, facilitating the sharing of ideas and advice within a vibrant community. Additionally, Houzz Pro provides a Software-as-a-Service solution for professionals in the home remodeling and design sectors, helping them manage their businesses effectively. The company has expanded its reach with offices in key international locations, including London, Berlin, Sydney, Moscow, and Tokyo.

Weebly

Series C in 2014
Weebly, Inc., established in 2006, is a San Francisco-based company that provides user-friendly website building tools for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Its platform enables users to create professional, mobile-optimized websites with customizable templates, essential features like forms and analytics, and e-commerce functionality. Weebly also offers domain name search services, professional product photography, and a marketing platform to help businesses grow. As of 2018, Weebly operates as a subsidiary of Square, Inc.

GirnarSoft

Series A in 2013
Girnar Software (SEZ) Private Limited, founded in 2007, is a mobile and web solutions development company that specializes in software development. With a team of over 900 skilled engineers and management professionals, the company focuses on delivering comprehensive services, including product development, manual and automation testing, mobile application development, and custom software solutions. GirnarSoft also operates automotive portals and marketplaces, providing businesses with the tools to achieve their IT objectives and enhance overall value. The company is a member of prominent organizations such as the National Association of Software and Services Companies and the Software Technology Parks of India, further solidifying its commitment to quality and innovation in the software industry.

Houzz

Series C in 2013
Houzz Inc. is an online platform dedicated to home design and furnishings, connecting homeowners, design enthusiasts, and home improvement professionals globally. Established in 2008 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Houzz offers a comprehensive range of services, enabling users to find design inspiration, hire professionals, and shop for home products, including kitchen, bath, and outdoor items. The platform features the largest residential design database in the world, facilitating the sharing of ideas and advice within a vibrant community. Additionally, Houzz Pro provides a Software-as-a-Service solution for professionals in the home remodeling and design sectors, helping them manage their businesses effectively. The company has expanded its reach with offices in key international locations, including London, Berlin, Sydney, Moscow, and Tokyo.

Houzz

Series B in 2011
Houzz Inc. is an online platform dedicated to home design and furnishings, connecting homeowners, design enthusiasts, and home improvement professionals globally. Established in 2008 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Houzz offers a comprehensive range of services, enabling users to find design inspiration, hire professionals, and shop for home products, including kitchen, bath, and outdoor items. The platform features the largest residential design database in the world, facilitating the sharing of ideas and advice within a vibrant community. Additionally, Houzz Pro provides a Software-as-a-Service solution for professionals in the home remodeling and design sectors, helping them manage their businesses effectively. The company has expanded its reach with offices in key international locations, including London, Berlin, Sydney, Moscow, and Tokyo.

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), mobile app frameworks (Sencha Touch), and productivity tools (Sencha IDE Plugins, Sencha Cmd, Sencha Inspector, Sencha Architect). Additionally, the company provides professional services such as architecture review, application modernization, and custom component development, along with training, maintenance, and support services. Sencha's platform empowers enterprises to build, test, and deploy cross-platform Web applications, ensuring the right user experience across various devices.

Weebly

Series B in 2011
Weebly, Inc., established in 2006, is a San Francisco-based company that provides user-friendly website building tools for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Its platform enables users to create professional, mobile-optimized websites with customizable templates, essential features like forms and analytics, and e-commerce functionality. Weebly also offers domain name search services, professional product photography, and a marketing platform to help businesses grow. As of 2018, Weebly operates as a subsidiary of Square, Inc.

2345.com

Series B in 2010
2345.com is an internet software platform that enhances users' online navigation by enabling them to find websites quickly without the need to remember complicated web addresses. Launched in September 2005, it has grown to become the second largest web directory in China. The platform offers various services, including access to search engines, practical inquiries, weather forecasts, group buying navigation, films and TV shows, city navigation, email login, and internet bookmarks, thereby catering to a wide range of user needs.

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), mobile app frameworks (Sencha Touch), and productivity tools (Sencha IDE Plugins, Sencha Cmd, Sencha Inspector, Sencha Architect). Additionally, the company provides professional services such as architecture review, application modernization, and custom component development, along with training, maintenance, and support services. Sencha's platform empowers enterprises to build, test, and deploy cross-platform Web applications, ensuring the right user experience across various devices.

Aobi Island

Angel Round in 2009
Aobi Island is an educational platform focused on providing secure, healthy, and interesting web services for children aged 6 to 14. It enables children to cultivate their imagination and creativity in a healthy virtual world and realize their dreams, so that they can develop a positive outlook on life and the world. Children can communicate with each other through the different activities and features offered through Aobi Island. Aobi Island was developed by Guangzhou Baitian Info.

MarketLive

Series E in 2008
MarketLive, established in 1995, specializes in eCommerce technology and services designed for fast-growing companies. The company offers an extensive eCommerce suite tailored to the needs of catalogers, retailers, direct marketers, and manufacturers. MarketLive's solutions include software for establishing an online sales presence, managing content, processing orders, and overseeing customer relationships and website activity. The company employs its Intelligent Selling methodology to enhance customer experiences and significantly improve acquisition, conversion, and retention rates. MarketLive supports various prominent eCommerce sites, including brands such as Peruvian Connection, Learning Resources, and Warner Brothers, among others.

SearchMe

Series E in 2008
SearchMe, Inc. is a search engine solutions provider based in Mountain View, California. Founded in 2004 by Randy Adams and John Holland, the company launched its visual search engine into private beta in March 2008. SearchMe distinguishes itself by employing a visual interface that organizes search results into categories, aiming to enhance the user experience by minimizing irrelevant results. The concept originated when Mark Kvamme, the company's chairman, recognized the need for a more efficient search method after struggling to find specific motocross articles. This insight led to the development of a search engine that displays large images of web pages, allowing users to quickly identify relevant content. After over three years of research and development, SearchMe emerged as a solution designed to leverage the vastness of the Internet and the increasingly visual nature of online interactions.

SearchMe

Series D in 2008
SearchMe, Inc. is a search engine solutions provider based in Mountain View, California. Founded in 2004 by Randy Adams and John Holland, the company launched its visual search engine into private beta in March 2008. SearchMe distinguishes itself by employing a visual interface that organizes search results into categories, aiming to enhance the user experience by minimizing irrelevant results. The concept originated when Mark Kvamme, the company's chairman, recognized the need for a more efficient search method after struggling to find specific motocross articles. This insight led to the development of a search engine that displays large images of web pages, allowing users to quickly identify relevant content. After over three years of research and development, SearchMe emerged as a solution designed to leverage the vastness of the Internet and the increasingly visual nature of online interactions.

Kangsheng Chuangxiang

Series B in 2008
Kangsheng Chuangxiang Technology is a community platform and service supplier in China. Located in the Shangdi High-Tech District, Zhongguancun, Beijing, the company is an internet enterprise with independent intellectual property rights, which has been titled the High-Tech Enterprise by Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission. Discuz! , the core community product of the company, is a community forum with the largest number of users and the widest coverage worldwide.

SearchMe

Series C in 2007
SearchMe, Inc. is a search engine solutions provider based in Mountain View, California. Founded in 2004 by Randy Adams and John Holland, the company launched its visual search engine into private beta in March 2008. SearchMe distinguishes itself by employing a visual interface that organizes search results into categories, aiming to enhance the user experience by minimizing irrelevant results. The concept originated when Mark Kvamme, the company's chairman, recognized the need for a more efficient search method after struggling to find specific motocross articles. This insight led to the development of a search engine that displays large images of web pages, allowing users to quickly identify relevant content. After over three years of research and development, SearchMe emerged as a solution designed to leverage the vastness of the Internet and the increasingly visual nature of online interactions.

UUSee

Series B in 2007
UUSee is a Chinese new media company established in 2005 that specializes in providing network television and value-added services to broadband subscribers worldwide. It operates a comprehensive online video interactive platform that aggregates and distributes a wide range of video and audio content. With a library that includes popular television programming, live broadcasts, news, drama series, sports, and movies, UUSee enables viewers to access high-quality and timely entertainment. The company boasts significant user engagement, with its network TV software downloads surpassing 200 million by 2009. UUSee's leadership in the Chinese network video industry is supported by its three core platforms: an internet video play platform, a site-wide video search platform, and a video community experience platform.

Kangsheng Chuangxiang

Series A in 2006
Kangsheng Chuangxiang Technology is a community platform and service supplier in China. Located in the Shangdi High-Tech District, Zhongguancun, Beijing, the company is an internet enterprise with independent intellectual property rights, which has been titled the High-Tech Enterprise by Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission. Discuz! , the core community product of the company, is a community forum with the largest number of users and the widest coverage worldwide.

MarketLive

Series D in 2006
MarketLive, established in 1995, specializes in eCommerce technology and services designed for fast-growing companies. The company offers an extensive eCommerce suite tailored to the needs of catalogers, retailers, direct marketers, and manufacturers. MarketLive's solutions include software for establishing an online sales presence, managing content, processing orders, and overseeing customer relationships and website activity. The company employs its Intelligent Selling methodology to enhance customer experiences and significantly improve acquisition, conversion, and retention rates. MarketLive supports various prominent eCommerce sites, including brands such as Peruvian Connection, Learning Resources, and Warner Brothers, among others.

Kavam.com

Series B in 2006
A web index, in construction, whose purpose is to provide a simple method for consumers to define their own search engines.

SearchMe

Series B in 2006
SearchMe, Inc. is a search engine solutions provider based in Mountain View, California. Founded in 2004 by Randy Adams and John Holland, the company launched its visual search engine into private beta in March 2008. SearchMe distinguishes itself by employing a visual interface that organizes search results into categories, aiming to enhance the user experience by minimizing irrelevant results. The concept originated when Mark Kvamme, the company's chairman, recognized the need for a more efficient search method after struggling to find specific motocross articles. This insight led to the development of a search engine that displays large images of web pages, allowing users to quickly identify relevant content. After over three years of research and development, SearchMe emerged as a solution designed to leverage the vastness of the Internet and the increasingly visual nature of online interactions.

UUSee

Series A in 2005
UUSee is a Chinese new media company established in 2005 that specializes in providing network television and value-added services to broadband subscribers worldwide. It operates a comprehensive online video interactive platform that aggregates and distributes a wide range of video and audio content. With a library that includes popular television programming, live broadcasts, news, drama series, sports, and movies, UUSee enables viewers to access high-quality and timely entertainment. The company boasts significant user engagement, with its network TV software downloads surpassing 200 million by 2009. UUSee's leadership in the Chinese network video industry is supported by its three core platforms: an internet video play platform, a site-wide video search platform, and a video community experience platform.

SearchMe

Series A in 2005
SearchMe, Inc. is a search engine solutions provider based in Mountain View, California. Founded in 2004 by Randy Adams and John Holland, the company launched its visual search engine into private beta in March 2008. SearchMe distinguishes itself by employing a visual interface that organizes search results into categories, aiming to enhance the user experience by minimizing irrelevant results. The concept originated when Mark Kvamme, the company's chairman, recognized the need for a more efficient search method after struggling to find specific motocross articles. This insight led to the development of a search engine that displays large images of web pages, allowing users to quickly identify relevant content. After over three years of research and development, SearchMe emerged as a solution designed to leverage the vastness of the Internet and the increasingly visual nature of online interactions.

MarketLive

Venture Round in 2003
MarketLive, established in 1995, specializes in eCommerce technology and services designed for fast-growing companies. The company offers an extensive eCommerce suite tailored to the needs of catalogers, retailers, direct marketers, and manufacturers. MarketLive's solutions include software for establishing an online sales presence, managing content, processing orders, and overseeing customer relationships and website activity. The company employs its Intelligent Selling methodology to enhance customer experiences and significantly improve acquisition, conversion, and retention rates. MarketLive supports various prominent eCommerce sites, including brands such as Peruvian Connection, Learning Resources, and Warner Brothers, among others.

Multimedia Live

Venture Round in 2003
A pioneer of Intelligent Selling(TM) online, is a nationally recognized Web technology and design company.

Plumtree Software

Venture Round in 2000
Plumtree Software specializes in the development and marketing of software solutions designed for deploying web applications. The company's flagship product, the Enterprise Web Suite, integrates various technologies, including portal, content management, collaboration, integration, and search functionalities. Central to its offerings is the Corporate Portal, which serves as a framework for applications, facilitating the creation of virtual community workspaces and ensuring a unified web environment. Additionally, Plumtree provides a Collaboration Server that allows users to work together online, managing tasks, projects, and document sharing. The Content Server handles the publication and administration of web content, while the Search Server enables comprehensive indexing and searching of all accessible materials. The Studio Server offers tools for portal managers to create application components without coding, and the Web Services Integration technologies connect the portal to enterprise systems. Plumtree Software also delivers deployment and support services, consulting, and training, distributing its products through a direct sales force and various partners globally. Founded in 1996, the company is based in San Francisco, California, and operates as a subsidiary of Oracle Corp.

Sales.com

Venture Round in 1999
Sales.com a Web destination for sales professionals by sales professionals.

Macromedia

Venture Round in 1999
Macromedia was a North American software company based in San Francisco, California, known for its graphics and web development tools, including the widely used Macromedia Flash. The company played a significant role in the evolution of web multimedia and interactive content. In December 2005, Macromedia was acquired by Adobe Systems, which took control of its product line, enhancing Adobe's offerings in the graphics and web development sectors.

eALITY

Venture Round in 1999
eALITY offers a range of web-based application services to small- and mid-size companies. eALITY Express is the company’s primary product and is a tool that enables clients to map the approval path of purchase orders, expense reports, and other critical business processes. eALITY is based in Foster City, California.
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