Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital, founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California, is a prominent venture capital firm that invests in early to growth stage companies across various sectors, including technology, healthcare, financial services, and consumer services. The firm specializes in supporting startups and emerging growth companies, typically investing between $100,000 and $1 million in seed companies, $1 million to $10 million in early ventures, and $10 million to $100 million in growth investments. Sequoia Capital operates globally, with a presence in regions such as Israel, China, and Southeast Asia, and has built a diverse portfolio that includes notable companies like Airbnb, Alibaba, and JD.com. The firm emphasizes a partnership approach with entrepreneurs, leveraging decades of experience to guide them from initial concept through to public offering and beyond.

Audrey Adeline

Analyst

Rohit Agarwal

Vice President / Principal

Rajan Anandan

Managing Director

Michelle Bailhe

Partner

Sumaiya Balbale

COO and Operating Partner

Anas Biad

Partner

Isaiah Boone

Partner

Roelof Botha

Partner

Romie Boyd

Partner

Rosemarie Boyd

Partner

Konstantine Buhler

Partner

David Cahn

Partner

Xi Cao

Partner, China

Vipin Chamakkala

Director, Customer Partnerships

Jiazhen Chen

Investor

Luzhou Chen

Investor

Josephine Chen

Partner

Sakshi Chopra

Managing Director

W. M. Coughran

Founder's Coach and Partner

Charlie Curnin

Partner

Long Do

Analyst

Joe Dobrenski

Partner of Human Capital

Helen Fan

Vice President

Shirley Feng

Managing Director

James Flynn

Partner

Caroline Fu

Vice President

Xiang Gao

Associate

Stacey Gerber

VP, Operations and Experiences

Mike Goguen

Partner

Christopher Graff

Partner, Global Equities

Wayne Guo

Managing Director

Kirstie Irmana

Analyst

Amit Jain

Managing Director

Pushpak Kedia

Associate

Pieter Kemps

Principal

Kais Khimji

Partner

Sunint Khurana

Analyst

Marie Klemchuk

Global CFO

Jess Lee

Partner

Jess Lee

Partner

Teng Lei

Associate

Douglas Leone

Global Managing Partner

Mei Li

Associate

Angie Shuyan Liu

Analyst

Luciana Lixandru

Partner

Xiaobo Lu

Partner, China

Alyssa Maharani

Analyst

Cornelius Menke

Partner

Dean Meyer

Partner

Ishaan Mittal

Managing Director

Abhishek Mohan

Principal

Che Pinjue

Partner, China

GV Ravishankar

Managing Director - India

Antara Raychaudhury

Analyst

Andrew Reed

General Partner

Lauren Reeder

Partner

George Robson

Partner

Haim Sadger

Partner, Israel

Bryan Schreier

Partner

Yoav Shaked

Partner, Israel

Prateek Sharma

VP

Neil Shen

Managing Partner

Shailendra Singh

Managing Director

Thomas Stephenson

Partner

Sam Sun

Partner

Glen Sun

Vice President, China

Johan Surani

Vice President

Jessica H. Tan

Analyst

Vedant Trivedi

Analyst

Aradhita Tuli

Analyst

Mike Vernal

Partner

Pavel Vyhnalek

Operating Partner

Jeff Wang

Managing Partner

Fred Wang

Managing Director

Cen Wang

Partner

Rock Wang

Managing Director

Kai Wang

Managing Director

Michael Xiong

Investor

Lynn Yang

Managing Director, China

Yu Yao

Managing Director

Stephanie Zhan

Partner

Skee Zhang

Managing Director

Qingsheng Zheng

Partner, China

Guo Zhenwei

Managing Director

Jiajia Zou

Managing Director

Past deals in Architecture

Arctic Hero Core

Venture Round in 2022
Arctic Hero Core is focused to reducing the design cycle and NRE cost of large-scale, high-performance chips through chip technology, as well as quickly realizing iterative upgrades and product function additions, with the goal of providing customers with low-cost and high-flexibility solutions ranging from algorithms to server clusters.

Fabrie

Seed Round in 2022
Fabrie develops collaboration tool for designers that has functions such as multi-person collaboration, table and diagram association, cloud storage and sharing.

Alpha Cen

Seed Round in 2022
Alpha Cen is a developer of wafer-level metasurface light control chips and modules. It offers a semiconductor IC-compatible process to integrate micro-nano optical metasurfaces with circuits, light sources, and photodetectors.

XVERSE

Series A in 2022
XVERSE is a technology company platform that develops 3D user-generated content. It aims to become one of the operating systems (OS) of the true Internet and one of the important content providers. The company is located in Shenzhen, China.

Taichi Graphics

Series A in 2022
Taichi Graphics builds open-source graphics infrastructure and cloud platforms. Taichi programming language is a popular open-source graphics framework of Taichi Graphics.

Arta Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Arta Finance is a network of innovators, researchers, finance specialists, and business executives who help people get the most of their finances. Arta offers access to financial opportunities that help people to plan and enjoy their financial future but with less complexity and lower fees.

Picsart

Series C in 2021
PicsArt, Inc. is a prominent creative platform and social editing app that provides a comprehensive suite of tools for photo and video editing. The company offers a mobile application that features a photo editor and collage maker with customizable filters, effects, masks, frames, stickers, and text options. Additionally, PicsArt includes GifsArt, a GIF generator, and PicsArt Kids, an app designed for children's drawing and coloring. The platform fosters a vibrant community of over 150 million monthly active users who create and share nearly one billion images each month, contributing to one of the largest open-source collections of content globally. Available in 30 languages, PicsArt operates on a freemium model with both free and subscription-based options across major platforms. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company also has offices in several international locations, including Yerevan, Armenia, and Beijing. Founded in 2010, PicsArt has collaborated with notable brands and celebrities, enhancing its reputation as a leader in visual storytelling.

Figma

Series E in 2021
Figma, Inc. designs and develops an in-browser interface design and prototyping tool. It offers Figma, an online tool for interface design that enables product teams to create, test, and ship designs. The company’s tool is also used in UI design, UX design, prototyping, graphic design, wire framing, brainstorming, templates, and remote design applications; and tasks like visual white boarding, diagramming, and slide creation, as well as virtual design sprinting, city building, and Minecraft skin creation applications. Figma, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Figma

Series E in 2021
Figma, Inc. designs and develops an in-browser interface design and prototyping tool. It offers Figma, an online tool for interface design that enables product teams to create, test, and ship designs. The company’s tool is also used in UI design, UX design, prototyping, graphic design, wire framing, brainstorming, templates, and remote design applications; and tasks like visual white boarding, diagramming, and slide creation, as well as virtual design sprinting, city building, and Minecraft skin creation applications. Figma, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Taichi Graphics

Angel Round in 2021
Taichi Graphics builds open-source graphics infrastructure and cloud platforms. Taichi programming language is a popular open-source graphics framework of Taichi Graphics.

Houmo.AI

Seed Round in 2021
Houmo.AI is a semiconductor company that develops an integrated circuit storage technology for AI computing. The company aims to use disruptive technologies to create AI chips with a "ten-fold effect", to meet the huge computing power demand in the era of true artificial intelligence, and to use unlimited computing power to change the world. Houmo.AI was founded by Dr. Wu Qiang in 2020.

Bifrost AI

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a simulation software designed to create custom virtual worlds. The company's software generates synthetic training data using three-dimensional graphics to simulate real-life scenarios such as traffic accidents and natural disasters, detect rare and critical defects and build models faster, enabling artificial intelligence developers to create datasets quicker and at lower costs.

Bifrost AI

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Developer of a simulation software designed to create custom virtual worlds. The company's software generates synthetic training data using three-dimensional graphics to simulate real-life scenarios such as traffic accidents and natural disasters, detect rare and critical defects and build models faster, enabling artificial intelligence developers to create datasets quicker and at lower costs.

Figma

Series D in 2020
Figma, Inc. designs and develops an in-browser interface design and prototyping tool. It offers Figma, an online tool for interface design that enables product teams to create, test, and ship designs. The company’s tool is also used in UI design, UX design, prototyping, graphic design, wire framing, brainstorming, templates, and remote design applications; and tasks like visual white boarding, diagramming, and slide creation, as well as virtual design sprinting, city building, and Minecraft skin creation applications. Figma, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Tongxing School

Seed Round in 2019
Tongxing College is a children's creativity education brand. It provides children with a series of services, from story creation to lunar base design in astronomical aerospace field to natural ecological model construction, so that children can find problems and solve problems in creation. Innovative ways of thinking to learn and grow.

Figma

Series C in 2019
Figma, Inc. designs and develops an in-browser interface design and prototyping tool. It offers Figma, an online tool for interface design that enables product teams to create, test, and ship designs. The company’s tool is also used in UI design, UX design, prototyping, graphic design, wire framing, brainstorming, templates, and remote design applications; and tasks like visual white boarding, diagramming, and slide creation, as well as virtual design sprinting, city building, and Minecraft skin creation applications. Figma, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Makeblock

Series C in 2018
Makeblock is a company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, that offers a do-it-yourself (DIY) robotics construction and programming learning platform. This platform provides mechanical components, various electronic modules, and graphical programming software, allowing STEM and STEAM learners, educators, and hobbyists to design and build modular, programmable robots. Users can create diverse robotic applications, including hovercrafts and cars, fostering hands-on learning and creativity in robotics and programming.

Houzz

Series E in 2017
Houzz Inc. operates 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 provides users with a comprehensive resource for home remodeling and design, featuring the largest residential design database in the world. The platform allows local businesses and national brands to advertise, while enabling professionals to establish an online presence through dedicated profiles. Users can discover design inspiration, hire professionals, and purchase a wide array of home products, including furniture, lighting, and outdoor items. Additionally, Houzz Pro offers a Software-as-a-Service solution for home remodeling and design professionals to manage their business effectively. With offices in various international locations, Houzz serves a vibrant community, facilitating project management and enhancing the overall home improvement experience.

Cerebras

Series C in 2017
Cerebras Systems Inc., founded in 2016 and located in Los Altos, California, specializes in manufacturing artificial intelligence chips designed specifically for deep learning applications. The company is backed by prominent venture capitalists and features a team of experienced technologists and successful entrepreneurs. Cerebras Systems aims to address complex challenges in the AI field, focusing on innovative solutions that enhance deep learning capabilities. The organization emphasizes values such as integrity, passion, and practical problem-solving, which guide its mission to advance AI technology.

D5 Render

Angel Round in 2016
Nanjing Dimension 5 Network Technology Co., Ltd. specializes in developing virtual reality solutions for the home furnishing and design industries in China and internationally. Founded in 2015 and based in Nanjing, the company provides a technical service platform that enhances service scenarios for design professionals. Its flagship product, D5-Fusion, is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) tool that enables space designers to transform their concepts into immersive 3D virtual environments. This innovative software allows interior designers to create real-time, VR-ready designs that clients can experience using virtual reality goggles, thereby revolutionizing the traditional interior design process.

Picsart

Series A in 2015
PicsArt, Inc. is a prominent creative platform and social editing app that provides a comprehensive suite of tools for photo and video editing. The company offers a mobile application that features a photo editor and collage maker with customizable filters, effects, masks, frames, stickers, and text options. Additionally, PicsArt includes GifsArt, a GIF generator, and PicsArt Kids, an app designed for children's drawing and coloring. The platform fosters a vibrant community of over 150 million monthly active users who create and share nearly one billion images each month, contributing to one of the largest open-source collections of content globally. Available in 30 languages, PicsArt operates on a freemium model with both free and subscription-based options across major platforms. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company also has offices in several international locations, including Yerevan, Armenia, and Beijing. Founded in 2010, PicsArt has collaborated with notable brands and celebrities, enhancing its reputation as a leader in visual storytelling.

Picsart

Series A in 2015
PicsArt, Inc. is a prominent creative platform and social editing app that provides a comprehensive suite of tools for photo and video editing. The company offers a mobile application that features a photo editor and collage maker with customizable filters, effects, masks, frames, stickers, and text options. Additionally, PicsArt includes GifsArt, a GIF generator, and PicsArt Kids, an app designed for children's drawing and coloring. The platform fosters a vibrant community of over 150 million monthly active users who create and share nearly one billion images each month, contributing to one of the largest open-source collections of content globally. Available in 30 languages, PicsArt operates on a freemium model with both free and subscription-based options across major platforms. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company also has offices in several international locations, including Yerevan, Armenia, and Beijing. Founded in 2010, PicsArt has collaborated with notable brands and celebrities, enhancing its reputation as a leader in visual storytelling.

Makeblock

Series A in 2014
Makeblock is a company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, that offers a do-it-yourself (DIY) robotics construction and programming learning platform. This platform provides mechanical components, various electronic modules, and graphical programming software, allowing STEM and STEAM learners, educators, and hobbyists to design and build modular, programmable robots. Users can create diverse robotic applications, including hovercrafts and cars, fostering hands-on learning and creativity in robotics and programming.

Houzz

Series D in 2014
Houzz Inc. operates 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 provides users with a comprehensive resource for home remodeling and design, featuring the largest residential design database in the world. The platform allows local businesses and national brands to advertise, while enabling professionals to establish an online presence through dedicated profiles. Users can discover design inspiration, hire professionals, and purchase a wide array of home products, including furniture, lighting, and outdoor items. Additionally, Houzz Pro offers a Software-as-a-Service solution for home remodeling and design professionals to manage their business effectively. With offices in various international locations, Houzz serves a vibrant community, facilitating project management and enhancing the overall home improvement experience.

Houzz

Series C in 2013
Houzz Inc. operates 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 provides users with a comprehensive resource for home remodeling and design, featuring the largest residential design database in the world. The platform allows local businesses and national brands to advertise, while enabling professionals to establish an online presence through dedicated profiles. Users can discover design inspiration, hire professionals, and purchase a wide array of home products, including furniture, lighting, and outdoor items. Additionally, Houzz Pro offers a Software-as-a-Service solution for home remodeling and design professionals to manage their business effectively. With offices in various international locations, Houzz serves a vibrant community, facilitating project management and enhancing the overall home improvement experience.

Houzz

Series B in 2011
Houzz Inc. operates 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 provides users with a comprehensive resource for home remodeling and design, featuring the largest residential design database in the world. The platform allows local businesses and national brands to advertise, while enabling professionals to establish an online presence through dedicated profiles. Users can discover design inspiration, hire professionals, and purchase a wide array of home products, including furniture, lighting, and outdoor items. Additionally, Houzz Pro offers a Software-as-a-Service solution for home remodeling and design professionals to manage their business effectively. With offices in various international locations, Houzz serves a vibrant community, facilitating project management and enhancing the overall home improvement experience.

PlanPlatform

Venture Round in 2009
PlanPlatform, formerly known as VisualTao, develops online software used to construct models collaboratively and exchange information online. VisualTao provides the online software that enables teams to collaboratively construct models and exchange information online

Aruba

Series D in 2005
Aruba specializes in delivering secure enterprise networking solutions that enhance user mobility and connectivity, regardless of location. The company focuses on creating unified mobility networks that integrate adaptive wireless LANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services. This cohesive system enables organizations to maintain high-performance connectivity and security across various access methods. By associating access policies with individual users rather than specific ports, Aruba ensures consistent security enforcement. Additionally, their application continuity services facilitate seamless access to mission-critical applications over both WLAN and cellular networks. With a commitment to redefining the intelligent edge, Aruba provides essential network access services that empower organizations to effectively utilize cloud-based applications and improve overall business processes. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Aruba operates globally across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions.

Aruba

Debt Financing in 2004
Aruba specializes in delivering secure enterprise networking solutions that enhance user mobility and connectivity, regardless of location. The company focuses on creating unified mobility networks that integrate adaptive wireless LANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services. This cohesive system enables organizations to maintain high-performance connectivity and security across various access methods. By associating access policies with individual users rather than specific ports, Aruba ensures consistent security enforcement. Additionally, their application continuity services facilitate seamless access to mission-critical applications over both WLAN and cellular networks. With a commitment to redefining the intelligent edge, Aruba provides essential network access services that empower organizations to effectively utilize cloud-based applications and improve overall business processes. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Aruba operates globally across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions.

Aruba

Series C in 2004
Aruba specializes in delivering secure enterprise networking solutions that enhance user mobility and connectivity, regardless of location. The company focuses on creating unified mobility networks that integrate adaptive wireless LANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services. This cohesive system enables organizations to maintain high-performance connectivity and security across various access methods. By associating access policies with individual users rather than specific ports, Aruba ensures consistent security enforcement. Additionally, their application continuity services facilitate seamless access to mission-critical applications over both WLAN and cellular networks. With a commitment to redefining the intelligent edge, Aruba provides essential network access services that empower organizations to effectively utilize cloud-based applications and improve overall business processes. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Aruba operates globally across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions.

Aruba

Series B in 2003
Aruba specializes in delivering secure enterprise networking solutions that enhance user mobility and connectivity, regardless of location. The company focuses on creating unified mobility networks that integrate adaptive wireless LANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services. This cohesive system enables organizations to maintain high-performance connectivity and security across various access methods. By associating access policies with individual users rather than specific ports, Aruba ensures consistent security enforcement. Additionally, their application continuity services facilitate seamless access to mission-critical applications over both WLAN and cellular networks. With a commitment to redefining the intelligent edge, Aruba provides essential network access services that empower organizations to effectively utilize cloud-based applications and improve overall business processes. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Aruba operates globally across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions.

Aruba

Series A in 2002
Aruba specializes in delivering secure enterprise networking solutions that enhance user mobility and connectivity, regardless of location. The company focuses on creating unified mobility networks that integrate adaptive wireless LANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services. This cohesive system enables organizations to maintain high-performance connectivity and security across various access methods. By associating access policies with individual users rather than specific ports, Aruba ensures consistent security enforcement. Additionally, their application continuity services facilitate seamless access to mission-critical applications over both WLAN and cellular networks. With a commitment to redefining the intelligent edge, Aruba provides essential network access services that empower organizations to effectively utilize cloud-based applications and improve overall business processes. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Aruba operates globally across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions.

Aspect Development

Venture Round in 2000
Aspect Development provides component and supplier management (CSM) technology to improve the product-development cycle of manufacturing. It provides collaborative solutions for business-to-business eCommerce and inbound supply management. Its solutions for the enterprise and eMarkets and exchanges provide decision support and content for procurement, product development, operations, and eCommerce between trading partners. These solutions enable aggregation and collaboration among design, procurement, and operations across various divisions within an enterprise, as well as solutions for establishing a collaborative Internet Exchange, or portal. The company’s customers operate in the electronics/technology, aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial equipment, energy, utilities, chemical/pharmaceutical, and consumer packaged goods industries. It was acquired by i2 Technologies, Inc. in June 9, 2000. The company is based in Mountain View, California, with an additional office in Hampshire, United Kingdom.
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