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 Food Processing

eFishery

Series C in 2022
eFishery is automatic fish feeder for all types of fish. This tool can not only provide feed scheduled, with a dose efficient, and automatic, but also record every feed in real-time. You can access the data feed, anytime, anywhere with precision. There is no longer a problem of over-feeding, fish feeding or feed irregularly diverted. eFishery provide the best solutions, reliable, and affordable.

PuduTech

Series C in 2021
PuduTech takes catering industry as an entry point, and helps this traditional industry catch the first tide of Artificial Intelligence Era. They powers catering clients with robots to restructure their work flow, such as facilitating intelligent management, effective operation and standardized servicing. To liberate the attendants from laborious work, and let the robots do the job, is the mission of PuduTech.

Wenheyou

Series B in 2021
Wenheyou operates a range of food and beverage brands.

The Whole Truth

Series A in 2021
And Nothing Else manufactures protein bars without added sugar, artificial sweetener, preservative, or flavoring and coloring agent.

Kurly Inc.

Series F in 2021
Kurly Inc. operates an online premium grocery service based in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in the retail of food products. The company offers a wide range of items including fresh vegetables, fruits, cereals, fish, meat, eggs, seasonings, baked goods, and processed foods, all sourced directly from producers. Founded in 2014, Kurly enables customers to order high-quality ingredients through its platform and ensures next-day delivery, emphasizing freshness and quality. The service caters to consumers seeking premium food options, including fresh desserts and various condiments.

Kurly Inc.

Series F in 2021
Kurly Inc. operates an online premium grocery service based in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in the retail of food products. The company offers a wide range of items including fresh vegetables, fruits, cereals, fish, meat, eggs, seasonings, baked goods, and processed foods, all sourced directly from producers. Founded in 2014, Kurly enables customers to order high-quality ingredients through its platform and ensures next-day delivery, emphasizing freshness and quality. The service caters to consumers seeking premium food options, including fresh desserts and various condiments.

PuduTech

Series C in 2021
PuduTech takes catering industry as an entry point, and helps this traditional industry catch the first tide of Artificial Intelligence Era. They powers catering clients with robots to restructure their work flow, such as facilitating intelligent management, effective operation and standardized servicing. To liberate the attendants from laborious work, and let the robots do the job, is the mission of PuduTech.

Weilong Foods

Series A in 2021
Weilong Foods is a snack food brand that produces and manufactures spicy noodles, dried seafood, and other series of snack foods. The company was founded in 1999 by Liu Weiping and Liu Fuping in Luohe, Henan Province.

Wenheyou

Series A in 2021
Wenheyou operates a range of food and beverage brands.

Yonghui Fresh Food

Series B in 2020
Yonghui Fresh Food is a prominent provider of fresh food and agricultural product supply chain services. The company operates as an integration platform that efficiently manages the supply chain, ensuring timely delivery of products to various buyers. Yonghui Fresh Food caters to the diverse purchasing needs of different customer segments, including enterprises in the food industry. By focusing on supply chain integration, the company supports its clients in optimizing their operations and meeting market demands effectively.

Kingdom Supercultures

Seed Round in 2020
Kingdom Supercultures develops and produces microbial cultures that help food manufacturers to produce new varieties of food. The company produces and offers Koji, a Japanese food ingredient used to make miso, sake, soy sauce, and more. Its products helps in producing fermented sodas, beers, and plant-based dairy replacements. The company offers a platform that uses software and hardware automation to assemble microbial cultures for natural food production. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.

v2food

Series B in 2020
v2food is a plant-based meat startup that produces legume-based meat alternatives. The company v2 product is a delicious, nutritious alternative for anyone who loves the taste of meat but doesn’t want to get it from animals. It is a safe space to connect with like-minded people and create positive relationships with food that will help them feed the planet in a sustainable way. v2food was founded by Nick Hazell in 2019 and is based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

PuduTech

Series B in 2020
PuduTech takes catering industry as an entry point, and helps this traditional industry catch the first tide of Artificial Intelligence Era. They powers catering clients with robots to restructure their work flow, such as facilitating intelligent management, effective operation and standardized servicing. To liberate the attendants from laborious work, and let the robots do the job, is the mission of PuduTech.

Hitomorrow

Series B in 2020
Hitomorrow is an Internet company specializing in the import of fresh ingredients. The products are distributed in every corner of the world, Australia and New Zealand beef and mutton, fresh milk, Canadian Arctic shell, sweet shrimp, Alaska king crab, squid, Argentine red shrimp, etc. Wait.

Kurly Inc.

Series E in 2020
Kurly Inc. operates an online premium grocery service based in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in the retail of food products. The company offers a wide range of items including fresh vegetables, fruits, cereals, fish, meat, eggs, seasonings, baked goods, and processed foods, all sourced directly from producers. Founded in 2014, Kurly enables customers to order high-quality ingredients through its platform and ensures next-day delivery, emphasizing freshness and quality. The service caters to consumers seeking premium food options, including fresh desserts and various condiments.

BuffX

Angel Round in 2020
BuffX engages in the manufacture and sale of supplementary food products and daily drinks. The company’s products include blueberry gummies, candies, and fruit juice capsules. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

Shijiazhuang Junlebao Dairy

Funding Round in 2020
Shijiazhuang Junlebao Dairy is operates as a dairy products company. The Company sells fluid milks, milk powder, and related products.

v2food

Series A in 2019
v2food is a plant-based meat startup that produces legume-based meat alternatives. The company v2 product is a delicious, nutritious alternative for anyone who loves the taste of meat but doesn’t want to get it from animals. It is a safe space to connect with like-minded people and create positive relationships with food that will help them feed the planet in a sustainable way. v2food was founded by Nick Hazell in 2019 and is based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Wingreens Farms

Series B in 2019
Wingreens Farms sells a range of food products and is retailed in the market and online. It offers fresh dips and pita chips and has pioneered this product category in the country. The products are handmade by underprivileged women and are retailed through a unique sampling sales model that is a first in the market. Wingreens Farms was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana.

Kurly Inc.

Series D in 2019
Kurly Inc. operates an online premium grocery service based in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in the retail of food products. The company offers a wide range of items including fresh vegetables, fruits, cereals, fish, meat, eggs, seasonings, baked goods, and processed foods, all sourced directly from producers. Founded in 2014, Kurly enables customers to order high-quality ingredients through its platform and ensures next-day delivery, emphasizing freshness and quality. The service caters to consumers seeking premium food options, including fresh desserts and various condiments.

Yonghui Fresh Food

Series A in 2018
Yonghui Fresh Food is a prominent provider of fresh food and agricultural product supply chain services. The company operates as an integration platform that efficiently manages the supply chain, ensuring timely delivery of products to various buyers. Yonghui Fresh Food caters to the diverse purchasing needs of different customer segments, including enterprises in the food industry. By focusing on supply chain integration, the company supports its clients in optimizing their operations and meeting market demands effectively.

Letus Legend

Series B in 2018
Letus Legend operates a chain of supermarkets that sell fresh food and kitchen supplies. The company also operates an application to sell its products and offers home delivery services. Letus Legend was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Hefei, China.

Kurly Inc.

Series C in 2018
Kurly Inc. operates an online premium grocery service based in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in the retail of food products. The company offers a wide range of items including fresh vegetables, fruits, cereals, fish, meat, eggs, seasonings, baked goods, and processed foods, all sourced directly from producers. Founded in 2014, Kurly enables customers to order high-quality ingredients through its platform and ensures next-day delivery, emphasizing freshness and quality. The service caters to consumers seeking premium food options, including fresh desserts and various condiments.

Wolong

Venture Round in 2018
Wolong engages in processing, quality control, and brand building of nuts and dried fruits. It provides products, including daily nuts, dry fruits, vigor cube, and canned series.

Kurly Inc.

Series C in 2018
Kurly Inc. operates an online premium grocery service based in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in the retail of food products. The company offers a wide range of items including fresh vegetables, fruits, cereals, fish, meat, eggs, seasonings, baked goods, and processed foods, all sourced directly from producers. Founded in 2014, Kurly enables customers to order high-quality ingredients through its platform and ensures next-day delivery, emphasizing freshness and quality. The service caters to consumers seeking premium food options, including fresh desserts and various condiments.

RAW Pressery

Series C in 2018
RAW Pressery is a clean-label beverage brand that delivers cold-press juices, smoothies, soups, and nut milk to customers. RAW Pressery directly works with farmers to get the best quality fruits, vegetables, and nuts from across the world, pack the goodness in a bottle, and deliver it to the customers' doorstep. RAW Pressery was founded on 2014 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Letus Legend

Series A in 2017
Letus Legend operates a chain of supermarkets that sell fresh food and kitchen supplies. The company also operates an application to sell its products and offers home delivery services. Letus Legend was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Hefei, China.

Farmeasy

Venture Round in 2017
Farmeasy provides intelligent systems to help farmers bring industrial efficiency to their business.

RAW Pressery

Series C in 2017
RAW Pressery is a clean-label beverage brand that delivers cold-press juices, smoothies, soups, and nut milk to customers. RAW Pressery directly works with farmers to get the best quality fruits, vegetables, and nuts from across the world, pack the goodness in a bottle, and deliver it to the customers' doorstep. RAW Pressery was founded on 2014 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Wingreens Farms

Series A in 2017
Wingreens Farms sells a range of food products and is retailed in the market and online. It offers fresh dips and pita chips and has pioneered this product category in the country. The products are handmade by underprivileged women and are retailed through a unique sampling sales model that is a first in the market. Wingreens Farms was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana.

Wingreens Farms

Series A in 2016
Wingreens Farms sells a range of food products and is retailed in the market and online. It offers fresh dips and pita chips and has pioneered this product category in the country. The products are handmade by underprivileged women and are retailed through a unique sampling sales model that is a first in the market. Wingreens Farms was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana.

RAW Pressery

Series B in 2016
RAW Pressery is a clean-label beverage brand that delivers cold-press juices, smoothies, soups, and nut milk to customers. RAW Pressery directly works with farmers to get the best quality fruits, vegetables, and nuts from across the world, pack the goodness in a bottle, and deliver it to the customers' doorstep. RAW Pressery was founded on 2014 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

1mxians

Series A in 2015
1mxians is an e-commerce platform that offers fresh produce in China.

RAW Pressery

Seed Round in 2015
RAW Pressery is a clean-label beverage brand that delivers cold-press juices, smoothies, soups, and nut milk to customers. RAW Pressery directly works with farmers to get the best quality fruits, vegetables, and nuts from across the world, pack the goodness in a bottle, and deliver it to the customers' doorstep. RAW Pressery was founded on 2014 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Ganyuan

Angel Round in 2015
Ganyuan Foods Co., Ltd engages in the research and development, production, and sale of legumes and nuts. The principal products include traditional roasted seeds and nuts, such as broad beans, melon seeds, green beans, peanuts, fried rice and beans, and nut products represented by cashew nuts and macadamia nuts. Ganyuan Foods Co., Ltd was founded in 2006 and is based in Pingxiang, China.

PepperTap

Series B in 2015
PepperTap is a mobile application that provides grocery delivery service. It enables users to buy fruits, vegetables, and groceries that will be delivered in 2 hours with just a few taps. The company aims to be the fastest on-demand grocery delivery service in India that provides convenience, on-time and on-demand delivery to its patrons, along with superlative services and hand-picked products. PepperTap was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana.

Wingreens Farms

Seed Round in 2015
Wingreens Farms sells a range of food products and is retailed in the market and online. It offers fresh dips and pita chips and has pioneered this product category in the country. The products are handmade by underprivileged women and are retailed through a unique sampling sales model that is a first in the market. Wingreens Farms was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana.

PepperTap

Series A in 2015
PepperTap is a mobile application that provides grocery delivery service. It enables users to buy fruits, vegetables, and groceries that will be delivered in 2 hours with just a few taps. The company aims to be the fastest on-demand grocery delivery service in India that provides convenience, on-time and on-demand delivery to its patrons, along with superlative services and hand-picked products. PepperTap was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana.

PepperTap

Seed Round in 2015
PepperTap is a mobile application that provides grocery delivery service. It enables users to buy fruits, vegetables, and groceries that will be delivered in 2 hours with just a few taps. The company aims to be the fastest on-demand grocery delivery service in India that provides convenience, on-time and on-demand delivery to its patrons, along with superlative services and hand-picked products. PepperTap was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana.

Haocaitou

Venture Round in 2015
Haocaitou Fujian Food Co., Ltd is manufactures and exports beverages, cakes, candies and other products. FUJIAN HAOCAITOU FOOD CO., LED, is one of the most professional manufacture engaged in the research and development, production, sale and service of candy, beverage and baked foods. Founded in 1985, restructured into a joint-stock company in 1995. Fujian Jiangsu, Hubei, Guizhou, with building area totally 440000 square meters, having nearly 3000 employees working for it to supply nearly annual output value of $500 million

RAW Pressery

Seed Round in 2015
RAW Pressery is a clean-label beverage brand that delivers cold-press juices, smoothies, soups, and nut milk to customers. RAW Pressery directly works with farmers to get the best quality fruits, vegetables, and nuts from across the world, pack the goodness in a bottle, and deliver it to the customers' doorstep. RAW Pressery was founded on 2014 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

RAW Pressery

Seed Round in 2015
RAW Pressery is a clean-label beverage brand that delivers cold-press juices, smoothies, soups, and nut milk to customers. RAW Pressery directly works with farmers to get the best quality fruits, vegetables, and nuts from across the world, pack the goodness in a bottle, and deliver it to the customers' doorstep. RAW Pressery was founded on 2014 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Good Eggs

Series A in 2014
Good Eggs, Inc. is an online grocery market based in San Francisco, California, specializing in the delivery of fresh groceries and meal kits to customers' homes throughout the Bay Area. Founded in 2011, the company provides a diverse range of products, including fresh produce, dairy, meats, seafood, snacks, beverages, bakery items, pantry staples, and health and home essentials. Good Eggs emphasizes local sourcing, with over 70% of its offerings coming from regional suppliers, and adheres to strict quality standards for its products. With same-day delivery available seven days a week, Good Eggs aims to simplify meal preparation for families while promoting a sustainable food system. The company has also expanded its marketplace significantly in recent years, adding more than 1,000 new items and broadening its delivery reach. In addition to its commitment to quality food, Good Eggs prioritizes fair labor practices by providing its employees with competitive wages and benefits.

HeyJuice

Series A in 2014
Developer and Manufacturer of juice. The company uses ultra-high-pressure sterilization technology to offer various kinds of high-end juice for different purposes such as dieting to lose weight and fitness.

Modern Meadow

Series A in 2014
Modern Meadow, LLC is a biofabrication company established in 2011 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. The company specializes in producing animal-free leather and other cultured products, such as meat alternatives, through innovative methods that eliminate the need for animal slaughter. By utilizing living cells and fermentation-based processes, Modern Meadow develops lightweight materials that provide superior color, performance, and durability, while also promoting lab-to-brand traceability. Their approach significantly reduces the inputs of land, water, energy, and chemicals, contributing to lower greenhouse gas emissions. This focus on sustainability enables customers to maintain the quality and appearance of materials without relying on petrochemical inputs or animal-derived substances.

Modern Meadow

Seed Round in 2013
Modern Meadow, LLC is a biofabrication company established in 2011 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. The company specializes in producing animal-free leather and other cultured products, such as meat alternatives, through innovative methods that eliminate the need for animal slaughter. By utilizing living cells and fermentation-based processes, Modern Meadow develops lightweight materials that provide superior color, performance, and durability, while also promoting lab-to-brand traceability. Their approach significantly reduces the inputs of land, water, energy, and chemicals, contributing to lower greenhouse gas emissions. This focus on sustainability enables customers to maintain the quality and appearance of materials without relying on petrochemical inputs or animal-derived substances.

Good Eggs

Series A in 2013
Good Eggs, Inc. is an online grocery market based in San Francisco, California, specializing in the delivery of fresh groceries and meal kits to customers' homes throughout the Bay Area. Founded in 2011, the company provides a diverse range of products, including fresh produce, dairy, meats, seafood, snacks, beverages, bakery items, pantry staples, and health and home essentials. Good Eggs emphasizes local sourcing, with over 70% of its offerings coming from regional suppliers, and adheres to strict quality standards for its products. With same-day delivery available seven days a week, Good Eggs aims to simplify meal preparation for families while promoting a sustainable food system. The company has also expanded its marketplace significantly in recent years, adding more than 1,000 new items and broadening its delivery reach. In addition to its commitment to quality food, Good Eggs prioritizes fair labor practices by providing its employees with competitive wages and benefits.

iD Fresh Food

Seed Round in 2012
iD Fresh Food (India) Pvt. Ltd., founded in 2005 and headquartered in Bengaluru, specializes in ready-to-cook packaged food products. The company operates two production plants in Bangalore and has additional facilities in Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Mangalore, and Dubai. iD Fresh Food products are distributed to various centers, including Mysore and Pune, and are available through online grocery platforms such as BigBasket. The brand focuses on providing convenient meal solutions while maintaining a commitment to quality and freshness.

Prataap Snacks Limited

Series A in 2011
Prataap Snacks has a diversified product portfolio including traditional and western snacks. Company manufacture and sell it's snacks under three major savory snack food categories: 1. Extruded Snacks: Processed, reconstituted and shaped potato or cereal based snacks. This includes Puffs, Rings, Pellets and Chulbule products. 2. Chips: Fried, sliced chips or crisps made from potatoes, hummus, lentils. 3. Namkeen: Traditional savoury Indian snack which includes products such as moong dal, masala or fried nuts, sev and bhujia.

Feihe International

Venture Round in 2009
Feihe is the largest domestic-brand baby formula supplier in China, and registered for an initial public offering on the Hong Kong stock exchange this year, according to bankruptcy court papers. The company had traded on the New York Stock Exchange until 2013, when it was taken private by its chief executive and Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia.

China LiNong International

Venture Round in 2008
China LiNong International, Ltd. produces green vegetables.

Le Gaga

Series B in 2008
Le Gaga Holdings Limited is a prominent producer of greenhouse vegetables, fruits, and tea leaves in China, operating through its Vegetable and Tree Business segments. The company's vegetable offerings include a diverse range of products, such as solanaceous vegetables like peppers and tomatoes, leafy greens like baby bok choy, and cruciferous vegetables including broccoli. Established in 2004 and headquartered in Kowloon, Hong Kong, Le Gaga operates ten farms across Fujian, Guangdong, and Hebei provinces, covering an aggregate area of 2,070 hectares. The company specializes in cultivating and marketing over 50 varieties of vegetables, targeting wholesalers, institutional customers, and leading supermarket chains, including Walmart and major retailers in Hong Kong. Le Gaga employs advanced agricultural techniques and a proprietary planning system to optimize crop cultivation and ensure high-quality, safe produce, allowing it to effectively meet market demands, especially for off-season vegetables.

BioProcessors

Series A in 2002
BioProcessors is an online platform that assists its clients in the development of drugs. BioProcessors was launched in 2000 and is based in California.

buyproduce.com

Venture Round in 2000
buyproduce.com is a secure digital marketplace that integrates buyers and sellers in the produce industry-24 hours a day, seven days a week. As a neutral third-party, buyproduce.com is interested in bringing a new level of efficiency to the process of buying and selling fresh produce.