Alfred Lin
Partner at Sequoia Capital · Advisor at Surge
San Francisco, CA
Writes $1M – $200M checks · typically $5M
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About
A partner at Sequoia Capital since 2010, Alfred Lin led the firm's investments in Airbnb, DoorDash, and OpenAI. Before venture he was COO and chairman of Zappos through its sale to Amazon. He topped the Forbes Midas List in 2021, 2024, and 2025.
Alfred Lin @alfred_lin
When we are running hard and fast, what we remember is fascinating, and our memories are selective and prone to error. At a board dinner, a new executive told a story about working on a first-ever bond offering for a company. He was willing to work on it as long as the
Jul 31, 2026 · ♥ 97 · ⇄ 2
Alfred Lin @alfred_lin
Often we just hear about companies when they're announcing milestones, so it's always great when writers take time to embed themselves in an organization and really see how they work. Nicole did that with @ryanjdaniels, @jsarihan, and @crosbylegal recently. If you're interested https://t.co/C55U1zTC0H
Jul 30, 2026 · ♥ 65 · ⇄ 6
Alfred Lin @alfred_lin
When Amazon acquired Zappos, we discovered that the Zappos fulfillment center was 30% more efficient than an $AMZN fulfillment center. We first broke the problem down into smaller problems of picking, packing, and shipping, and focused on picking first as it was the main https://t.co/4sEZ5URwTN
Jul 29, 2026 · ♥ 304 · ⇄ 10
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareSaaSSector Agnostic
Beyond investing
- Family
- Immigrated to the United States with his family, landing in New York City when he was six years old. Has a son who was finishing his freshman year of high school as of 2026.
From Alfred's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Deals · 5
Nominal, Inc.Board seat
via Sequoia Capital · filed Mar 2026 · $80M raise
KalshiBoard seat
via Sequoia Capital · filed Dec 2025 · $1000M raise
Clay LabsBoard seat
via Sequoia Capital · filed Sep 2025 · $100M raise
TrialSparkBoard seat
via Sequoia Capital · filed Jul 2024 · $512M raise
Indie Technologies, Inc.Board seat
via Sequoia Capital · filed Jun 2024 · $46M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Alfred Lin“The top engineers are shipping 3x more” says Alfred Lin of Sequoia Capital #upfrontsummit
Upfront Ventures
Is The World Really Built for Humans? Unlocking AI’s Potential with Alfred Lin
Cobot
#1 Midas List Investor - Alfred Lin, Sequoia Capital
Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Sequoia’s Alfred Lin: $10T Companies Are Coming
Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Colleagues at Sequoia Capital
Network6
Investors connected to Alfred in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.











