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 Personal Finance

StashAway

Series D in 2022
StashAway is a wealth management platform that focuses on personalized financial planning and portfolio management for both retail and accredited investors. The platform offers tailored investment portfolios and wealth management solutions designed to meet a wide range of financial needs. StashAway employs a unique risk-management investment strategy known as ERAA® (Economic Regime-based Asset Allocation), which aims to maximize long-term returns while maintaining consistent risk exposure for each client, even amidst changing economic conditions. By offering low fees and customized strategies, StashAway enables investors to effectively build and protect their wealth.

Leap

Series D in 2022
Leap Finance is a fintech startup focused on supporting Indian students who wish to pursue higher education abroad. The company offers a range of financial products and services, including loan options, specifically designed to facilitate international studies. By addressing the financial challenges faced by students, Leap Finance aims to make overseas education more accessible and achievable for its clientele.

wealth42

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Wealth42 is a robo-advisor mobile application that offers goal-based financial planning tailored to individual user objectives. The platform aims to simplify personal finance management by enabling users to set financial goals and providing personalized investment plans informed by market analysis. Through its gamified approach to investment objectives, Wealth42 encourages effective saving habits, supporting users in their journey toward wealth creation. The application addresses a broad spectrum of financial needs, including loans, investments, savings, taxes, and insurance, ultimately delivering a comprehensive and personalized banking and investing experience.

Found

Series B in 2022
Found is a business bank for self-employed people that makes self-employed taxes easy. With built-in expense tracking and a tax savings account, we’re on a mission to help millions of self-employed people make their business dreams a reality.

Fintual

Series B in 2021
Fintual is a digital investment platform that caters to young professionals looking to make informed investment decisions. The company offers financial advisory services that leverage artificial intelligence to assess clients' risk profiles. Based on this analysis, Fintual provides personalized investment recommendations, helping users to navigate the complexities of investing. The platform aims to empower clients with fundamental financial knowledge, enabling them to manage and grow their investments online effectively.

Leap

Series C in 2021
Leap Finance is a fintech startup focused on supporting Indian students who wish to pursue higher education abroad. The company offers a range of financial products and services, including loan options, specifically designed to facilitate international studies. By addressing the financial challenges faced by students, Leap Finance aims to make overseas education more accessible and achievable for its clientele.

StashAway

Series D in 2021
StashAway is a wealth management platform that focuses on personalized financial planning and portfolio management for both retail and accredited investors. The platform offers tailored investment portfolios and wealth management solutions designed to meet a wide range of financial needs. StashAway employs a unique risk-management investment strategy known as ERAA® (Economic Regime-based Asset Allocation), which aims to maximize long-term returns while maintaining consistent risk exposure for each client, even amidst changing economic conditions. By offering low fees and customized strategies, StashAway enables investors to effectively build and protect their wealth.

Leap

Series B in 2021
Leap Finance is a fintech startup focused on supporting Indian students who wish to pursue higher education abroad. The company offers a range of financial products and services, including loan options, specifically designed to facilitate international studies. By addressing the financial challenges faced by students, Leap Finance aims to make overseas education more accessible and achievable for its clientele.

Pilot

Series C in 2021
Pilot.com, Inc. is a financial services company that specializes in bookkeeping, tax preparation, and CFO services tailored for startups and small businesses. Established in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, Pilot pairs each client with a dedicated account manager to ensure personalized bookkeeping support. The company utilizes an advanced platform that automates accrual basis bookkeeping, providing clients with accurate financial reports on demand. In addition to bookkeeping, Pilot offers CFO services that include annual budgeting, ongoing financial support, pitch assessments, and fundraising strategies. Formerly known as Zapgram, Inc., the company rebranded in July 2017 to reflect its focus on delivering high-quality financial solutions for growing businesses.

Found

Series A in 2020
Found is a business bank for self-employed people that makes self-employed taxes easy. With built-in expense tracking and a tax savings account, we’re on a mission to help millions of self-employed people make their business dreams a reality.

Empower

Series A in 2020
Empower Finance, Inc. is a financial technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2016 by Warren Hogarth. The company provides a mobile application designed to assist users in managing their finances effectively. This app allows users to connect their bank accounts, set spending limits, and track their budgets. Empower focuses on addressing the misalignment between consumer interests and traditional banking practices, which often benefit from high fees and low interest rates. The application features an AI-powered financial assistant that operates continuously to offer personalized recommendations, cash advances, and automated savings. By targeting tech-savvy millennials, Empower aims to enhance financial literacy and improve financial outcomes for young professionals seeking to gain control over their finances.

Leap

Seed Round in 2020
Leap Finance is a fintech startup focused on supporting Indian students who wish to pursue higher education abroad. The company offers a range of financial products and services, including loan options, specifically designed to facilitate international studies. By addressing the financial challenges faced by students, Leap Finance aims to make overseas education more accessible and achievable for its clientele.

Fi Money

Seed Round in 2020
Fi Money operates a digital banking platform designed to enhance personal finance management. The platform offers users digital bank accounts and co-branded debit cards that consolidate various financial services into a single mobile interface. This integration allows users to manage their finances more effectively by automatically setting aside funds, thereby optimizing their savings. Fi Money aims to empower individuals to take control of their financial well-being, providing features tailored to their unique needs and aspirations.

Fi Money

Seed Round in 2020
Fi Money operates a digital banking platform designed to enhance personal finance management. The platform offers users digital bank accounts and co-branded debit cards that consolidate various financial services into a single mobile interface. This integration allows users to manage their finances more effectively by automatically setting aside funds, thereby optimizing their savings. Fi Money aims to empower individuals to take control of their financial well-being, providing features tailored to their unique needs and aspirations.

Empower

Venture Round in 2018
Empower Finance, Inc. is a financial technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2016 by Warren Hogarth. The company provides a mobile application designed to assist users in managing their finances effectively. This app allows users to connect their bank accounts, set spending limits, and track their budgets. Empower focuses on addressing the misalignment between consumer interests and traditional banking practices, which often benefit from high fees and low interest rates. The application features an AI-powered financial assistant that operates continuously to offer personalized recommendations, cash advances, and automated savings. By targeting tech-savvy millennials, Empower aims to enhance financial literacy and improve financial outcomes for young professionals seeking to gain control over their finances.

FinTell

Series A in 2018
FinTell Financial Service Outsourcing (Beijing) Co., Ltd. provides financial solutions using mobile Internet big data, artificial intelligence technology and specialized risk control experience. The company’s products include long loan index, address integrity index, credit monitoring program, and rich watchlist. It also offers consumer risk management products and SME risk management products; Customized products, including credit model, anti-fraud model, collection model, and modeling for small and micro size enterprises; end-to-end lending solutions; and credit underwriting, anti-fraud, and digital customer acquisition solutions. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Beijing, China with additional offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Chengdu, China.

Feidee

Series C in 2017
Feidee owns and operates online platforms for personal finance management while also enabling users to record their daily expenses online. The company also operates Kaniu, a mobile application used to manage credit card expenditure. Feidee was founded in 2010 and is based in Beijing, China.

Empower

Seed Round in 2017
Empower Finance, Inc. is a financial technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2016 by Warren Hogarth. The company provides a mobile application designed to assist users in managing their finances effectively. This app allows users to connect their bank accounts, set spending limits, and track their budgets. Empower focuses on addressing the misalignment between consumer interests and traditional banking practices, which often benefit from high fees and low interest rates. The application features an AI-powered financial assistant that operates continuously to offer personalized recommendations, cash advances, and automated savings. By targeting tech-savvy millennials, Empower aims to enhance financial literacy and improve financial outcomes for young professionals seeking to gain control over their finances.

Dashu Finance

Series B in 2015
Dashu Finance, officially known as Shenzhen Qianhai Dashu Financial Service Co., Ltd., is a financial services company established in 2014 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China. It specializes in providing unsecured credit loans to small and micro-business owners, facilitating access to essential financing options. The company connects these business owners with institutional investors, offering a range of loan types including education, corporate credit, rent, and car loans. Through its services, Dashu Finance aims to support the financial needs of entrepreneurs and enhance their growth opportunities in a competitive market.

Zhen Rong Bao

Series B in 2015
Zhen Rong Bao is a one-stop (financial management) asset allocation platform for the general public. The Current Account includes one-yuan minimum investment, any-time deposit and withdrawal, etc.

Feidee

Series B in 2015
Feidee owns and operates online platforms for personal finance management while also enabling users to record their daily expenses online. The company also operates Kaniu, a mobile application used to manage credit card expenditure. Feidee was founded in 2010 and is based in Beijing, China.

Dashu Finance

Series A in 2014
Dashu Finance, officially known as Shenzhen Qianhai Dashu Financial Service Co., Ltd., is a financial services company established in 2014 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China. It specializes in providing unsecured credit loans to small and micro-business owners, facilitating access to essential financing options. The company connects these business owners with institutional investors, offering a range of loan types including education, corporate credit, rent, and car loans. Through its services, Dashu Finance aims to support the financial needs of entrepreneurs and enhance their growth opportunities in a competitive market.

Prosper

Series B in 2013
Prosper Funding LLC operates a peer-to-peer online credit marketplace that connects borrowers seeking personal loans with individual and institutional investors willing to fund those loans. Established in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Prosper's platform offers a transparent environment for financial transactions, allowing borrowers to access fixed-rate, unsecured loans without hidden fees or prepayment penalties. The marketplace is accessible to investors in 31 states and to borrowers in 48 states, including the District of Columbia. By utilizing a data-driven underwriting model, Prosper enables investors to achieve solid returns while facilitating affordable loan options for consumers.

Prosper

Series A in 2013
Prosper Funding LLC operates a peer-to-peer online credit marketplace that connects borrowers seeking personal loans with individual and institutional investors willing to fund those loans. Established in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Prosper's platform offers a transparent environment for financial transactions, allowing borrowers to access fixed-rate, unsecured loans without hidden fees or prepayment penalties. The marketplace is accessible to investors in 31 states and to borrowers in 48 states, including the District of Columbia. By utilizing a data-driven underwriting model, Prosper enables investors to achieve solid returns while facilitating affordable loan options for consumers.

Feidee

Series A in 2012
Feidee owns and operates online platforms for personal finance management while also enabling users to record their daily expenses online. The company also operates Kaniu, a mobile application used to manage credit card expenditure. Feidee was founded in 2010 and is based in Beijing, China.
CFPA Microfinance Management Co is a small microfinance institution that focuses on the rural market. Its main purpose is to tailor micro-credit, insurance, wealth management, e-commerce and other multi-faceted services to rural low-income groups who cannot fully enjoy the services of traditional financial institutions, to help them develop their industries, increase their income, and achieve good results as soon as possible. life.

Green Dot

Venture Round in 2008
Green Dot Corporation is a financial technology and bank holding company based in Pasadena, California. The company operates primarily in two segments: Account Services and Processing and Settlement Services. It offers a variety of financial products, including prepaid debit cards, checking accounts for consumers and small businesses, gift cards, and secured credit cards. Green Dot is recognized as a leading provider of general-purpose reloadable prepaid debit cards, which are widely accessible through a network of approximately 50,000 retail locations, including major chains such as Walmart and Walgreens. The company also provides services like cash loading at point-of-sale locations, mobile banking, and electronic cash remittance services. Its technology platform, Green PlaNET, facilitates secure, real-time transactions and enhances the efficiency of its operations. Green Dot markets its services under various brand names, including Green Dot and GoBank, and distributes its products through retail outlets, direct-to-consumer channels, and its Banking as a Service platform. Established in 1999 and rebranded in 2005, Green Dot continues to innovate in the prepaid financial services sector.

Green Dot

Series B in 2006
Green Dot Corporation is a financial technology and bank holding company based in Pasadena, California. The company operates primarily in two segments: Account Services and Processing and Settlement Services. It offers a variety of financial products, including prepaid debit cards, checking accounts for consumers and small businesses, gift cards, and secured credit cards. Green Dot is recognized as a leading provider of general-purpose reloadable prepaid debit cards, which are widely accessible through a network of approximately 50,000 retail locations, including major chains such as Walmart and Walgreens. The company also provides services like cash loading at point-of-sale locations, mobile banking, and electronic cash remittance services. Its technology platform, Green PlaNET, facilitates secure, real-time transactions and enhances the efficiency of its operations. Green Dot markets its services under various brand names, including Green Dot and GoBank, and distributes its products through retail outlets, direct-to-consumer channels, and its Banking as a Service platform. Established in 1999 and rebranded in 2005, Green Dot continues to innovate in the prepaid financial services sector.

Green Dot

Series A in 2003
Green Dot Corporation is a financial technology and bank holding company based in Pasadena, California. The company operates primarily in two segments: Account Services and Processing and Settlement Services. It offers a variety of financial products, including prepaid debit cards, checking accounts for consumers and small businesses, gift cards, and secured credit cards. Green Dot is recognized as a leading provider of general-purpose reloadable prepaid debit cards, which are widely accessible through a network of approximately 50,000 retail locations, including major chains such as Walmart and Walgreens. The company also provides services like cash loading at point-of-sale locations, mobile banking, and electronic cash remittance services. Its technology platform, Green PlaNET, facilitates secure, real-time transactions and enhances the efficiency of its operations. Green Dot markets its services under various brand names, including Green Dot and GoBank, and distributes its products through retail outlets, direct-to-consumer channels, and its Banking as a Service platform. Established in 1999 and rebranded in 2005, Green Dot continues to innovate in the prepaid financial services sector.

Yodlee

Series A in 1999
Yodlee, Inc. operates a technology platform that provides digital financial services through the Yodlee Financial Cloud. This platform offers a variety of financial applications, known as FinApps, designed for sectors such as retail finance, wealth management, and small business solutions. These applications help consumers and businesses manage their finances, track spending, and assess net worth among other tasks. Yodlee Financial Cloud also allows customers to create their own applications using open application programming interfaces, ensuring secure data access and money movement solutions. In addition to its core offerings, Yodlee provides data solutions and market research services. The company serves a wide range of clients, including financial institutions, internet service companies, and third-party developers of financial applications. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Yodlee operates as a subsidiary of Envestnet, Inc.