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 Gaming

Fanclash

Series B in 2022
Fanclash is Asia's first real money esports fantasy platform and world's first fantasy product on Pubg and Free fire esports. We host free to play and real money games on popular esport titles across the globe.

LILA

Series A in 2022
LILA Games designs and develops mobile free-to-play (F2P) shooter game codenamed Project B.L.A.C.K. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Bengaluru, India.

thatgamecompany

Series D in 2022
At thatgamecompany, they design and develop artistically crafted, broadly accessible video games that push the boundaries of interactive entertainment. They respect their players and want to contribute meaningful, enriching experiences that touch and inspire them.

Rec Room

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

Mobile Premier League

Series E in 2021
Mobile Premier League is a skill-based eSports platform where users can play their favorite mobile games and win real cash. Its application offers an arcade, sports, and adventure games, that enable game enthusiasts to showcase their talent, win prizes, and enjoy with their friends. Mobile Premier League was established in 2018 and is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Fanclash

Series A in 2021
Fanclash is Asia's first real money esports fantasy platform and world's first fantasy product on Pubg and Free fire esports. We host free to play and real money games on popular esport titles across the globe.

Rec Room

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

Moore Threads

Seed Round in 2021
Moore Threads providing GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) technology and services to corporate clients in a wide variety of sectors such as gaming, the creative industry, and artificial intelligence.

Rec Room

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

Mobile Premier League

Series C in 2020
Mobile Premier League is a skill-based eSports platform where users can play their favorite mobile games and win real cash. Its application offers an arcade, sports, and adventure games, that enable game enthusiasts to showcase their talent, win prizes, and enjoy with their friends. Mobile Premier League was established in 2018 and is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Rheo TV

Seed Round in 2020
Rheo TV is a game-streaming platform that aims to make professional game streaming a mainstream career option in India by building an entertainment ecosystem that drives engagement and monetization. Today, India has nearly 200 million active gamers on smartphones. Ubiquitous internet infrastructure and affordable smartphones are leading to the increasing popularity of multiplayer online gaming in India, and Rheo TV is tapping into this phenomenon.

Mobile Premier League

Series A in 2019
Mobile Premier League is a skill-based eSports platform where users can play their favorite mobile games and win real cash. Its application offers an arcade, sports, and adventure games, that enable game enthusiasts to showcase their talent, win prizes, and enjoy with their friends. Mobile Premier League was established in 2018 and is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Kaiheikeji Digital

Series A in 2018
Kaiheikeji Digital Co. Ltd., established in 2016 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, specializes in mobile entertainment gaming applications. The company operates an online game sparring service platform that allows users to post their gaming requests, including their skill level and desired price. Qualified players can then choose to accept these requests, facilitating a personalized gaming experience where they accompany clients during gameplay. This innovative approach connects gamers with tailored services, enhancing user engagement in the growing digital entertainment sector.

Kaiheikeji Digital

Series A in 2017
Kaiheikeji Digital Co. Ltd., established in 2016 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, specializes in mobile entertainment gaming applications. The company operates an online game sparring service platform that allows users to post their gaming requests, including their skill level and desired price. Qualified players can then choose to accept these requests, facilitating a personalized gaming experience where they accompany clients during gameplay. This innovative approach connects gamers with tailored services, enhancing user engagement in the growing digital entertainment sector.

Rec Room

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

Rec Room

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

Tribe

Seed Round in 2016
Tribe App, Inc. is a company that develops a mobile video messaging application, allowing users to engage in live multiplayer interactions with up to eight friends simultaneously. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the platform enables users to connect effortlessly via video chat, text, and voice messages, without the need for an account. In addition to facilitating real-time communication, Tribe offers features for photo and content sharing, enhancing the interactive experience among users. The application is designed to simplify social connections by allowing users to create and send invite links to friends, promoting seamless engagement.

Shinezone

Series A in 2016
Shinezone is focusing on game development and operation .They believe that the game is an art, only focus on every detail to create the ultimate user experience, at the same time they listen to the voice from the user, With the user to create a boutique game. Hyatt set from the world's top game company's outstanding talent, the core team members are equipped with high-quality management and skills level.

Yingxiong Huyu

Series A in 2015
Yingxiong Huyu is a developer of mobile e-sports games and an organizer of e-sports competitions.

Indra Soft

Angel Round in 2014
Guangzhou Indra Soft Co., Ltd. designs and develops mobile games. The company develops shooting games. Its games include Endless loop, Raze, and KSU. Additionally, the company engages in painting, creating video games, and publishing comic stories. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

ImbaTV

Series A in 2014
ImbaTV is a live video broadcast platform focused on competitive video gaming.

GameGround

Series B in 2010
GameGround is the leading social skill-gaming platform that turns online gaming into a social and competitive experience. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Softbank, TMT Ventures and Vodafone and founded by experienced gaming industry executives, we have a rapidly growing community of over 1M+ Monthly Active Players. To support this growth, we are building a team of passionate stars. If you’re passionate about social media and games, if you’ve been told numerous times that you’re a star – you belong with us! WE HELP: Monetize Games - Better It's time to move beyond ads that your players don't want or care about. Instead, let's give them truly fun and innovative features, with easy, intuitive ways to pay and support your game. Get on Facebook - Faster We all want our games on Facebook, but it's tough being a small fish in a big pond. GameGround unites indie games in an innovative portal, with marketing, promotion and virality built in. Get Started - Now Our simple API takes just minutes to set up. Send us your info and the GameGround Developer Team will have you up and running in no time. Specialties gamification, social gaming, video games, meta game, skill gaming, casino gaming, game developers, arcade gaming. GameGround is currently in open beta.
Baioo is one of largest online entertainment destinations designed specifically for children, and have also developed many of the most popular children’s web games in China.

GameGround

Series A in 2009
GameGround is the leading social skill-gaming platform that turns online gaming into a social and competitive experience. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Softbank, TMT Ventures and Vodafone and founded by experienced gaming industry executives, we have a rapidly growing community of over 1M+ Monthly Active Players. To support this growth, we are building a team of passionate stars. If you’re passionate about social media and games, if you’ve been told numerous times that you’re a star – you belong with us! WE HELP: Monetize Games - Better It's time to move beyond ads that your players don't want or care about. Instead, let's give them truly fun and innovative features, with easy, intuitive ways to pay and support your game. Get on Facebook - Faster We all want our games on Facebook, but it's tough being a small fish in a big pond. GameGround unites indie games in an innovative portal, with marketing, promotion and virality built in. Get Started - Now Our simple API takes just minutes to set up. Send us your info and the GameGround Developer Team will have you up and running in no time. Specialties gamification, social gaming, video games, meta game, skill gaming, casino gaming, game developers, arcade gaming. GameGround is currently in open beta.

Challenge Games

Series B in 2008
Challenge Games specializes in developing online social games that cater to both casual and serious gamers. By leveraging the features of social networks, the company facilitates interactive gaming experiences where players can engage with friends, competing or collaborating in various gaming scenarios. The focus is on creating enjoyable and accessible games that enhance social interaction among users.

Challenge Games

Series A in 2008
Challenge Games specializes in developing online social games that cater to both casual and serious gamers. By leveraging the features of social networks, the company facilitates interactive gaming experiences where players can engage with friends, competing or collaborating in various gaming scenarios. The focus is on creating enjoyable and accessible games that enhance social interaction among users.

Narzana Technologies

Venture Round in 2006
Narzana Technologies designs and develops mobile entertainment content.

Electronic Arts

Series A in 1982
Electronic Arts (EA) is a prominent American developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software, specializing in video games, content, and online services for various platforms, including consoles, personal computers, and mobile devices. Established in 1982 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is known for a diverse portfolio of popular game franchises, such as The Sims, Madden NFL, EA SPORTS FIFA, Battlefield, Dragon Age, and Need for Speed. The company develops games across multiple genres, including sports, action, role-playing, and simulation, while also licensing popular brands like FIFA and Star Wars. In addition to game development, EA provides advertising services and engages in partnerships for game distribution and operation. The company's products are marketed through both digital and retail channels, ensuring broad accessibility to its gaming content.