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Jeff Wang

InvestorUnicorn founder

Managing Partner at Sequoia Capital · Co-founder at Amplitude

Menlo Park, California, United States

Writes $1M – $200M checks

FoundedAmplitude$1B · YC

About

Jeff Wang, a managing partner who built and led a $9B+ Global Equities platform, offers cross‑market vantage and has overseen over $3B of private investments into ByteDance, SpaceX and Stripe.

Invests in

ConsumerDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareSaaS

Co-founder at AmplitudeYC W12

Intro paths

YC

Jeff went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Jeff can intro founders to Amplitude's investors below.

Amplitude's investors · 21

91 VenturesTel Aviv · since 2021Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2021BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2021BoxGroupNew York · $1M checks · since 2021DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2021Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2021FikaCulver City · $1M – $10M checks · since 2021GICSingapore · since 2021Griffin Gaming PartnersSanta Monica · since 2025IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2021Lead Edge CapitalNew York · $50M – $400M checks · since 2018Long Venture PartnersMountain View · since 2021Merus CapitalMenlo Park · $200K – $2.5M checks · since 2021Mighty CapitalSan Francisco · since 2021Quest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $1.5M checks · since 2021Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2021Silicon BadiaNew York · $250K checks · since 2014Slow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checks · since 2021Sorenson VenturesLehi · since 2021SV AngelSan Francisco · since 2021Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Amplitude

SSSpenser Skates
Spenser SkatesFounder/CEO
CLCurtis Liu
Curtis LiuFounder/CTO
ACAndrew Casey
Andrew CaseyChief Financial Officer
NC
Nathaniel CrookChief Commercial Officer

Experience

  1. Sequoia Capital Global EquitiesManaging Partner2010 — 2025
  2. Aptina ImagingBoard Member2010
  3. TPG CapitalVice President2008 — 2010
  4. Tiger Asia ManagementInvestment Analyst2007
  5. Silver Lake PartnersAssociate2004 — 2006
  6. Morgan StanleyAnalyst2002 — 2004

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA2006 — 2008
  2. Stanford UniversityMS, Computer Science2001 — 2002
  3. Stanford UniversityBS with Distinction, Computer Science1997 — 2001

Skills & more

Languages English

From Jeff's professional profile.

Colleagues at Sequoia Capital

Abhishek Malani
Investor at Sequoia Capital
Alfred Lin
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Amira Yahyaoui
Scout at Sequoia Capital
Anas Biad
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Andrew Reed
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Anne Marie Boidock
Investor at Sequoia Capital
Bill Coughran
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Bogomil Balkansky
Home chef and food blogger, venture capital partner, and wildlife photographer

Frequently asked questions

Where does Jeff Wang work?
Jeff Wang is Managing Partner at Sequoia Capital and Co-founder at Amplitude.
What does Jeff Wang invest in?
Jeff Wang invests in Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.
What check size does Jeff Wang write?
Jeff Wang typically writes checks of $1M – $200M.
What companies did Jeff Wang found?
Jeff Wang founded Amplitude.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,732

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptJessica LivingstonFounder, RetiredFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1

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Stanford University mafia855

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded Manas AI +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonBSEEFounded Mojo VisionBalaji SrinivasanGraduate StudentFounded Counsyl +1Jess LeeBSFounded Polyvore

+ 848 more

Harvard Business School mafia311

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Mike Maples JrMBAFounded Pattern BreakersNoubar AfeyanVisiting LecturerFounded ProFound Therapeutics +12Wade MyersMBAFounded RealManage +5Harry GrunerFounded Hilos +2Ellen RubinMBAFounded ClearSky Data +2Brad GarlinghouseMBAFounded Hightail +2

+ 304 more

Sequoia Capital mafia16

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jess LeePartnerFounded PolyvoreJim GoetzSeed/Early + GrowthFounded VitalSignsChris RustPartnerFounded Tessera LabsKonstantine BuhlerSeed/EarlyFounded Listen LabsTodd CozzensPartner, HealthcareFounded UnitedHealth GroupDavid DworskySummer AnalystFounded Telescope

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Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,969

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,963 more

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,994 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Sequoia Capital Global Equities175

Michael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in Startups; All-In co-hostAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm

+ 169 more

Also worked at Aptina Imaging5

Wael NafeeGeneral Partner at RAED VenturesMichael MarksFounding Managing Partner at Celesta CapitalNicholas BrathwaiteFounding Managing Partner at Celesta CapitalErik KnallInvestment Associate at Prime Impact FundTerry GiltonPartner at Celesta Capital

Also worked at TPG Capital106

Georgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesElena SakachInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Tsendai ChagwederaPartner at EchoVC PartnersKayla HinderscheidHead of Network Development at Menlo VenturesStephen CondonFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCSonya HuangPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 100 more

Also worked at Tiger Asia Management1

Youngjun KongPrincipal at LG Technology Ventures