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Josephine Chen

Investor

Partner at Sequoia Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $1M – $200M checks · typically $5M

About

Josephine Chen partners with seed and Series A startups across enterprise software, fintech and crypto, bridging those areas, advocating AI's effects on consumer apps and healthcare, and writing product-focused essays.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechCircular EconomyConsumerCrypto & Web3Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareSaaS

Experience

  1. Sequoia CapitalPartnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Applied ComputeInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. CrosbyInvestorcurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
  4. BridgeBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. PrivyInvestorcurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
  6. Abby CareBoard Directorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. RoxInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  8. FreedBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
  9. BreezeInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. BenchlingInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  11. FoundBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  12. AMP RoboticsBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
  13. KnowdeBoard Observer2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Emergence CapitalInvestment Associate2018
  15. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2016 — 2017
  16. UpthereProduct Manager - Intern2014
  17. Stanford University School of MedicineResearch lntern2010 — 2013
  18. GenentechResearch Intern2012
  19. UC DavisResearch lntern2009

Education

  1. Stanford University
  2. Stanford University Graduate School of Business
  3. The Harker School

Skills & more

Languages Chinese · English · French

From Josephine's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,578

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

+ 1,572 more

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,144 more

Also attended The Harker School22

Chiraag DeoraPrincipal at GreycroftSonya HuangPartner at Sequoia CapitalAjay KamatPartner at Pear VCChadwick ManningFounder at Cerulean VenturesPriyanka Goel-ChandrasekarInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsRishabh NijhawanSenior Associate at Western Technology Investment

+ 16 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Applied Compute5

Elizabeth WeilFounder & Partner at Scribble VenturesLeigh Marie BraswellPartner at KPCBAngela ZhangCampus Lead at The MBA FundAndrei KozyrevPartner at AbstractMichael C.Investor at Tribe Capital Firstlook

Also worked at Crosby4

Jahanvi SardanaInvestor at Index VenturesChristina (Phillips) Melas-KyriaziPartner at Bain Capital VenturesJacqueline LoebInvestor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Oliver HeinsInvestor at Sinai Capital Partners

Also worked at AMP Robotics7

Abe YokellManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Congruent VenturesTanuj DuttaGeneral Partner at Congruent VenturesVictoria BeasleyPartner at Gigascale CapitalMatanya HorowitzVenture Partner at Growth Warrior CapitalDanielle JosephManaging Director at Closed Loop PartnersMichael DeLuciaInvestor at Wellington Management

+ 1 more

Also worked at Emergence Capital32

Viviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAdrian MallingerOperations & Administration at Ballistic VenturesWenz XingPrincipal at Permanent Capital VenturesBrian JacobsVenture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIFJason GreenFounder and General Partner (Emeritus) at Emergence Capital PartnersGordon RitterFounder and General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners

+ 26 more

Investments

Investor

Abby CareAMP RoboticsAnrokBridgeCrestaCrosbyFoundFreedMagic EdenNuvoPrivyRox

Per the firm's website.

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

Network1

Gil Shklarski
General Partner at Operator LP

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