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Bill Coughran
InvestorBoard director at Neeva · Board director at Cohesity · Board director at Blue Danube Systems
Menlo Park, California
Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $5M
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About
Bill Coughran is a Partner and Founder's Coach at Sequoia Capital with more than two decades of experience in computer science and technology. His background spans research in computational science and engineering, distributed systems, IP security, and large-scale web service systems, along with general management and product development experience. He currently invests in and advises developing companies.
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Beyond investing
- Founded
- Coughran co-founded Entrisphere, a telecom equipment startup, and served as its CEO.
- Education
- Studied at Caltech (B.S., Mathematics) Studied at Stanford (M.S., Computer Science)
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Board director at Neeva
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Co-founders at Neeva
Board director at Cohesity
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Cohesity's investors · 31
Co-founders at Cohesity
Board director at Blue Danube Systems
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Blue Danube Systems's investors · 3
Co-founders at Blue Danube Systems
Experience
- Sequoia CapitalFounder's Coach and Partnercurrent2011 — presentMenlo Park & San Francisco, CA
- Origin TechnologyBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- LiquidMetal AIBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentMountain View, California, United States
- StairwellBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentMountain View, California, United States
- LiltBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco OperaBoard Membercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- OsoBoard Member2019 — 2026New York, New York, United States
- Alkira, Inc.Board Member2018 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Quantum Circuits, Inc.Board Member2017 — 2026New Haven, Connecticut
- CohesityBoard Member2013 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Robust IntelligenceBoard Member2020 — 2024Silicon Valley, California, United States
- NeevaBoard Member2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Orbital Insight, Inc.Board Member2014 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Blue Danube SystemsBoard Member2013 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area and New Jersey
- LightStepBoard Member2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- TheatreWorksTrustee2012 — 2020
- Docker, IncBoard Observer2014 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Vector Space SystemsBoard Member2017 — 2019
- Barefoot NetworksBoard Member2014 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Luminate WirelessBoard Member2013 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
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SaaSNew Business DevelopmentDistributed SystemsComputer ScienceMergers & AcquisitionsWirelessEngineering LeadershipMachine LearningFrom Bill's professional profile.
Deals · 3
NeevaBoard seat
via Sequoia Capital · filed May 2021 · $40.2M raise
Vector LaunchBoard seat
via Sequoia Capital · filed Oct 2018 · $74.6M raise
Blue Danube SystemsBoard seat
via Sequoia Capital · filed Dec 2015 · $16.2M raise
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Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Investor
AlkiraAltiscaleAscend.ioBarefoot NetworksChkkCohesityCUE LabsDockerFireEyeGraphcore LimitedGraphiantIambicJITXLILTMetanautixNxyzOrbital InsightOsoPreludeQuantum CircuitsQueryPalRobust IntelligenceStairwellStripeTectonViptelaWavefront
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bill Coughran?
- Bill Coughran is a Partner and Founder's Coach at Sequoia Capital with more than two decades of experience in computer science and technology. His background spans research in computational science and engineering, distributed systems, IP security, and large-scale web service systems, along with general management and product development experience. He currently invests in and advises developing companies.
- Where does Bill Coughran work?
- Bill Coughran is Board director at Neeva and Board director at Cohesity and Board director at Blue Danube Systems.
- What check size does Bill Coughran write?
- Bill Coughran typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- What boards does Bill Coughran sit on?
- Bill Coughran holds tracked board seats at Blue Danube Systems, Neeva, Vector Launch, Wavefront.
- What companies has Bill Coughran invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Alkira, Altiscale, Ascend.io, Barefoot Networks, Blue Danube Systems, Chkk, Cohesity, CUE Labs, Docker, FireEye, Graphcore Limited, Graphiant, and 18 more.
- Where did Bill Coughran go to school?
- Bill Coughran studied at Stanford University (Ph.D., Computer Science); Stanford University (M.S., Computer Science); Caltech (BS (with honors), Mathematics).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Quantum Circuits, Inc.8
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Also worked at Blue Danube Systems2
Also worked at Docker, Inc46
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Also worked at Barefoot Networks678
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