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 Trading Platform

Trade Republic

Series C in 2022
Trade Republic Bank GmbH is a Berlin-based mobile-only broker that offers commission-free investing. Founded in 2015, the company aims to simplify the investment process for users by providing an intuitive and fast platform designed for a new generation of investors. Trade Republic focuses on making investing accessible and straightforward, eliminating traditional commission fees to enhance user experience.

Yubi

Series B in 2022
CredAvenue is a fully integrated, unified digital platform that helps discover, trade, execute and fulfill debt solutions for investors.

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.

Yubi

Series A in 2021
CredAvenue is a fully integrated, unified digital platform that helps discover, trade, execute and fulfill debt solutions for investors.

BIK

Series A in 2021
Bikayi is a social e-commerce platform that allows merchandisers to create their online channel & communicate with subscribers in real-time.

Pingxin Technology

Seed Round in 2021
Pingxin Technology is an Enterprise services Platform.

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.

Chehaoduo

Series E in 2021
Chehaoduo designs an online car trading platform that sells used cars. Its online car trading platform directly links individual car sellers and buyers, which help buyers remove the middlemen as well as purchase used cars easily. Haoyong Yang founded Chehaoduo in 2014, with its headquarters in Beijing in China, with branches in Chinese cities such as Hangzhou and Chongqing.

Trade Republic

Series C in 2021
Trade Republic Bank GmbH is a Berlin-based mobile-only broker that offers commission-free investing. Founded in 2015, the company aims to simplify the investment process for users by providing an intuitive and fast platform designed for a new generation of investors. Trade Republic focuses on making investing accessible and straightforward, eliminating traditional commission fees to enhance user experience.

Reddit

Series E in 2021
A platform for online communities to submit links, create content, and have discussions about whatever topic that interests them

Yuan Planet

Series A in 2020
Youdi is a second-hand auto parts trading platform.

Animall

Series A in 2020
Animall Technologies Pvt. Ltd., founded in 2019 and located in Bengaluru, India, operates an online platform that connects buyers and sellers of cattle. The company facilitates the buying and selling of dairy and livestock through a peer-to-peer marketplace, aiming to empower dairy farmers and enhance efficiencies within the dairy ecosystem. By leveraging technology and data science, Animall enables farmers to engage in online trading, allowing them to save time and resources while accessing a broader market. Its platform represents a significant step towards modernizing the dairy industry and supporting farmers in their business endeavors.

Incomlend

Series A in 2020
Incomlend Pte. Ltd operates a lending platform that connects small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with private investors to facilitate financing through the sale of account receivables at a discount. Founded in 2016 and based in Singapore, Incomlend serves importers, exporters, investors, and lenders by offering alternative trade finance solutions, including factoring and supply chain finance. The platform allows businesses to optimize their working capital by accessing a pool of institutional investors and enables live trading of invoices in multiple currencies and countries. Once a company submits an invoice finance application, it can receive funding within 48 hours. To mitigate risks, all transactions on the platform are protected by credit insurance, ensuring that sellers are safeguarded against payment issues while providing investors with a secured return through invoice discounts. Incomlend's proprietary technology supports risk underwriting, fund matching, and transaction processing, enhancing efficiency in trade finance.

Chehaoduo

Series D in 2020
Chehaoduo designs an online car trading platform that sells used cars. Its online car trading platform directly links individual car sellers and buyers, which help buyers remove the middlemen as well as purchase used cars easily. Haoyong Yang founded Chehaoduo in 2014, with its headquarters in Beijing in China, with branches in Chinese cities such as Hangzhou and Chongqing.

Yuan Planet

Angel Round in 2020
Youdi is a second-hand auto parts trading platform.

Borza

Angel Round in 2019
The first and only industry platform to provide a unified system of record for technology products, services, and solutions across vendors, providers, and consultants.

Reddit

Series D in 2019
A platform for online communities to submit links, create content, and have discussions about whatever topic that interests them

Veil

Seed Round in 2019
Veil, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer trading platform for prediction markets and derivatives on Augur. Its platform provides users with the ability to bet on various prediction markets on a peer-to-peer basis, as well as trade a range of crypto assets. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Yimutian

Series C in 2019
Yimutian is an agricultural B2B e-commerce platform based in Beijing, China.

GoZefo

Venture Round in 2018
Zefo, an early stage eCommerce startup committed to giving buyers and sellers an absolutely hassle free used furniture shopping experience.

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.

POIZON

Series A in 2018
POIZON was launched by Shanghai Shizhuang Information Technology Co., Ltd. in 2015. It's China's largest sneaker trading platform, which has an annual GMV of $10 billion and a monthly active user of over 1.4 million in 2019. Through the C2B2C model, POIZON acts as a platform to connect buyers and sellers, providing authentication service for users and ensuring all products purchased are genuine.

Chehaoduo

Series C in 2018
Chehaoduo designs an online car trading platform that sells used cars. Its online car trading platform directly links individual car sellers and buyers, which help buyers remove the middlemen as well as purchase used cars easily. Haoyong Yang founded Chehaoduo in 2014, with its headquarters in Beijing in China, with branches in Chinese cities such as Hangzhou and Chongqing.

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.

Chehaoduo

Series B in 2017
Chehaoduo designs an online car trading platform that sells used cars. Its online car trading platform directly links individual car sellers and buyers, which help buyers remove the middlemen as well as purchase used cars easily. Haoyong Yang founded Chehaoduo in 2014, with its headquarters in Beijing in China, with branches in Chinese cities such as Hangzhou and Chongqing.

GoZefo

Series B in 2017
Zefo, an early stage eCommerce startup committed to giving buyers and sellers an absolutely hassle free used furniture shopping experience.

Reddit

Series C in 2017
A platform for online communities to submit links, create content, and have discussions about whatever topic that interests them

Chehaoduo

Series B in 2017
Chehaoduo designs an online car trading platform that sells used cars. Its online car trading platform directly links individual car sellers and buyers, which help buyers remove the middlemen as well as purchase used cars easily. Haoyong Yang founded Chehaoduo in 2014, with its headquarters in Beijing in China, with branches in Chinese cities such as Hangzhou and Chongqing.

Futu Holdings

Series C in 2017
Futu Holdings offers an online brokerage platform that enables individual investors to trade in listed stocks. The company provides users with trade execution, margin financing, market data and information, and social networking services through our proprietary digital platform Futubull for three major markets including Hong Kong, US, and Chinese A-Share-listed stocks. They have embedded social media tools to create a network centered around their users and provide connectivity to users, investors, companies, analysts, media and key opinion leaders. They also provide enterprise business services such as ESOP management and IPO subscription services for corporate customers, which is highly complementary to their retail brokerage business.

GoZefo

Series A in 2016
Zefo, an early stage eCommerce startup committed to giving buyers and sellers an absolutely hassle free used furniture shopping experience.

1mxians

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

Futu Holdings

Series B in 2015
Futu Holdings offers an online brokerage platform that enables individual investors to trade in listed stocks. The company provides users with trade execution, margin financing, market data and information, and social networking services through our proprietary digital platform Futubull for three major markets including Hong Kong, US, and Chinese A-Share-listed stocks. They have embedded social media tools to create a network centered around their users and provide connectivity to users, investors, companies, analysts, media and key opinion leaders. They also provide enterprise business services such as ESOP management and IPO subscription services for corporate customers, which is highly complementary to their retail brokerage business.

Tokopedia

Series E in 2014
PT. Tokopedia owns and operates an online platform that allows individuals and small-to-mid-sized business owners in Indonesia to open and manage their online stores. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia.

Reddit

Series B in 2014
A platform for online communities to submit links, create content, and have discussions about whatever topic that interests them

Futu Holdings

Series A in 2014
Futu Holdings offers an online brokerage platform that enables individual investors to trade in listed stocks. The company provides users with trade execution, margin financing, market data and information, and social networking services through our proprietary digital platform Futubull for three major markets including Hong Kong, US, and Chinese A-Share-listed stocks. They have embedded social media tools to create a network centered around their users and provide connectivity to users, investors, companies, analysts, media and key opinion leaders. They also provide enterprise business services such as ESOP management and IPO subscription services for corporate customers, which is highly complementary to their retail brokerage business.

Meebo

Series D in 2010
Meebo is a consumer internet company headquartered in Mountain View, California, that focuses on enhancing user engagement across the web through its advertising-supported social media platform. The company's primary product, the Meebo Bar, is an embedded solution for websites that allows publishers and advertisers to integrate content engagement and brand experiences into users' online interactions. In addition to this, Meebo offers a web sharing tool that enables users to share multimedia content and articles across various social networks, such as Twitter and Facebook, while also providing metrics on the engagement of their shared links. Originally launched in September 2005 as an instant messenger aggregator by founders Sandy Jen, Seth Sternberg, and Elaine Wherry, Meebo has since expanded its operations to include multiple offices in major U.S. cities. The company is supported by several notable venture capital firms, including True Ventures and Sequoia Capital.

5211game

Venture Round in 2009
11 Battle Platform is an electronic sports-based platform that provides services for e-sports gamers. It offers many game experiences. The games currently operated on 11 Battle Platform are DotA, Imba, OMG, etc. and Jin Ge Tie Ma, a self-developed game.

PlanPlatform

Venture Round in 2009
PlanPlatform, formerly known as VisualTao, develops online software used to construct models collaboratively and exchange information online. VisualTao provides the online software that enables teams to collaboratively construct models and exchange information online

Trulia

Series D in 2008
Trulia is an online platform dedicated to assisting buyers and renters in finding homes and neighborhoods across the United States. Founded in 2005 and based in San Francisco, Trulia provides users with valuable resources such as local insights, recommendations, and detailed map overlays that highlight key information, including commute times, crime rates, school quality, and nearby businesses. The platform offers various products and services aimed at both consumers and real estate professionals. Notable features include Trulia Neighborhoods, which provides original photography and local reviews, and What Locals Say, allowing users to access resident opinions through polls and reviews. Additionally, Trulia offers information on local nondiscrimination laws through its Local Legal Protections service, enhancing the home-search experience for users. Trulia is owned by Zillow Group and continues to play a significant role in the online real estate market.

MarketLive

Series E in 2008
MarketLive is an e-commerce technology platform that has been operational since 1995, providing expert services to help fast-growing companies sell goods and services across various channels. The platform is tailored to meet the specific needs of catalogers, retailers, direct marketers, and manufacturers. MarketLive offers an extensible eCommerce Suite alongside its Intelligent Selling methodology, which is based on best practices to enhance online customer experiences. This approach significantly improves customer acquisition, conversion, and retention rates for merchants. MarketLive supports numerous prominent eCommerce sites, including brands such as Peruvian Connection, Learning Resources, and Warner Brothers, among others.

Meebo

Series C in 2008
Meebo is a consumer internet company headquartered in Mountain View, California, that focuses on enhancing user engagement across the web through its advertising-supported social media platform. The company's primary product, the Meebo Bar, is an embedded solution for websites that allows publishers and advertisers to integrate content engagement and brand experiences into users' online interactions. In addition to this, Meebo offers a web sharing tool that enables users to share multimedia content and articles across various social networks, such as Twitter and Facebook, while also providing metrics on the engagement of their shared links. Originally launched in September 2005 as an instant messenger aggregator by founders Sandy Jen, Seth Sternberg, and Elaine Wherry, Meebo has since expanded its operations to include multiple offices in major U.S. cities. The company is supported by several notable venture capital firms, including True Ventures and Sequoia Capital.

Trulia

Series C in 2007
Trulia is an online platform dedicated to assisting buyers and renters in finding homes and neighborhoods across the United States. Founded in 2005 and based in San Francisco, Trulia provides users with valuable resources such as local insights, recommendations, and detailed map overlays that highlight key information, including commute times, crime rates, school quality, and nearby businesses. The platform offers various products and services aimed at both consumers and real estate professionals. Notable features include Trulia Neighborhoods, which provides original photography and local reviews, and What Locals Say, allowing users to access resident opinions through polls and reviews. Additionally, Trulia offers information on local nondiscrimination laws through its Local Legal Protections service, enhancing the home-search experience for users. Trulia is owned by Zillow Group and continues to play a significant role in the online real estate market.

MarketLive

Series D in 2006
MarketLive is an e-commerce technology platform that has been operational since 1995, providing expert services to help fast-growing companies sell goods and services across various channels. The platform is tailored to meet the specific needs of catalogers, retailers, direct marketers, and manufacturers. MarketLive offers an extensible eCommerce Suite alongside its Intelligent Selling methodology, which is based on best practices to enhance online customer experiences. This approach significantly improves customer acquisition, conversion, and retention rates for merchants. MarketLive supports numerous prominent eCommerce sites, including brands such as Peruvian Connection, Learning Resources, and Warner Brothers, among others.

Meebo

Series A in 2005
Meebo is a consumer internet company headquartered in Mountain View, California, that focuses on enhancing user engagement across the web through its advertising-supported social media platform. The company's primary product, the Meebo Bar, is an embedded solution for websites that allows publishers and advertisers to integrate content engagement and brand experiences into users' online interactions. In addition to this, Meebo offers a web sharing tool that enables users to share multimedia content and articles across various social networks, such as Twitter and Facebook, while also providing metrics on the engagement of their shared links. Originally launched in September 2005 as an instant messenger aggregator by founders Sandy Jen, Seth Sternberg, and Elaine Wherry, Meebo has since expanded its operations to include multiple offices in major U.S. cities. The company is supported by several notable venture capital firms, including True Ventures and Sequoia Capital.

MarketLive

Venture Round in 2003
MarketLive is an e-commerce technology platform that has been operational since 1995, providing expert services to help fast-growing companies sell goods and services across various channels. The platform is tailored to meet the specific needs of catalogers, retailers, direct marketers, and manufacturers. MarketLive offers an extensible eCommerce Suite alongside its Intelligent Selling methodology, which is based on best practices to enhance online customer experiences. This approach significantly improves customer acquisition, conversion, and retention rates for merchants. MarketLive supports numerous prominent eCommerce sites, including brands such as Peruvian Connection, Learning Resources, and Warner Brothers, among others.

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.

Cardonet

Venture Round in 2000
Cardonet enables e-marketplaces to create and maintain transactive catalogs that enhance the buyer's experience and increase marketplace transactions.