Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a prominent venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. The firm specializes in investing across various stages of startups, including seed, early, and growth stages, and focuses on sectors such as technology, healthcare, financial services, internet, and mobile. Sequoia typically invests between $100,000 and $1 million in seed companies, $1 million to $10 million in early-stage ventures, and $10 million to $100 million in growth investments. The firm operates globally, with significant activities in regions like Israel, China, and India, where it partners with dynamic founders to build successful companies. Sequoia's extensive portfolio includes notable firms and offers valuable insights and resources, benefiting from decades of experience in the venture capital landscape.

Gian Adhitya

Associate

Rohit Agarwal

Investment Analyst

Akshay Agarwal

Associate

Suraj Agarwalla

Associate

Ashish Agrawal

Managing Director

Abheek Anand

Managing Director

Rajan Anandan

Managing Director

Bogomil Balkansky

Partner

Julien Bek

Partner

Mohit Bhatnagar

Managing Director

Anas Biad

Partner

Isaiah Boone

Partner

Roelof Botha

Executive

Jaime Bott

Partner of Human Capital

Romie Boyd

Partner

David Cahn

Partner

Anni Cai

Associate

Josephine Chen

Partner

Sakshi Chopra

Principal

William Coughran Ph.D

Partner

Charlie Curnin

Partner

James Flynn

Partner

Jim Goetz

Partner

Chinmaya Golecha

VP

Ajey Gore

Operating Partner of Technology

Pat Grady

Partner

Irwin R. Gross

MD

Ravi Gupta

Partner

Rachit Gupta

Associate

Kriti Gupta

Associate

Dannie Herzberg

Partner

Sonya Huang

Partner

Augustus Ilag

Associate

SK Jain

Co-Founderand MD

Amit Jain

Managing Director

Steve Yue Ji

Partner

Liu Jiang

Partner

Sandeep Kapoor

CLO and Compliance Officer, India

Aakash Kapoor

VP

Pieter Kemps

Principal

Kais Khimji

Partner

Marie Klemchuk

Global CFO

Shailesh Lakhani

Principal

Jess Lee

Partner

Doug Leone

Partner

Alfred Lin

Partner

Junrui Lin

Partner and Co-Head

Luciana Lixandru

Partner

Cherry Lu

Partner

Patricia Ma

Director of People Operations

Shaun Maguire Ph.D

Partner

Nipun Mehra

VP and Investment Advisor

Cornelius Menke

Partner

Dean Meyer

Partner

Matthew Miller

Partner, Growth

Ishaan Mittal

Principal

Natalie Miyake

VP of Communications

Abhishek Mohan

Vice President

Michael Moritz

Managing Partner

Anirudh Bose Mullick

Head of Recruitment and VP

Shreyas Nair

Senior Associate

Kevin Pan

Managing Director

Prachi Pawar

Associate

Mayank Porwal

VP

Enita Pu

Partner

Amrut Rajkarne

Associate

GV Ravishankar

Managing Director

Andrew Reed

Partner

Lauren Reeder

Partner

Prasanna Rengarajan

Associate

George Robson

Partner

Anandamoy Roychowdhary

Principal

Anjana Sasidharan

Principal

R. Bryan Schreier

Partner

Harshjit Sethi

Principal

Tejeshwi Sharma

Managing Director

Navendu Sharma

Associate

Neil Shen

Managing Partner

Bharat Singh

Chief Financial Officer

Thomas Stephenson

Partner

Amy Sun

Partner

Johan Surani

vice_president

Ian Taylor

Head of scouts

Shraeyansh Thakur

Investment Analyst

Mike Vernal

Partner

Jeffrey Wang

Managing Partner & Portfolio Manager

Shenya Wang

Associate

Cen Wang

Partner, China

Klaus Wang

VP

Past deals in Washington

Harvey

Series A in 2023
Harvey is an artificial intelligence technology service provider for knowledge workers. It uses AI to answer legal questions and lands cash from OpenAI. The product provides lawyers with a natural language interface for their existing legal workflow. It offers a unified and intuitive interface for all legal workflows, allowing lawyers to describe tasks in plain English instead of using a suite of complex and specialized tools for niche tasks. Harvey was founded in 2022 and is based in Washington, DC.

Temporal

Series B in 2022
Temporal Technologies Inc. develops an open-source microservices orchestration platform that allows developers to build and operate resilient applications at scale. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, the company provides tools for creating scalable distributed applications, workflow functions, and data pipelines. Its platform ensures the completion of workflows of varying sizes and complexities, offering features such as exponential activity retries and native saga pattern support for workflow compensation logic. Additionally, Temporal Technologies provides resources for development, debugging, testing processes, and monitoring, along with cloud services to enhance application reliability and performance.

Zuper

Series A in 2022
Zuper, Inc. is an information technology company based in Seattle, Washington, founded in 2016. It develops and operates a platform designed for field workforce collaboration, enabling organizations to efficiently manage their field and remote workers. The platform, known as Zuper, assists in dispatching field personnel to the appropriate locations, ensuring they are equipped with the necessary tools for their tasks. Zuper's solutions cater to various industries, including residential and commercial cleaning, electrical services, internet service providers, plumbing, and landscaping. The company focuses on enhancing productivity for service businesses by providing a comprehensive suite that automates business operations for mobile field workforces.

Rec Room

Venture Round in 2021
Against Gravity Corp. is an augmented and virtual reality software company founded in April 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington. The company is known for its flagship product, Rec Room, a virtual social club that allows users to create and play games with friends in an immersive online environment. Rec Room emphasizes social interaction and multiplayer experiences, catering to a growing audience interested in virtual reality and augmented reality technologies.

Vibe

Series A in 2021
Vibe is a collaboration solution that combines an interactive digital whiteboard and smart software. Activate your brainstorming sessions, client presentations, and virtual trainings by combining video conferencing and your favorite applications with an infinite writing canvas.

Blues Wireless

Series A in 2021
Blues Wireless Inc. specializes in manufacturing cellular embedded Internet of Things (IoT) equipment. Founded in 2018 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company offers a product called Notecard, which is a system-on-module (SOM) that integrates prepaid cellular connectivity, hardware design, and software integration. This solution provides secure communications for cloud-based monitoring and connected operations, making it an efficient and cost-effective option for businesses looking to enhance their IoT capabilities. Notably, Notecard operates without requiring a cellular subscription, simplifying adoption for users.

Outreach

Series G in 2021
Outreach Inc. is a sales engagement platform designed to enhance revenue growth by optimizing customer interactions across various channels, including email, voice, and social media. The platform employs machine learning to assist sales representatives in making informed decisions, thereby improving efficiency and effectiveness in customer-facing roles. Outreach provides a range of solutions that encompass account-based, outbound, and inbound sales, as well as customer retention, expansion, task management, and activity tracking. Its features include Outreach Insights, which utilizes buyer sentiment analysis to enable sales teams to adjust their strategies based on real-time emotive signals from potential clients. Established in 2011 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with an additional office in London, Outreach serves a diverse clientele, including notable companies such as Zoom, Okta, Cloudera, and Microsoft, helping them achieve predictable and measurable growth.

Rec Room

Series D in 2021
Against Gravity Corp. is an augmented and virtual reality software company founded in April 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington. The company is known for its flagship product, Rec Room, a virtual social club that allows users to create and play games with friends in an immersive online environment. Rec Room emphasizes social interaction and multiplayer experiences, catering to a growing audience interested in virtual reality and augmented reality technologies.

Clearbrief

Seed Round in 2021
ClearBrief, still in stealth mode, is leveraging AI to transform legal writing and the justice system. Investors include Mark Britton (Avvo founder), Bill Neukom (Microsoft's first GC), Barney Harford (former Uber COO), Beth Birnbaum (former VP Product GrubHub), Bryan Garner (#1 most cited author in SCOTUS briefs), Charlie Carter (the Carter Group and K&L Gates), Luke Hoban (CTO of cloud startup Pulumi), Jim Shaughessy (VP at Workday), and Madrona Venture Group's Pioneer Fund.

Rec Room

Series C in 2020
Against Gravity Corp. is an augmented and virtual reality software company founded in April 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington. The company is known for its flagship product, Rec Room, a virtual social club that allows users to create and play games with friends in an immersive online environment. Rec Room emphasizes social interaction and multiplayer experiences, catering to a growing audience interested in virtual reality and augmented reality technologies.

Temporal

Series A in 2020
Temporal Technologies Inc. develops an open-source microservices orchestration platform that allows developers to build and operate resilient applications at scale. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, the company provides tools for creating scalable distributed applications, workflow functions, and data pipelines. Its platform ensures the completion of workflows of varying sizes and complexities, offering features such as exponential activity retries and native saga pattern support for workflow compensation logic. Additionally, Temporal Technologies provides resources for development, debugging, testing processes, and monitoring, along with cloud services to enhance application reliability and performance.

Temporal

Seed Round in 2019
Temporal Technologies Inc. develops an open-source microservices orchestration platform that allows developers to build and operate resilient applications at scale. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, the company provides tools for creating scalable distributed applications, workflow functions, and data pipelines. Its platform ensures the completion of workflows of varying sizes and complexities, offering features such as exponential activity retries and native saga pattern support for workflow compensation logic. Additionally, Temporal Technologies provides resources for development, debugging, testing processes, and monitoring, along with cloud services to enhance application reliability and performance.

The Wing

Series C in 2018
The Wing is a network of work and community spaces designed for women with locations in New York, California, and Washington, D.C. The Wing’s mission is the professional, civic, social, and economic advancement of women through the community.

Leaftail Labs

Seed Round in 2018
Leaftail Labs Inc., founded in 2017 and based in Seattle, Washington, specializes in developing video games. The company focuses on creating engaging content that merges innovative technology with a distinct artistic style. Leaftail Labs is driven by the belief that the most compelling opportunities arise at the intersection of accessible content and emerging technologies. The founders of Leaftail Labs bring extensive experience from working with leading entertainment companies and talent, reflecting their commitment to pushing the boundaries of creative entertainment.

Guanguan Coin

Series A in 2018
Cat can blockchain

Rec Room

Series A in 2017
Against Gravity Corp. is an augmented and virtual reality software company founded in April 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington. The company is known for its flagship product, Rec Room, a virtual social club that allows users to create and play games with friends in an immersive online environment. Rec Room emphasizes social interaction and multiplayer experiences, catering to a growing audience interested in virtual reality and augmented reality technologies.

Rec Room

Seed Round in 2017
Against Gravity Corp. is an augmented and virtual reality software company founded in April 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington. The company is known for its flagship product, Rec Room, a virtual social club that allows users to create and play games with friends in an immersive online environment. Rec Room emphasizes social interaction and multiplayer experiences, catering to a growing audience interested in virtual reality and augmented reality technologies.

FutureAdvisor

Series B in 2014
Xulu, Inc. provides investment advisory services. The company offers personalized and data-driven recommendations to optimize clients’ 401(k) and IRA. It also provides financial projections; and personalized diversification plans for investments. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Seattle, Washington. As of October 1, 2015, FutureAdvisor operates as a subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc.

FutureAdvisor

Series A in 2012
Xulu, Inc. provides investment advisory services. The company offers personalized and data-driven recommendations to optimize clients’ 401(k) and IRA. It also provides financial projections; and personalized diversification plans for investments. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Seattle, Washington. As of October 1, 2015, FutureAdvisor operates as a subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc.

FutureAdvisor

Seed Round in 2010
Xulu, Inc. provides investment advisory services. The company offers personalized and data-driven recommendations to optimize clients’ 401(k) and IRA. It also provides financial projections; and personalized diversification plans for investments. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Seattle, Washington. As of October 1, 2015, FutureAdvisor operates as a subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc.

Isilon Systems

Series E in 2006
Isilon Systems is a provider of intelligent clustered storage systems for digital content. Isilon's initial product, Isilon IQ, is a high performance clustered storage system that combines an intelligent distributed file system with modular industry standard hardware to deliver unmatched simplicity and scalability. Isilon IQ was designed for digital content and large data-intensive markets, such as media and entertainment, digital imaging, life sciences, and oil and gas.

Vanceinfo Technologies

Series B in 2006
VanceInfo Technologies is a prominent IT service provider and one of the leading offshore software development companies in China. The company specializes in various areas, including research and development, quality assurance and testing, and custom application development. Additionally, VanceInfo offers enterprise software implementation and maintenance services, focusing on applications from major vendors like Oracle and SAP. It also provides globalization and localization services, enabling the adaptation of software for different languages and markets. Recognized for its strong position in the North American and European markets, VanceInfo has established itself as a key player in the offshore software development sector.

Aceva Technologies

Venture Round in 2005
As of February 14, 2007, Aceva Technologies, Inc. was acquired by SunGard Data Systems, Inc. Aceva Technologies, Inc. provides enterprise application software solutions for revenue and receivables management. The company offers a suite of enterprise application software solutions, including business analytics dashboard, transaction reconciliation, and collections management solutions for credit management, order quality, dispute prevention, inventory transaction reconciliation, deductions management, collections management, electronic invoice presentment and payment, and cash forecasting. It also provides value assessment, implementation, and support services. Aceva Technologies, Inc. was formerly known as InPurchase, Inc. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California. Aceva Technologies has additional offices in Seattle, Washington; Dallas, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; and Atlanta, Georgia, as well as New Delhi, India.

Isilon Systems

Series D in 2005
Isilon Systems is a provider of intelligent clustered storage systems for digital content. Isilon's initial product, Isilon IQ, is a high performance clustered storage system that combines an intelligent distributed file system with modular industry standard hardware to deliver unmatched simplicity and scalability. Isilon IQ was designed for digital content and large data-intensive markets, such as media and entertainment, digital imaging, life sciences, and oil and gas.

Pacific Edge Software LLC

Series C in 2004
Pacific Edge Software is a provider of an IT governance solutions that are practical to adopt and deliver fast time to value. The company's products and services enable organizations to optimize the performance of their IT portfolios through improved planning, evaluation, and alignment of initiatives with business objectives, thereby maximizing return on the enterprise's technology investments. Pacific Edge has helped organizations across a wide range of industries extend and mature their governance discipline. Founded in 1998, Pacific Edge is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and is privately held.

Isilon Systems

Series C in 2004
Isilon Systems is a provider of intelligent clustered storage systems for digital content. Isilon's initial product, Isilon IQ, is a high performance clustered storage system that combines an intelligent distributed file system with modular industry standard hardware to deliver unmatched simplicity and scalability. Isilon IQ was designed for digital content and large data-intensive markets, such as media and entertainment, digital imaging, life sciences, and oil and gas.

Isilon Systems

Series B in 2002
Isilon Systems is a provider of intelligent clustered storage systems for digital content. Isilon's initial product, Isilon IQ, is a high performance clustered storage system that combines an intelligent distributed file system with modular industry standard hardware to deliver unmatched simplicity and scalability. Isilon IQ was designed for digital content and large data-intensive markets, such as media and entertainment, digital imaging, life sciences, and oil and gas.

Captura Software

Venture Round in 2002
Captura to provide large companies with comprehensive solutions and services for managing their costs and decreasing processing costs

Rhapsody Networks

Series B in 2001
Rhapsody Networks is an online entertainment platform that streams music from phones, computers and home audio devices. The company provides on-demand streaming services and offline downloads of music in various genres, such as pop, rock, and more. Rhapsody Networks was founded in 2007 and is located in Seattle, Washington.

Aceva Technologies

Series B in 2000
As of February 14, 2007, Aceva Technologies, Inc. was acquired by SunGard Data Systems, Inc. Aceva Technologies, Inc. provides enterprise application software solutions for revenue and receivables management. The company offers a suite of enterprise application software solutions, including business analytics dashboard, transaction reconciliation, and collections management solutions for credit management, order quality, dispute prevention, inventory transaction reconciliation, deductions management, collections management, electronic invoice presentment and payment, and cash forecasting. It also provides value assessment, implementation, and support services. Aceva Technologies, Inc. was formerly known as InPurchase, Inc. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California. Aceva Technologies has additional offices in Seattle, Washington; Dallas, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; and Atlanta, Georgia, as well as New Delhi, India.

Rhapsody Networks

Series A in 2000
Rhapsody Networks is an online entertainment platform that streams music from phones, computers and home audio devices. The company provides on-demand streaming services and offline downloads of music in various genres, such as pop, rock, and more. Rhapsody Networks was founded in 2007 and is located in Seattle, Washington.

Pacific Edge Software LLC

Series B in 2000
Pacific Edge Software is a provider of an IT governance solutions that are practical to adopt and deliver fast time to value. The company's products and services enable organizations to optimize the performance of their IT portfolios through improved planning, evaluation, and alignment of initiatives with business objectives, thereby maximizing return on the enterprise's technology investments. Pacific Edge has helped organizations across a wide range of industries extend and mature their governance discipline. Founded in 1998, Pacific Edge is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and is privately held.

Garage Technology Ventures

Venture Round in 2000
GARAGE TECHNOLOGY VENTURES is a seed-stage and early-stage venture capital fund. They invest in entrepreneurial teams seeking to transform big ideas into game-changing companies. They invest in unproven teams attacking unproven markets with unproven solutions. They not interested in teams creating the nth solution to the same old problem nor companies trying to improve things by only 10 or 20 percent.

Aceva Technologies

Series A in 1999
As of February 14, 2007, Aceva Technologies, Inc. was acquired by SunGard Data Systems, Inc. Aceva Technologies, Inc. provides enterprise application software solutions for revenue and receivables management. The company offers a suite of enterprise application software solutions, including business analytics dashboard, transaction reconciliation, and collections management solutions for credit management, order quality, dispute prevention, inventory transaction reconciliation, deductions management, collections management, electronic invoice presentment and payment, and cash forecasting. It also provides value assessment, implementation, and support services. Aceva Technologies, Inc. was formerly known as InPurchase, Inc. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California. Aceva Technologies has additional offices in Seattle, Washington; Dallas, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; and Atlanta, Georgia, as well as New Delhi, India.

Webvan

Series D in 1999
Internet retailer that offers delivery services by integrating its web store with a distribution facility and delivery system

Webvan

Series B in 1998
Internet retailer that offers delivery services by integrating its web store with a distribution facility and delivery system

Webvan

Series A in 1997
Internet retailer that offers delivery services by integrating its web store with a distribution facility and delivery system