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 Language Processing

DeepLang AI

Venture Round in 2023
DeepLang AI aims to build an industrial-level Chinese information processing engine using a self-developed large-scale model.

Hugging Face

Series C in 2022
Hugging Face is a computer software company that provides a software platform that specializes in conversational artificial intelligence. Its platform focuses on developing research papers on Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing systems. The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Lilt

Series C in 2022
Lilt, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based enterprise translation software company that aims to make information accessible across languages. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Indiana and Dublin, Lilt combines adaptive neural machine translation technology with an enterprise translation management system. This integrated platform enables organizations to efficiently scale their translation programs, accelerate their go-to-market processes, and enhance global customer experiences. Lilt's clientele includes notable companies such as Intel, ASICS, WalkMe, DigitalOcean, and Sprinklr, spanning various sectors including technology, finance, media, healthcare, and manufacturing. By offering features like multiple suggestions, incremental domain adaptation, and word alignment, Lilt's technology provides businesses with the capability to translate professional documents accurately, reducing reliance on human translators.

Course Hero

Series C in 2021
Course Hero, Inc. is an online learning platform that offers a wide range of study resources for students and educators. Founded in 2006 and based in Redwood City, California, the platform provides access to an extensive database of student-uploaded materials, including lecture notes, study guides, practice problems, exams, and video lectures from various educational institutions. Course Hero operates on a free and subscription model, allowing users to unlock additional study tools and resources tailored to numerous subjects, from economics to literature. The platform also features an educator component for distributing and publishing materials, and offers a flashcards application for personalized studying. Additionally, students can access expert tutors for assistance with their academic inquiries.

LingoAce

Series C in 2021
LingoAce is an online education platform that specializes in K-12 Chinese language instruction for children aged 6 to 18. The platform utilizes video communication technology, allowing students to engage in live, interactive classes with professionally certified teachers. LingoAce offers a comprehensive curriculum that is based on globally accredited syllabi, incorporating gamification, role-playing, and animated storytelling to enhance the learning experience. By connecting students from various countries and regions, LingoAce aims to make language learning more effective and accessible, enabling children to learn Mandarin Chinese or English in an engaging and supportive environment.

Laiye

Series C in 2021
Laiye is an AI interactive platform that offers consumers and enterprises with intelligent assistant products developed with natural language processing, multi-turn dialog management, and context-based recommendation technologies. The company's main product, Wulai, enables enterprises to build chatbots. It also aims to help enterprise customers improve sales revenue, marketing ROI, and service efficiency through a business messaging and conversation solutions. Laiye was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Powerlaw AI

Series A in 2021
Beijing PowerLaw AI Technology Co., Ltd. specializes in developing natural language processing technology specifically for the legal sector. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Beijing, China, the company offers a range of solutions aimed at enhancing the efficiency of legal processes. These solutions include information extraction, smart secretary services, legal intelligence quizzes, event extraction, and legal semantic understanding. Additionally, PowerLaw AI provides tools for intelligent retrieval, knowledge management, clerical generation, contract review, decision support, and legal advice. By using its advanced AI platform, the company helps legal professionals streamline their workflows and improve the handling of contracts and other legal documents.

LingoAce

Series A in 2020
LingoAce is an online education platform that specializes in K-12 Chinese language instruction for children aged 6 to 18. The platform utilizes video communication technology, allowing students to engage in live, interactive classes with professionally certified teachers. LingoAce offers a comprehensive curriculum that is based on globally accredited syllabi, incorporating gamification, role-playing, and animated storytelling to enhance the learning experience. By connecting students from various countries and regions, LingoAce aims to make language learning more effective and accessible, enabling children to learn Mandarin Chinese or English in an engaging and supportive environment.

Lilt

Series B in 2020
Lilt, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based enterprise translation software company that aims to make information accessible across languages. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Indiana and Dublin, Lilt combines adaptive neural machine translation technology with an enterprise translation management system. This integrated platform enables organizations to efficiently scale their translation programs, accelerate their go-to-market processes, and enhance global customer experiences. Lilt's clientele includes notable companies such as Intel, ASICS, WalkMe, DigitalOcean, and Sprinklr, spanning various sectors including technology, finance, media, healthcare, and manufacturing. By offering features like multiple suggestions, incremental domain adaptation, and word alignment, Lilt's technology provides businesses with the capability to translate professional documents accurately, reducing reliance on human translators.

Powerlaw AI

Series A in 2019
Beijing PowerLaw AI Technology Co., Ltd. specializes in developing natural language processing technology specifically for the legal sector. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Beijing, China, the company offers a range of solutions aimed at enhancing the efficiency of legal processes. These solutions include information extraction, smart secretary services, legal intelligence quizzes, event extraction, and legal semantic understanding. Additionally, PowerLaw AI provides tools for intelligent retrieval, knowledge management, clerical generation, contract review, decision support, and legal advice. By using its advanced AI platform, the company helps legal professionals streamline their workflows and improve the handling of contracts and other legal documents.

Phrase Health

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Phrase Health, Inc., founded in 2018 and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers software solutions tailored for the healthcare sector. The company's platform is designed to help hospitals monitor and analyze the information provided to doctors and nurses at the point of care. By facilitating workflow management, Phrase Health enables healthcare professionals to identify actionable insights and supports data-driven process improvements. The software aids in decision-making and enhances user interaction, allowing for better coordination of strategic initiatives within healthcare environments.

Lilt

Series A in 2018
Lilt, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based enterprise translation software company that aims to make information accessible across languages. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Indiana and Dublin, Lilt combines adaptive neural machine translation technology with an enterprise translation management system. This integrated platform enables organizations to efficiently scale their translation programs, accelerate their go-to-market processes, and enhance global customer experiences. Lilt's clientele includes notable companies such as Intel, ASICS, WalkMe, DigitalOcean, and Sprinklr, spanning various sectors including technology, finance, media, healthcare, and manufacturing. By offering features like multiple suggestions, incremental domain adaptation, and word alignment, Lilt's technology provides businesses with the capability to translate professional documents accurately, reducing reliance on human translators.

Laiye

Series B in 2017
Laiye is an AI interactive platform that offers consumers and enterprises with intelligent assistant products developed with natural language processing, multi-turn dialog management, and context-based recommendation technologies. The company's main product, Wulai, enables enterprises to build chatbots. It also aims to help enterprise customers improve sales revenue, marketing ROI, and service efficiency through a business messaging and conversation solutions. Laiye was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Clara Labs

Series A in 2017
Clara Labs operates an online platform called Clara, which facilitates meeting scheduling through email. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, the platform is designed to assist enterprises and their employees by managing the complexities of calendar coordination. Clara utilizes advanced human-in-the-loop natural language processing systems to enhance user experience and streamline the scheduling process, enabling users to arrange meetings based on their preferred times and locations. In 2019, Clara Labs was acquired by TopFunnel, which continues to provide the service, while Twitter acquired some of Clara's research and development talent and intellectual property for content moderation purposes.

Laiye

Series A in 2016
Laiye is an AI interactive platform that offers consumers and enterprises with intelligent assistant products developed with natural language processing, multi-turn dialog management, and context-based recommendation technologies. The company's main product, Wulai, enables enterprises to build chatbots. It also aims to help enterprise customers improve sales revenue, marketing ROI, and service efficiency through a business messaging and conversation solutions. Laiye was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Laiye

Seed Round in 2015
Laiye is an AI interactive platform that offers consumers and enterprises with intelligent assistant products developed with natural language processing, multi-turn dialog management, and context-based recommendation technologies. The company's main product, Wulai, enables enterprises to build chatbots. It also aims to help enterprise customers improve sales revenue, marketing ROI, and service efficiency through a business messaging and conversation solutions. Laiye was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Clara Labs

Seed Round in 2015
Clara Labs operates an online platform called Clara, which facilitates meeting scheduling through email. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, the platform is designed to assist enterprises and their employees by managing the complexities of calendar coordination. Clara utilizes advanced human-in-the-loop natural language processing systems to enhance user experience and streamline the scheduling process, enabling users to arrange meetings based on their preferred times and locations. In 2019, Clara Labs was acquired by TopFunnel, which continues to provide the service, while Twitter acquired some of Clara's research and development talent and intellectual property for content moderation purposes.

51Talk

Series C in 2014
51Talk is an online english school providing one-to-one foreign language teaching services at a cost of 15 yuan per class. It has established inexpensive English learning based on the Internet.

Elevate

Series A in 2014
Elevate Labs, LLC, based in San Francisco, offers a mobile application that serves as a personal brain trainer, focusing on enhancing various cognitive skills. The app features training activities that target areas such as memory, processing speed, communication, and analytical thinking. Users benefit from a personalized, game-based training program that adapts over time to their performance, thereby promoting continuous improvement. Elevate has gained recognition for its effectiveness, receiving accolades such as Apple's App of the Year in 2014 and Google Play's Editor's Choice. Since its launch in May 2014, the app has been downloaded over 21 million times, helping more than 50 million individuals improve their cognitive abilities and communication skills through engaging and interactive exercises.

Elevate

Venture Round in 2012
Elevate Labs, LLC, based in San Francisco, offers a mobile application that serves as a personal brain trainer, focusing on enhancing various cognitive skills. The app features training activities that target areas such as memory, processing speed, communication, and analytical thinking. Users benefit from a personalized, game-based training program that adapts over time to their performance, thereby promoting continuous improvement. Elevate has gained recognition for its effectiveness, receiving accolades such as Apple's App of the Year in 2014 and Google Play's Editor's Choice. Since its launch in May 2014, the app has been downloaded over 21 million times, helping more than 50 million individuals improve their cognitive abilities and communication skills through engaging and interactive exercises.

iPhrase Technologies

Series B in 2001
Maximize your return on self-service system investments iPhrase® Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of self-service search and navigation software for mission-critical applications. Their One Step™ platform simplifies access to all your high-value information. Through a unique combination of technologies, including natural language processing, multi-source retrieval, dynamic presentation, and in-depth analytics, One Step delivers an online search and navigation experience that is second to none. With One Step, your customers and employees will see a clear difference—with superior relevancy and usability in search results that leverage all your product, service, and information assets. Whether in data, documents, or applications, One Step covers all your information resources. With One Step, you will see a far better return on your technology investments with a self-service search solution that supports and works with your existing systems. The business results are clear—increased revenue, decreased costs, improved customer satisfaction, and increased productivity. Their goal is simple—they want to help you deliver an online experience that equals that found in person or through higher-cost channels, such as e-mail, chat, and phone. iPhrase is proud to deliver a powerful ROI for critical applications at such leading companies as Charles Schwab & Co., Neiman Marcus, LexisNexis and TD Waterhouse. Their investors include Charles River Ventures, Greylock, Reed Elsevier Ventures, Sequoia Capital, TD Capital Technology Ventures, and Bain Capital. Founded by former MIT researchers and business leaders, iPhrase has offices in Cambridge, MA and San Mateo, CA.

iPhrase Technologies

Venture Round in 2000
Maximize your return on self-service system investments iPhrase® Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of self-service search and navigation software for mission-critical applications. Their One Step™ platform simplifies access to all your high-value information. Through a unique combination of technologies, including natural language processing, multi-source retrieval, dynamic presentation, and in-depth analytics, One Step delivers an online search and navigation experience that is second to none. With One Step, your customers and employees will see a clear difference—with superior relevancy and usability in search results that leverage all your product, service, and information assets. Whether in data, documents, or applications, One Step covers all your information resources. With One Step, you will see a far better return on your technology investments with a self-service search solution that supports and works with your existing systems. The business results are clear—increased revenue, decreased costs, improved customer satisfaction, and increased productivity. Their goal is simple—they want to help you deliver an online experience that equals that found in person or through higher-cost channels, such as e-mail, chat, and phone. iPhrase is proud to deliver a powerful ROI for critical applications at such leading companies as Charles Schwab & Co., Neiman Marcus, LexisNexis and TD Waterhouse. Their investors include Charles River Ventures, Greylock, Reed Elsevier Ventures, Sequoia Capital, TD Capital Technology Ventures, and Bain Capital. Founded by former MIT researchers and business leaders, iPhrase has offices in Cambridge, MA and San Mateo, CA.
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