Pat Grady
InvestorPartner at Sequoia Capital · Partner, Sequoia Capital at Surge · Board Member (Partner, Sequoia Capital) at Cribl · Board director at Pilot.com, Inc. · Board director at Amplitude
Menlo Park, CA
Writes $10M – $200M checks · typically $25M
Midas 2020 · #97Midas 2021 · #59Midas 2022 · #85Midas 2023 · #91Midas 2024 · #81Midas 2025 · #36Midas 2026 · #25
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About
Pat Grady leads Sequoia Capital's growth investing practice and has backed a run of enterprise software standouts including Snowflake, ServiceNow, HubSpot, Zoom and OpenAI. A seven-year regular on the Forbes Midas List, he climbed to number 25 in 2026 as Sequoia's growth portfolio rode the AI wave.
Contact· published on Pat's own website
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at Boston College
- Communities
- In November 2025, Grady was named co-steward of Sequoia Capital alongside Alfred Lin, succeeding Roelof Botha.
- Hobbies
- Grady enjoys mountain biking, skiing, road biking, snowboarding, and assorted outdoor activities.
- More
- Before venture capital, Grady worked construction jobs in high school and later went into inside sales after college.
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Board Member (Partner, Sequoia Capital) at Cribl
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Cribl's investors · 14
Co-founders at Cribl
Board director at Pilot.com, Inc.
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Pilot.com, Inc.'s investors · 3
Co-founders at Pilot.com, Inc.
Board director at AmplitudeYC W12
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Amplitude went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — Pat sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.
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Amplitude's investors · 21
Co-founders at Amplitude
Experience
- Sequoia CapitalPartnercurrent2007 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RogoObserver, Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
- OpenEvidenceMember, Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
- Day AIMember, Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- Grow TherapyObserver, Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- WatershedMember, Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
- HarveyMember, Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
- Hugging FaceInvestor & Business Partnercurrent2022 — present
- NotionMember, Board of Directorscurrent2021 — present
- OpenAIInvestor & Business Partnercurrent2021 — present
- Pilot.comMember, Board of Directorscurrent2020 — present
- CriblMember, Board of Directorscurrent2020 — present
- Boston CollegeMember, Board of Trusteescurrent2020 — present
- AttentiveMember, Board of Directorscurrent2019 — present
- AmplitudeMember, Board of Directorscurrent2018 — present
- Snowflake ComputingInvestor & Business Partner2018 — 2025
- Embark TrucksMember, Board of Directors2018 — 2023
- Okta, Inc.Member, Board of Directors2012 — 2023
- NamelyMember, Board of Directors2015 — 2022
- DriftMember, Board of Directors2017 — 2021
Skills & more
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Deals · 3
HarveyBoard seat
via Sequoia Capital · filed Apr 2026
Pilot.com, Inc.Board seat
via Sequoia Capital · filed Apr 2021 · $50.3M raise
NamelyBoard seat
via Sequoia Capital · filed Jun 2015 · $45M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
AgencyAmplitudeBlockit AIChai DiscoveryClarabridgeCriblDay.aiDriftGatherGrow TherapyHubSpotHugging FaceJive SoftwareMedalliaNeevaNotionOdooOktaOpenAIOpenDNSOpenEvidencePaidPilotRogoServiceNowSumo LogicSunrunToneTrueraWatershedZoom
Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Pat GradyPat Grady: Sequoia Partner on Investing Lessons from Doug Leone, Roelof Botha and Alfred Lin | E1174
20VC with Harry Stebbings
Sequoia Capital’s Pat Grady on Building Enduring Companies, the Sequoia Values, and AI’s Next Wave
Peak XV
Agent Talk #7: Pat Grady (Sequoia) - What actually works in AI startups
Get Paid
Adapting to Change in Venture Capital and AI with Pat Grady of Sequoia Capital | 2025 Upfront Summit
Upfront Ventures
SaaStr's Off the Record with Pat Grady of Sequoia Capital
SaaStr AI
Sequoia Capital's Pat Grady on the IPO landscape
cnbc.com
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Colleagues at Sequoia Capital
Network3
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pat Grady?
- Pat Grady leads Sequoia Capital's growth investing practice and has backed a run of enterprise software standouts including Snowflake, ServiceNow, HubSpot, Zoom and OpenAI. A seven-year regular on the Forbes Midas List, he climbed to number 25 in 2026 as Sequoia's growth portfolio rode the AI wave.
- Where does Pat Grady work?
- Pat Grady is Partner at Sequoia Capital and Board Member (Partner, Sequoia Capital) at Cribl and Board director at Pilot.com, Inc. and Board director at Amplitude.
- What check size does Pat Grady write?
- Pat Grady typically writes checks of $10M – $200M.
- What boards does Pat Grady sit on?
- Pat Grady holds tracked board seats at Amplitude, Cribl, Harvey, Namely, Pilot.com, Inc..
- What companies has Pat Grady invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Agency, Amplitude, Blockit AI, Chai Discovery, Clarabridge, Cribl, Day.ai, Drift, Gather, Grow Therapy, Harvey, HubSpot, and 20 more.
- Where did Pat Grady go to school?
- Pat Grady studied at Boston College (B.S., Economics & Finance, concentration in Math); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Summer Certificate, Advanced Econometrics & Game Theory).
- What podcasts and interviews feature Pat Grady?
- Tracked appearances include "Pat Grady: Sequoia Partner on Investing Lessons from Doug Leone, Roelof Botha and Alfred Lin | E1174", "Sequoia Capital’s Pat Grady on Building Enduring Companies, the Sequoia Values, and AI’s Next Wave", "Agent Talk #7: Pat Grady (Sequoia) - What actually works in AI startups", and 6 more.
- Does Pat Grady lead rounds?
- Yes — Pat Grady has led 32 tracked investments.
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Also attended Boston College396
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Also worked at Hugging Face19
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Also worked at OpenAI186
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Also worked at Pilot.com10
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Also worked at Cribl20
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