Seed · Early · Growth · Pre-seed

Sequoia Capital

Menlo Park, CA

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A long-running venture partnership working with a concentrated set of companies from seed through public-market scale.

Artificial IntelligenceEnterprise SoftwareConsumerFinancial TechnologyHealthcareenterprise softwarecloud and securityfintechcryptoconsumerhardtech

Key people indexed3

Listed companies10

Distinct official sources3

Last checked2026-09-04

Strategy lens

Declared focus vs. observed sample

Declared focus reflects the firm’s own strategy language. Observed sectors summarize only the source-linked companies currently indexed here; it is not the firm’s complete portfolio allocation.

Observed company sample

Consumer2

AI inference infrastructure1

AI-native go-to-market software1

crypto infrastructure1

Financial Technology1

fintech and prediction markets1

foundation models and AI products1

foundation models and AI safety1

Semiconductors1

Founder fit screen

Prepare before contacting Sequoia

Use the firm’s declared strategy and sourced relationship graph to build a specific outreach thesis. This is a preparation framework—not a claim about current appetite or check size.

Stage fit

Explain why the company belongs in Seed, Early, Growth and what proof has already removed the prior stage’s risk.

Sector fit

Anchor the opportunity to Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Consumer. Name the specific market shift and why it is happening now.

Partner fit

Review 3 indexed team profiles. Address the partner whose operating history and portfolio context best match the company.

Portfolio context

Study the 10 source-linked companies shown here. State whether the company is complementary, differentiated, or potentially competitive.

Evidence packet

Bring customer proof, cohort or deployment metrics, gross-margin logic, capital use, key risks, and the milestone this financing should unlock.

Contact route

Use the firm’s public route and keep the request precise: company, stage, round, traction, why this firm, and one clear next step.

Key people

Who shapes the partnership

Official team source

Partner

Roelof Botha

Technology investor and former operator focused on exceptional founders and enduring category leaders.

Partner

Alfred Lin

Seed and early-stage partner with operating experience and a focus on consumer and technology companies.

Partner, Seed/Early

Stephanie Zhan

Partner, Seed/Early at Sequoia Capital, with firm-level exposure to Artificial Intelligence, enterprise software, cloud and security, fintech.

Selected relationships

Investments listed by the firm

Official portfolio source