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

Roelof Botha

Executive

Jaime Bott

Partner of Human Capital

Anni Cai

Associate

Sakshi Chopra

Principal

William Coughran Ph.D

Partner

Chinmaya Golecha

VP

Ajey Gore

Operating Partner of Technology

Pat Grady

Partner

Irwin R. Gross

MD

Rachit Gupta

Associate

Kriti Gupta

Associate

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

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

Matthew Miller

Partner, Growth

Ishaan Mittal

Principal

Abhishek Mohan

Vice President

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

Prasanna Rengarajan

Associate

Anandamoy Roychowdhary

Principal

Anjana Sasidharan

Principal

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 Bitcoin

Coinshift

Series A in 2022
Coinshift is a crypto treasury management platform that helps businesses and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO's) manage their crypto easily and empowers users to collaborate and approve transactions, execute mass pay-outs, etc.

CertiK

Series B in 2022
CertiK Global Ltd. is a company specializing in blockchain security, focusing on the formal verification of smart contracts and blockchain ecosystems. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Beijing, Seoul, and Seattle, CertiK provides a range of services including security audits, penetration testing, and custom formal verification. The company has developed advanced techniques to mathematically prove the correctness and security of blockchain applications, distinguishing its approach from traditional security audits. By employing artificial intelligence and leveraging both on-chain and off-chain data, CertiK offers developers real-time insights into the security of decentralized finance and other critical applications. With a commitment to securing over $6 billion in assets, CertiK has established itself as a leader in the blockchain security industry, serving many of the world's top projects.

Finblox

Seed Round in 2022
Finblox is the alternative crypto investment and savings account.

AMBER AI

Series B in 2022
Amber Group is a prominent cryptocurrency financial services provider based in Hong Kong, established in 2017 by finance professionals with backgrounds in major institutions. The company offers a range of services, including cryptocurrency trading, yield enhancement, collateralized lending, decentralized finance, and electronic market making. With a global presence that includes locations in Taipei, Seoul, and Vancouver, Amber Group operates continuously to serve over 200 institutional clients, facilitating trading across more than 60 electronic exchanges. The firm has cumulatively traded over $200 billion, maintaining an average daily trading volume between $100 million and $200 million. Amber Group emphasizes the integration of advanced technology with quantitative research to enhance investment flexibility, maximize returns, and deliver sustained value to its clients.

Multis

Venture Round in 2022
Multis, Inc. provides financial services tailored for companies and entrepreneurs managing both fiat and cryptocurrencies. Its crypto wallet is designed to facilitate various financial operations, including storing digital assets, making payments to suppliers, managing payroll, and earning interest. The platform offers real-time monitoring of balances and transactions through a centralized dashboard, supports multi-access to assets, and enables features such as recurring payments and currency conversion. Founded in 2006, Multis is headquartered in San Francisco, California, while its team operates across Europe. The company aims to assist businesses in navigating the complexities of cryptocurrency, thereby promoting a global, borderless economy.

Finblox

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Finblox is the alternative crypto investment and savings account.

CertiK

Series B in 2021
CertiK Global Ltd. is a company specializing in blockchain security, focusing on the formal verification of smart contracts and blockchain ecosystems. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Beijing, Seoul, and Seattle, CertiK provides a range of services including security audits, penetration testing, and custom formal verification. The company has developed advanced techniques to mathematically prove the correctness and security of blockchain applications, distinguishing its approach from traditional security audits. By employing artificial intelligence and leveraging both on-chain and off-chain data, CertiK offers developers real-time insights into the security of decentralized finance and other critical applications. With a commitment to securing over $6 billion in assets, CertiK has established itself as a leader in the blockchain security industry, serving many of the world's top projects.

Beta Finance

Venture Round in 2021
Beta Finance is a permissionless money market protocol for lending, borrowing, and short-selling crypto assets. It aims to offset crypto volatility and bring market stability. Its one-click solution enables traders without technical know-how to manage and update their short positions on any token with all relevant token information directly available on the interface to guide their decision.

FTX

Series B in 2021
FTX Trading LTD operates a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange and trading platform for traders and investment professionals. Its platform offers futures trading, leveraged tokens, and an OTC portal. The company’s platform supports quarterly and perpetual futures on various cryptocurrencies and altcoins, such as bitcoin, ether, binance coin, and tether, as well as various altcoin, midcap, and other indices. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

CoinSwitch

Series C in 2021
coinswitch.co is the world's first cryptocurrency exchange aggregator platform. It lists 250+ coin and 6000+ currency pairs. As of 2018, it has been hitting a volume of 1 million USD per day. Some of the exchanges listed on coinswitch.co are Bittrex, Changelly, Shapeshift and Cryptopia.

Coinshift

Seed Round in 2021
Coinshift is a crypto treasury management platform that helps businesses and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO's) manage their crypto easily and empowers users to collaborate and approve transactions, execute mass pay-outs, etc.

BitClout

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
BitClout is an open-source social media platform that builds a Proof-of-Work blockchain for its users. BitClout is a new type of social network that speculates on people and posts with real money, and it’s built from the ground up as its own custom blockchain. Its architecture is similar to Bitcoin, only it can support complex social network data like posts, profiles, follows, speculation features, and much more at significantly higher throughput and scale.

FTX

Series B in 2021
FTX Trading LTD operates a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange and trading platform for traders and investment professionals. Its platform offers futures trading, leveraged tokens, and an OTC portal. The company’s platform supports quarterly and perpetual futures on various cryptocurrencies and altcoins, such as bitcoin, ether, binance coin, and tether, as well as various altcoin, midcap, and other indices. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

FTX

Series B in 2021
FTX Trading LTD operates a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange and trading platform for traders and investment professionals. Its platform offers futures trading, leveraged tokens, and an OTC portal. The company’s platform supports quarterly and perpetual futures on various cryptocurrencies and altcoins, such as bitcoin, ether, binance coin, and tether, as well as various altcoin, midcap, and other indices. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Babel Bank

Series A in 2021
Babel Bank is a prominent financial institution operating in the blockchain sector, with its headquarters in Iraq. The company specializes in providing a range of cryptocurrency financial services tailored for high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients globally. These services include cryptocurrency deposits, credit facilities, structured asset management, prime brokerage, and derivatives strategies. Babel Bank has extended its reach across the Asian market, with branches in major cities such as Singapore, Beijing, and Seoul. It has forged strong partnerships with leading institutions, including exchanges, custodians, investment funds, and mining organizations worldwide. The core team at Babel Bank comprises professionals with backgrounds in top-tier financial institutions and technology companies, bringing significant expertise to the cryptocurrency space. The firm has garnered support from distinguished venture capital funds and completed a Pre-A round of financing in March 2020, further solidifying its position in the industry.

Bibit

Venture Round in 2021
Bibit is a Robo-advisor application aimed at making investing more accessible in Indonesia. It offers a financial platform that assists users with personal investments by intelligently allocating their funds into a diversified mutual fund portfolio. The platform takes into account individual factors such as age, income, and overall risk profile, thereby providing users with a streamlined and hassle-free investment experience. Bibit effectively combines technology with professional financial planning services, enabling a broader audience to engage in investment activities.

BitClout

Funding Round in 2021
BitClout is an open-source social media platform that builds a Proof-of-Work blockchain for its users. BitClout is a new type of social network that speculates on people and posts with real money, and it’s built from the ground up as its own custom blockchain. Its architecture is similar to Bitcoin, only it can support complex social network data like posts, profiles, follows, speculation features, and much more at significantly higher throughput and scale.

CoinSwitch

Series A in 2021
coinswitch.co is the world's first cryptocurrency exchange aggregator platform. It lists 250+ coin and 6000+ currency pairs. As of 2018, it has been hitting a volume of 1 million USD per day. Some of the exchanges listed on coinswitch.co are Bittrex, Changelly, Shapeshift and Cryptopia.

Bibit

Series A in 2021
Bibit is a Robo-advisor application aimed at making investing more accessible in Indonesia. It offers a financial platform that assists users with personal investments by intelligently allocating their funds into a diversified mutual fund portfolio. The platform takes into account individual factors such as age, income, and overall risk profile, thereby providing users with a streamlined and hassle-free investment experience. Bibit effectively combines technology with professional financial planning services, enabling a broader audience to engage in investment activities.

Coinbase CBT

Series B in 2019
Coinbase CBT is a IEO platform that aims to help Coinbase to connect with millions of crypto investors around the world more conveniently. Coinbase CBT was initially mentioned by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong in 2018 and was officially launched in September 2019 . CBT (Coinbase Token) is a cryptocurrency issued by Coinbase which plays an important role of Coinbase CBT Project. CBT (Coinbase Token) will be used in marketing, profit sharing, mobile payment and financial service provided by Coinbase. CBT is a crucial part of Coinbase Eco system.

Neutral Dollar

Venture Round in 2019
The Neutral Dollar will serve as a medium of exchange, store of value, unit of account, and complementary trading instrument for crypto enthusiasts. Their stablecoin exhibits several key principles, making it provide the best utility available.

Bitmain

Series B in 2018
Bitmain is a manufacturer of Bitcoin mining hardware and other related services. Bitmain was founded by several of the digital currency industry’s earliest players, and their team is comprised of passionate and pedigreed engineers, financial experts, and Bitcoin enthusiasts. Bitmain is headquartered in Beijing and has offices in San Francisco, Tel Aviv, Hong Kong, Chengdu and Shenzhen.

Bitmain

Series B in 2018
Bitmain is a manufacturer of Bitcoin mining hardware and other related services. Bitmain was founded by several of the digital currency industry’s earliest players, and their team is comprised of passionate and pedigreed engineers, financial experts, and Bitcoin enthusiasts. Bitmain is headquartered in Beijing and has offices in San Francisco, Tel Aviv, Hong Kong, Chengdu and Shenzhen.

Guanguan Coin

Series A in 2018
Cat can blockchain

Quidd

Series A in 2017
Our mission is to change the way that people collect. Like paper money being replaced by electronic payments and online banking, Quidd is ushering in the digitization of collecting, owning, and exchanging fine art, memorabilia, and collectibles. We're currently working on transforming over 2.1B virtual items into investment-grade assets, providing real-world liquidity to over 7M digital collectors.

Bitmain

Series A in 2017
Bitmain is a manufacturer of Bitcoin mining hardware and other related services. Bitmain was founded by several of the digital currency industry’s earliest players, and their team is comprised of passionate and pedigreed engineers, financial experts, and Bitcoin enthusiasts. Bitmain is headquartered in Beijing and has offices in San Francisco, Tel Aviv, Hong Kong, Chengdu and Shenzhen.

Filecoin

Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Filecoin is a data storage network that enables users to rent disk space for file storage. It operates as a decentralized platform, allowing participants to buy and sell storage services using its native electronic currency, which can also be exchanged for other currencies such as Bitcoin and USD. The company is headquartered in the United States and aims to provide a secure and efficient method for managing data storage needs.

SharkPay

Seed Round in 2016
SharkPay is an innovative, easy-to-use payment gateway that accepts over 20 different methods, including cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. SharkPay integrates into any website - easily and without a sweat. Conforming to the native design of each website, SharkPay is lightweight and fast, and secure - with 128-bit encryption alongside the SSL protection, making it one of the best gateways in terms of security.

500.com

Convertible Note in 2013
BIT Mining Limited is a cryptocurrency mining enterprise that acquires cryptocurrency mining machines to mine for both Bitcoin and Ethereum. The company was originally an online sports lottery service provider that aggregates and processes lottery purchase orders. It derives nearly all of its revenue from service fees paid by local sports lottery administration centers for the purchase orders of sports lottery products directed to such centers. BIT Mining Limited was founded in October 2001 in Shenzhen as 500wan.com Ltd., with a registered capital of RMB 50 million. The company secured venture capital investments of several million U.S. dollars from IDG Capital Partners, Sequoia Capital, and SIG Capital in September 2007. It changed its name to 500.com in October 2013 and went public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol WBAI on November 22, 2013.

BitBand

Series B in 2003
BitBand is a technology provider for advanced video content delivery solutions. The company is privately held, incorporated in the United States, with headquarters and R&D center in Israel.

BitBand

Series A in 2000
BitBand is a technology provider for advanced video content delivery solutions. The company is privately held, incorporated in the United States, with headquarters and R&D center in Israel.