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 Unified Communications

RingCentral

Series D in 2011
RingCentral is a cloud-based communication and collaboration platform that offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to enhance business operations. Its products include unified communications as a service (UCaaS), which integrates voice, messaging, video conferencing, and online meetings, enabling organizations to connect teams across various locations seamlessly. The platform caters to over 350,000 businesses worldwide, providing solutions that scale with enterprises as they grow. Key offerings include RingCentral Office, which combines a multi-extension business phone system with unlimited calling and fax functionalities, and RingCentral Glip, a unified team workspace that facilitates effective collaboration by centralizing communications and resources. Additionally, RingCentral provides an omnichannel contact center solution that enhances customer service interactions and supports efficient communication. The company also offers RingCentral Professional for managing virtual phone lines and RingCentral Fax for internet-based faxing, streamlining document transmission. Headquartered in Belmont, California, RingCentral was founded in 2003 and has received backing from several prominent investors.

RingCentral

Series C in 2010
RingCentral is a cloud-based communication and collaboration platform that offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to enhance business operations. Its products include unified communications as a service (UCaaS), which integrates voice, messaging, video conferencing, and online meetings, enabling organizations to connect teams across various locations seamlessly. The platform caters to over 350,000 businesses worldwide, providing solutions that scale with enterprises as they grow. Key offerings include RingCentral Office, which combines a multi-extension business phone system with unlimited calling and fax functionalities, and RingCentral Glip, a unified team workspace that facilitates effective collaboration by centralizing communications and resources. Additionally, RingCentral provides an omnichannel contact center solution that enhances customer service interactions and supports efficient communication. The company also offers RingCentral Professional for managing virtual phone lines and RingCentral Fax for internet-based faxing, streamlining document transmission. Headquartered in Belmont, California, RingCentral was founded in 2003 and has received backing from several prominent investors.

Sipera Systems

Series D in 2010
Sipera Systems is a leader in providing solutions for the secure adoption of Unified Communications (UC), enabling users worldwide to protect their VoIP, video, collaboration, and messaging applications. The company's innovative "Borderless UC" framework allows for secure communications across various devices and locations. With a strong focus on VoIP and UC security, Sipera supports enterprises in implementing secure remote work, distributed call centers, and effective business continuity strategies. Their comprehensive offerings include protection against toll fraud, secure SIP trunks, and provisions for media logging and archiving. Backed by the research from the Sipera VIPER Lab, Sipera Systems delivers high-performance security solutions that enhance communication while minimizing risks for clients in converged internet protocol networks.

IMImobile

Venture Round in 2009
IMImobile PLC is a provider of cloud communications software and solutions that help enterprises automate digital customer communications and enhance engagement. The company’s offerings include IMIbot.ai, a modular AI platform for automated conversational experiences; IMIchat, which consolidates various customer service channels; IMIcampaign, designed for multi-channel communication management; IMIconnect, an enterprise cloud communications platform; and MIsocial, which integrates audience content into live programming. Additionally, IMImobile offers IMInmx, a Platform-as-a-Service gateway for messaging, Textlocal for SMS services, and IMIdigital for mobile content deployment. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including telecoms, banking, healthcare, and retail, and operates globally with a presence in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in London, IMImobile manages over 42 billion messages and 44 billion commerce transactions annually, employing over 1,100 staff across various international offices.

Unisfair

Venture Round in 2009
Unisfair provides the leading platform for virtual business environments. Companies like IBM, Intuit, ADP, EMC, and Novartis use our technology to engage with customers, partners and employees. Unisfair was funded by Sequoia Capital and Norwest Venture Partners and was acquired by West. Corp in March 2011. Specialties Virtual engagement, lead generation, online marketing, virtual events, virtual trade shows, virtual conferences, virtual job fairs less

RingCentral

Series B in 2008
RingCentral is a cloud-based communication and collaboration platform that offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to enhance business operations. Its products include unified communications as a service (UCaaS), which integrates voice, messaging, video conferencing, and online meetings, enabling organizations to connect teams across various locations seamlessly. The platform caters to over 350,000 businesses worldwide, providing solutions that scale with enterprises as they grow. Key offerings include RingCentral Office, which combines a multi-extension business phone system with unlimited calling and fax functionalities, and RingCentral Glip, a unified team workspace that facilitates effective collaboration by centralizing communications and resources. Additionally, RingCentral provides an omnichannel contact center solution that enhances customer service interactions and supports efficient communication. The company also offers RingCentral Professional for managing virtual phone lines and RingCentral Fax for internet-based faxing, streamlining document transmission. Headquartered in Belmont, California, RingCentral was founded in 2003 and has received backing from several prominent investors.

Unisfair

Venture Round in 2008
Unisfair provides the leading platform for virtual business environments. Companies like IBM, Intuit, ADP, EMC, and Novartis use our technology to engage with customers, partners and employees. Unisfair was funded by Sequoia Capital and Norwest Venture Partners and was acquired by West. Corp in March 2011. Specialties Virtual engagement, lead generation, online marketing, virtual events, virtual trade shows, virtual conferences, virtual job fairs less

Silent Communication

Venture Round in 2007
Silent Communication provides a new face for mobile value added services. It offers mobile operators a new category of call management, messaging and visual voicemail solutions for mobile devices. Silent Communication was founded in 2004 and has headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Sipera Systems

Series C in 2007
Sipera Systems is a leader in providing solutions for the secure adoption of Unified Communications (UC), enabling users worldwide to protect their VoIP, video, collaboration, and messaging applications. The company's innovative "Borderless UC" framework allows for secure communications across various devices and locations. With a strong focus on VoIP and UC security, Sipera supports enterprises in implementing secure remote work, distributed call centers, and effective business continuity strategies. Their comprehensive offerings include protection against toll fraud, secure SIP trunks, and provisions for media logging and archiving. Backed by the research from the Sipera VIPER Lab, Sipera Systems delivers high-performance security solutions that enhance communication while minimizing risks for clients in converged internet protocol networks.

RingCentral

Series A in 2007
RingCentral is a cloud-based communication and collaboration platform that offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to enhance business operations. Its products include unified communications as a service (UCaaS), which integrates voice, messaging, video conferencing, and online meetings, enabling organizations to connect teams across various locations seamlessly. The platform caters to over 350,000 businesses worldwide, providing solutions that scale with enterprises as they grow. Key offerings include RingCentral Office, which combines a multi-extension business phone system with unlimited calling and fax functionalities, and RingCentral Glip, a unified team workspace that facilitates effective collaboration by centralizing communications and resources. Additionally, RingCentral provides an omnichannel contact center solution that enhances customer service interactions and supports efficient communication. The company also offers RingCentral Professional for managing virtual phone lines and RingCentral Fax for internet-based faxing, streamlining document transmission. Headquartered in Belmont, California, RingCentral was founded in 2003 and has received backing from several prominent investors.

WiQuest Communications

Series C in 2007
WiQuest Communications is a fabless semiconductor company designing and developing complete WiMedia-based ultrawideband (UWB) solutions focused on ultra high speed, short range applications. WiQuest’s complete solution offering includes chipset, software and reference designs. WiQuest’s technology enables a new class of applications for wireless connectivity to PC, consumer electronics and mobile systems – enabling The New Frontier of Wireless™. WiQuest Communications closed operation on 2008 Oct.

Unisfair

Venture Round in 2006
Unisfair provides the leading platform for virtual business environments. Companies like IBM, Intuit, ADP, EMC, and Novartis use our technology to engage with customers, partners and employees. Unisfair was funded by Sequoia Capital and Norwest Venture Partners and was acquired by West. Corp in March 2011. Specialties Virtual engagement, lead generation, online marketing, virtual events, virtual trade shows, virtual conferences, virtual job fairs less

WiQuest Communications

Series B in 2006
WiQuest Communications is a fabless semiconductor company designing and developing complete WiMedia-based ultrawideband (UWB) solutions focused on ultra high speed, short range applications. WiQuest’s complete solution offering includes chipset, software and reference designs. WiQuest’s technology enables a new class of applications for wireless connectivity to PC, consumer electronics and mobile systems – enabling The New Frontier of Wireless™. WiQuest Communications closed operation on 2008 Oct.

Sipera Systems

Series B in 2006
Sipera Systems is a leader in providing solutions for the secure adoption of Unified Communications (UC), enabling users worldwide to protect their VoIP, video, collaboration, and messaging applications. The company's innovative "Borderless UC" framework allows for secure communications across various devices and locations. With a strong focus on VoIP and UC security, Sipera supports enterprises in implementing secure remote work, distributed call centers, and effective business continuity strategies. Their comprehensive offerings include protection against toll fraud, secure SIP trunks, and provisions for media logging and archiving. Backed by the research from the Sipera VIPER Lab, Sipera Systems delivers high-performance security solutions that enhance communication while minimizing risks for clients in converged internet protocol networks.

RingCentral

Venture Round in 2006
RingCentral is a cloud-based communication and collaboration platform that offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to enhance business operations. Its products include unified communications as a service (UCaaS), which integrates voice, messaging, video conferencing, and online meetings, enabling organizations to connect teams across various locations seamlessly. The platform caters to over 350,000 businesses worldwide, providing solutions that scale with enterprises as they grow. Key offerings include RingCentral Office, which combines a multi-extension business phone system with unlimited calling and fax functionalities, and RingCentral Glip, a unified team workspace that facilitates effective collaboration by centralizing communications and resources. Additionally, RingCentral provides an omnichannel contact center solution that enhances customer service interactions and supports efficient communication. The company also offers RingCentral Professional for managing virtual phone lines and RingCentral Fax for internet-based faxing, streamlining document transmission. Headquartered in Belmont, California, RingCentral was founded in 2003 and has received backing from several prominent investors.

Aruba

Series D in 2005
Aruba securely delivers the enterprise network to users, wherever they work or roam, with unified mobility networks that significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks. Unified mobility networks integrate adaptive WLANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system that can be easily deployed as an overlay on top of existing network infrastructure. Adaptive WLANs deliver high-performance, follow-me connectivity so users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Identity-based security associates access policies with users, not ports, to enable follow-me security that is enforced regardless of access method or location. Application continuity services enable follow-me applications that can be seamlessly accessed across WLAN and cellular networks. The cost, convenience, and security benefits of unified mobility networks are fundamentally changing how and where they work. Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions.

Aruba

Debt Financing in 2004
Aruba securely delivers the enterprise network to users, wherever they work or roam, with unified mobility networks that significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks. Unified mobility networks integrate adaptive WLANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system that can be easily deployed as an overlay on top of existing network infrastructure. Adaptive WLANs deliver high-performance, follow-me connectivity so users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Identity-based security associates access policies with users, not ports, to enable follow-me security that is enforced regardless of access method or location. Application continuity services enable follow-me applications that can be seamlessly accessed across WLAN and cellular networks. The cost, convenience, and security benefits of unified mobility networks are fundamentally changing how and where they work. Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions.

Aruba

Series C in 2004
Aruba securely delivers the enterprise network to users, wherever they work or roam, with unified mobility networks that significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks. Unified mobility networks integrate adaptive WLANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system that can be easily deployed as an overlay on top of existing network infrastructure. Adaptive WLANs deliver high-performance, follow-me connectivity so users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Identity-based security associates access policies with users, not ports, to enable follow-me security that is enforced regardless of access method or location. Application continuity services enable follow-me applications that can be seamlessly accessed across WLAN and cellular networks. The cost, convenience, and security benefits of unified mobility networks are fundamentally changing how and where they work. Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions.

Aruba

Series B in 2003
Aruba securely delivers the enterprise network to users, wherever they work or roam, with unified mobility networks that significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks. Unified mobility networks integrate adaptive WLANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system that can be easily deployed as an overlay on top of existing network infrastructure. Adaptive WLANs deliver high-performance, follow-me connectivity so users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Identity-based security associates access policies with users, not ports, to enable follow-me security that is enforced regardless of access method or location. Application continuity services enable follow-me applications that can be seamlessly accessed across WLAN and cellular networks. The cost, convenience, and security benefits of unified mobility networks are fundamentally changing how and where they work. Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions.

Aruba

Series A in 2002
Aruba securely delivers the enterprise network to users, wherever they work or roam, with unified mobility networks that significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks. Unified mobility networks integrate adaptive WLANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system that can be easily deployed as an overlay on top of existing network infrastructure. Adaptive WLANs deliver high-performance, follow-me connectivity so users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Identity-based security associates access policies with users, not ports, to enable follow-me security that is enforced regardless of access method or location. Application continuity services enable follow-me applications that can be seamlessly accessed across WLAN and cellular networks. The cost, convenience, and security benefits of unified mobility networks are fundamentally changing how and where they work. Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions.

Equipe Communications

Series C in 2002
Equipe Communications designs, develops, and markets asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) products to telecom carriers and service providers. The company's products assist local exchange carriers (ILECs) and interexchange carriers (IXCs) in transition from ATM architecture to IP/MPLS. The company also offers network management design, engineering, furnishing and installation, lifecycle tools, and rapid deployment services. Equipe Communications was founded in 1999 and is based in Acton, Massachusetts.

Personeta

Series A in 2002
Personeta, Inc. provides converged communication solutions for service providers in the United States and internationally. It offers TappS NSC, a service creation and execution platform that enables service providers to implement converged communication services. The company also provides Converged Office, a converged business communication solution that allows service providers to treat various combinations of communication devices as a single entity; Converged Life, a converged consumer communication suite, which enables service providers to create various service mash-ups under an application umbrella; and Next Generation IN solution, a suite of applications running on TappS NSC. Its solutions are used in fixed-mobile convergence, voice call continuity, and location-based services applications. The company serves business and consumer markets. Personeta, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Fort Lee, New Jersey. As of October 19, 2009, Personeta, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Gallery IP Telephony Ltd.

Uniscape

Series D in 2001
At Uniscape, they envision a world where all types of customers enjoy the same quality of digital experience regardless of language, culture, or national identity. The Internet has become the major catalyst for global economic growth. While Internet technologies have done much to extend a company's reach — eliminating the boundaries of time and place and enabling people to exchange information in real time from anywhere in the world — they have yet to enable the Net to live up to its promise as the most powerful channel for ebusiness. It's true that new ebusiness applications are changing business models by enabling highly personalized marketing, online purchasing, and customer self-service. But the voice of the Net remains almost singular while each of your global markets is comprised of customers that speak their own language; have distinctive cultures, tastes, and buying habits; and are subject to their own unique laws. Therefore, the success of your ebusiness initiatives depends directly upon your ability to communicate efficiently and effectively with your worldwide customers, partners, suppliers as well as your own employees. What remains, then, is a serious challenge for ebusiness: to create a digital world in which your customers worldwide enjoy the same quality of experience regardless of language, culture, or national identity. There is a solution. Together with its partners, Uniscape has developed a comprehensive suite of globalization software and services that enable Global 1000 companies to cost-effectively increase revenue, enhance customer loyalty, and project a powerful global brand. At Uniscape, we enable you to speak to the world in multiple languages with one voice.

Telera

Venture Round in 2001
Provider of a software platform for advanced voice applications. The company's flagship Voice Web Application Platform enables both wireline and wireless service providers to deliver advanced, business-centric voice applications. By leveraging new technologies like Voice XML customer service, commerce transaction, and self-service applications provide a more personalized and interactive caller experience, and ensure that mobile corporate users have equal access to time-critical business and customer information.

Uniscape

Series C in 2000
At Uniscape, they envision a world where all types of customers enjoy the same quality of digital experience regardless of language, culture, or national identity. The Internet has become the major catalyst for global economic growth. While Internet technologies have done much to extend a company's reach — eliminating the boundaries of time and place and enabling people to exchange information in real time from anywhere in the world — they have yet to enable the Net to live up to its promise as the most powerful channel for ebusiness. It's true that new ebusiness applications are changing business models by enabling highly personalized marketing, online purchasing, and customer self-service. But the voice of the Net remains almost singular while each of your global markets is comprised of customers that speak their own language; have distinctive cultures, tastes, and buying habits; and are subject to their own unique laws. Therefore, the success of your ebusiness initiatives depends directly upon your ability to communicate efficiently and effectively with your worldwide customers, partners, suppliers as well as your own employees. What remains, then, is a serious challenge for ebusiness: to create a digital world in which your customers worldwide enjoy the same quality of experience regardless of language, culture, or national identity. There is a solution. Together with its partners, Uniscape has developed a comprehensive suite of globalization software and services that enable Global 1000 companies to cost-effectively increase revenue, enhance customer loyalty, and project a powerful global brand. At Uniscape, we enable you to speak to the world in multiple languages with one voice.