Sequoia Capital — 2023 Investments

SureIn is a Berlin-based insurance technology startup building a risk and insurance management platform for small and medium-sized businesses.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSBerlin, DE

DSDavid Schara ✌(Founder)in

Co-investorsPAPact VCATAtlanticGAGaingelsNEneoteq venturesPAPactRORobin Capital+3 more

Apollo Neuro makes a wearable device that delivers gentle vibrations ("SmartVibes") intended to balance the autonomic nervous system, aiming to reduce stress, improve sleep, focus, and recovery.

Digital HealthHardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessPittsburgh, US

KFKathryn Fantauzzi(Co-founder and CEO)inDDDr. David Rabin MD, PhD(Co-founder; neuroscientist and board-certified psychiatrist)

Co-investorsIDID8 InvestmentsNONoeticPOPortfoliaB B CapitalBABain Capital VenturesNENexus Venture Partners+2 more

Apollo provides an AI-powered platform designed for go-to-market teams to improve sales and marketing productivity.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSales TechSan Francisco, US

TZTim Zheng(CEO)inRLRay Li(Founder)inMCMatt Curl(Chief Executive Officer)inMarcio Arnecke(Chief Marketing Officer)inACAdam Carr(Chief Revenue Officer)inPMPhil Moon(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsA*A*ANAngel Collective Opportunity FundBABain Capital VenturesGAGaingelsJUJude GomilaNENewView Capital+18 more

Bloomfilter provides end-to-end visibility and traceability over work execution by humans and AI agents, unifying data across development tools and platforms into a shared intelligence layer.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareCleveland, US

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesCACastor VenturesCHChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)SEService Provider CapitalSTStage 2 CapitalTETechstars+3 more

Caldera provides a rollup engine that lets apps and communities launch customizable, purpose-built blockchains that settle on Ethereum, along with Metalayer for cross-chain connectivity and shared liquidity.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Matthew Katz(Founder)Parker Jou(Founder)inMatt Katz(Founder)

Co-investors1K1k(x)1K1kxALAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)DRDragonflyLALattice CapitalMEMetastable+6 more

Capi Money provides cross-border payment services for importers in emerging markets, enabling them to pay suppliers in multiple currencies with settlement within 24 hours.

FintechLondon, GB

MRMitch Riley(CEO)inSLScott Liddle(Founder)inMitchell James Riley(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Watson(Director)Luke O'LearyinTWTom Watson(CTO)in

Co-investorsFIfirstminute capitalFUFund I, a series of Africa FinTech Collective, LPKIKima VenturesMAMaiora Rebel VenturesMUMusha VenturesPIPioneer+14 more

Captions is an AI video editor that automatically transforms raw footage into fully edited videos with cuts, overlays, captions, and music.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US

GMGaurav Misra(Founder)inDCDwight Churchill(Founder)inGaurav Misra Dwight Churchill(Founder)

Co-investorsCHChapter OneSVSV AngelANAndreessen HorowitzCHChapter One VenturesINIndex VenturesKLKleiner Perkins

Chkk provides a platform for managing Kubernetes upgrades and lifecycle operations, automating risk assessments, version tracking, and add-on compatibility management.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSSunnyvale, US

ANAwais Nemat(Founder)in

Co-investorsCLClear VenturesSWSwisscom Ventures

Zhongho Nongxin (中和农信) provides rural financial and community services to farmers and rural households across China, with operations covering over 100,000 villages in more than 500 counties across 21 provincial-level regions.

AgTechFintechImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsTETeachers' Venture GrowthINInternational Finance Corporation

New York, US

Alexander Izydorczyk(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Christian Kleinerman(Director)Michael P. Scarpelli(Director)

BoardThomas Laffont(Director)

Co-investorsCOCoatue ManagementSNSnowflake Ventures

Dagster Labs develops Dagster, an open-source data orchestration platform with a commercial cloud offering.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

NSNick Schrock(Founder)in

Co-investorsAMAmplify PartnersCOCoatue ManagementF7f7 VenturesOSOSS CapitalZEZero Prime Ventures8V8VC+5 more

Depot is a cloud-based build platform that accelerates software compilation and integration with container tools to reduce developer wait times.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

KGKyle Galbraith(Founder)inJGJacob Gillespie(Founder)inTori Elstrom(Head of Developer Marketing)Pedro Guerra(Enterprise Support Lead)

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorAVAviso VenturesFEFelicis VenturesKIKima VenturesPIPioneerAFAfore Capital+7 more

Dagster is an AI-native DataOps platform that orchestrates, observes, and activates data across enterprise data stacks.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Nicholas Schrock(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Peter Hunt(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardEWEmily Walsh(Director)inMichelangelo Volpi(Director)

Co-investorsHUHuman CapitalINIndex Ventures8V8VCGEGeorgianSLSlow Ventures

Hatica offers a DevOps analytics dashboard that tracks DORA metrics — including deployment frequency, change failure rate, and mean time to restore — alongside 70+ other software engineering metrics.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Naomi Chopra(Executive Officer, Director)inHSHaritabh Singh(Founder)in

Co-investorsGAGaingelsKAKae CapitalSPSprint VcTITitan CapitalISiSeedSUSurge

Hippo Video is a video creation platform using agentic AI to turn text, documents, and prompts into videos with lifelike avatars and multilingual voiceovers in 30+ languages.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech

KMKarthi Mariappan(Founder)in

Co-investorsEXExfinity VenturesKAKae CapitalALAlpha Wave GlobalDADallas Venture CapitalPEPeak XV Partners

HomeLane provides end-to-end home interior design and modular furniture services, offering personalised 3D designs, materials selection, factory production, and installation for residential customers.

ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech

SISrikanth Iyer(Founder)inPrabhu Venkatesh(Founder)Rama Harinath K(Founder)Srini Battula(Founder)Tanuj Choudhry(Founder)

Co-investorsAAAarin CapitalACAccelBLBlackSoilEVEvolvence India FundFJFJ LabsNUNuVentures+3 more

Froda provides digital business financing for small and medium-sized businesses, offering fast online lending and embedded finance products.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSStockholm, SE

Co-investorsYOYolo Investments

Listen Labs offers an AI-moderated video interview platform that recruits and interviews verified customers in parallel, then synthesizes the findings into memos, slides, and highlight reels.

AI & Machine LearningFintechMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

AWAlfred Wahlforss(Founder)inFJFlorian Juengermann(Founder)in

Co-investorsAVavraCOConvictionFLFlorent Venture PartnersTCTCP CapitalZ-Z-FellowsMEMenlo Ventures+2 more

Mach Industries designs and manufactures defense systems including unmanned aerial systems, precision munitions, high-altitude surveillance platforms, and propulsion testing capabilities for military applications.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareHuntington Beach, US

ETEthan Thornton(Founder)inBrendan Cooney(Executive Officer)inAshton Bennett(Founder)

BoardKRKeith Rabois(Director)inGLGeoff Lewis(Director)inLewis Geoff(Director)

Co-investorsALAloft VCBEBedrockBIBig Brain HoldingsBOBoxGroupCHChampion Hill VenturesCOCoalition+18 more

Mayhem Studios creates story-driven games that focus on narrative-rich experiences and world-building.

Creator EconomyGamingMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsGAGaingelsLULumikaiBABase PartnersHAHashed EmergentKLKleiner PerkinsSTSteadview Capital

Mindos (Second Me) builds AI digital twins that learn from a person's notes, voice recordings, and ideas to reflect their personality, voice, and thinking, which can then be shared to interact with others.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsSingapore, SG

FTFelix Tao(Founder)in

Co-investorsSQSquare Peg CapitalLILinear CapitalYIYinxinggu Capital

Nimbbl develops technology aimed at supporting global commerce by processing context in real time and reducing complexity in business and customer interactions.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechSaaSMumbai, IN

Amit Bansal(Founder)inAnurag Pandey(Founder)in

Co-investorsPEPeak XV PartnersGLGlobal Founders Capital

Reask develops climate risk models for insurers and reinsurers to forecast, price, and manage extreme weather exposure.

Climate TechData & InfrastructureInsurTechLondon, GB

Co-investorsCOCollaborative FundHAHAWKTAILMAMastryMOMosaic General Partnership, LLCBRBreakthrough Energy VenturesCOComcast Ventures+4 more

Replicate builds tools that make AI models accessible to software engineers through simple APIs and abstractions, similar to standard software libraries.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

BFBen Firshman(Founder)inAJAndreas Jansson(Founder)inAbby T. Miller(ops)Jill Wohlner(Recruiter)John LaMarche(recruiter)Auni Nair(Ops)

Co-investorsAIAIX VenturesANAndreessen HorowitzAVavraHEHeavybitY Y CombinatorACActivation Venture+5 more

San Francisco, US

Keller Rinaudo(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardAlfred Lin(Director)

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzBABaillie GiffordGVGV (Google Ventures)KAKatalyst VenturesREReinvent CapitalTETemasek+2 more

Squint provides a mobile app using AI and AR to automate data entry and generate custom procedures for manufacturing and other industries including energy and healthcare.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

DBDevin Bhushan(Founder)inDylan Conway(Head of Strategy, Founding Team)in

BoardTTTim Tully(Director)in

Co-investorsMEMenlo VenturesTHThe Westly GroupSISignalRankTCTCV

Stairwell provides cybersecurity threat intelligence solutions to help teams identify and address security threats.

Cybersecurity

Mike Wiacek(Founder)

Co-investorsACAccelBABallistic VenturesGRGradient VenturesINIn-Q-TelS3S32EREric Schmidt+4 more

Tacto builds AI agents for industrial procurement that connect internal data (ERP, technical drawings) with external market data to identify cost-saving potential, manage suppliers, optimize RFQ processes, and handle compliance.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software

APAndré Petry(Founder)inJGJohannes Groll(Founder)inRKRobert Kaiser(Geschäftsführung (Management))inAndreas Groll(Founder)Nico Bentenrieder(Founder)

Co-investorsCHCherry VenturesINIndex VenturesUVUVC PartnersVIVisionaries ClubLALa Famiglia

Empowering global trade with seamless, secure payments

Singapore, SG

Rahul Shinghal(Founder)inSaroj Mishra(Founder)ASAayush Singhania(Chief Product Officer)inKanupriya Sharda(Chief Business Officer)Arul Kumaravel(Founder)

Co-investorsFOFoundamentalGMGMO VenturePartnersPEPeak XV PartnersRTRTP GlobalSASaison CapitalARArc180+7 more

The Whole Truth Foods sells packaged food products such as hazelnut millet protein bars, positioning itself around transparent, additive-free ingredients.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechMumbai, IN

SMShashank Mehta(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsSASauce.vcTRTrifecta Capital AdvisorsZ4Z47NONorthzonePEPeak XV PartnersSOSofina

A library of educational games handmade by educators worldwide; acquired by Animoca Brands.

Co-investorsALAlephMEMetropolis VCINInimitiLILiberty City VenturesPOPolygonSHShima Capital

TipLink provides a Solana crypto wallet that users create and log into with a Google account, aimed at making digital assets accessible to non-crypto users.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Ian Krotinsky(Founder)in

Co-investorsASAsymmetricMUMulticoin CapitalSASamsung NextCICircle VenturesKAKaratagePAPaxos

Whisper Aero develops electric propulsion technology for aircraft, emphasizing quiet, efficient thrust for urban air mobility and logistics.

CleantechDeep TechDefense TechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationTennessee, US

Mark Moore(Founder)inIVIan Villa(Founder)inDJDevon Jedamski(Chief Engineer)in

BoardSCShawn Carolan(Director)inThiago Olson(Director)

Co-investors5353 StationsABAbstract VenturesKIKindred VenturesLALaunch TennesseeLULux CapitalMEMenlo Ventures+2 more