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Bogomil Balkansky
InvestorPartner, Seed/Early at Sequoia Capital
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Writes $1M – $200M checks · typically $5M
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About
Bogomil Balkansky spent 20 years as an executive at technology companies including Siebel Systems, VMware, and Google before moving into investing. He is currently a partner at the venture capital firm Sequoia Capital. Outside of work, he runs a cooking blog where he shares recipes, and he is also a wildlife explorer and photographer.
Contact· published on Bogomil's own website
Invests in
Cloud ComputingConsumerDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at Stanford GSB
- Hobbies
- Is a home chef who blogs about cooking, with Thanksgiving as his favorite American holiday. Is an avid wildlife explorer and photographer, sharing his work at bogiegeographic.com. Balkansky enjoys cooking and maintains a cooking blog. He enjoys entertaining. He is a diver and has gone on a trip to swim with whales. He practices wildlife photography and maintains a photography site.
- Family
- He lists married life among his personal interests.
- More
- He left communist Bulgaria on a scholarship after the fall of the Berlin Wall, which brought him to the United States.
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Investments
Board seats
Investor
AIR SecurityApexArchilBankSight SystemsBanyan SecurityBigEyeChainguardCharlie FinanceChkkCloseFactorCoana (acquired by Socket)Coherent LabsColaboCortexCyeracymphony.ioDenoEdamamEmpirik.aiFastAPI LabsFortellaGameleapInfracostLeanplumMoviMutinyOasis SecurityParticlePromethiumPydanticPydantic ServicesQuantiveReleaseSalt SecuritySandstoneScannerScanner.devStokeSupportLogicTemporal TechnologiesTraversalTraversal IncWizZafranZafran SecurityZeet
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources · the firm's website.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bogomil Balkansky?
- Bogomil Balkansky spent 20 years as an executive at technology companies including Siebel Systems, VMware, and Google before moving into investing. He is currently a partner at the venture capital firm Sequoia Capital. Outside of work, he runs a cooking blog where he shares recipes, and he is also a wildlife explorer and photographer.
- Where does Bogomil Balkansky work?
- Bogomil Balkansky is Partner, Seed/Early at Sequoia Capital.
- What does Bogomil Balkansky invest in?
- Bogomil Balkansky invests in Cloud Computing, Consumer, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Marketing Tech, SaaS, Sales Tech.
- What check size does Bogomil Balkansky write?
- Bogomil Balkansky typically writes checks of $1M – $200M.
- What boards does Bogomil Balkansky sit on?
- Bogomil Balkansky holds tracked board seats at Mutiny.
- What companies has Bogomil Balkansky invested in?
- Investments tracked here include AIR Security, Apex, Archil, BankSight Systems, Banyan Security, BigEye, Chainguard, Charlie Finance, Chkk, CloseFactor, Coana (acquired by Socket), Coherent Labs, and 34 more.
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