Aaref Hilaly
InvestorGeneral Partner at Sequoia Capital
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About
Aaref Hilaly is a Partner at Sequoia Capital. Before investing, he was a company builder, founding and leading two Sequoia-backed startups. The first was CenterRun, followed by Clearwell Systems, where he helped grow the company from zero to a $100 million revenue run rate in four years. Clearwell Systems was acquired by Symantec for $410 million. At Sequoia, Hilaly draws on this operational experience, and he is known for advising founders on how to work effectively with their boards. He advocates for founders to engage rather than merely manage their boards, and to focus on product over metrics in board conversations.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Hilaly started two Sequoia-backed companies, first CenterRun and then Clearwell Systems.
- More
- Hilaly helped grow Clearwell Systems from zero to a $100 million revenue run rate in four years, before its $410 million acquisition by Symantec.
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- Who is Aaref Hilaly?
- Aaref Hilaly is a Partner at Sequoia Capital. Before investing, he was a company builder, founding and leading two Sequoia-backed startups. The first was CenterRun, followed by Clearwell Systems, where he helped grow the company from zero to a $100 million revenue run rate in four years. Clearwell Systems was acquired by Symantec for $410 million. At Sequoia, Hilaly draws on this operational experience, and he is known for advising founders on how to work effectively with their boards. He advocates for founders to engage rather than merely manage their boards, and to focus on product over metrics in board conversations.
- Where does Aaref Hilaly work?
- Aaref Hilaly is General Partner at Sequoia Capital.