About
Sean Mendy is a Co-Founding Partner of Westbound Equity Partners, a Palo Alto-based investment firm. Before Westbound, he served as an executive at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula, a Venture Partner at Next Play Ventures, and an Entrepreneur in Residence at Sixth Street. He earned a BA from Cornell University and holds graduate degrees in business and policy from Stanford and USC.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkSaaS
Experience
- Westbound Equity PartnersFounding Partnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Sixth StreetEntrepreneur In Residencecurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco
- Next Play VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — present
- Bay FCBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the PeninsulaMember, Board of Directorscurrent2018 — present
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the PeninsulaVice President, Development2013 — 2018
- StreetCode AcademyMember, Board of Directorscurrent2016 — present
- CausesBusiness Development2012San Francisco
- Boys and Girls Clubs of the PeninsulaDirector - Center for a New Generation2006 — 2009James Flood Middle School
- GetConnectsCo-Founder2006 — 2009
Education
- Cornell UniversityBA, Government2001 — 2005
- Stanford UniversityMA, Policy2009 — 2010
- USC Marshall School of BusinessMBA, Social Enterprise2011 — 2013
- Bellarmine College PreparatoryHS Diploma1998 — 2001
Skills & more
Non-profits11Grant Writing14Community Outreach47Fundraising69Program Development38Public Speaking52Research10Volunteer Management22Program Evaluation2Social Media20Grants3Nonprofits60
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LeadershipHigher EducationEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentBusiness PlanningStrategic PlanningStrategic PartnershipsPublic PolicyData AnalysisEvent PlanningSocial NetworkingSocial EntrepreneurshipFrom Sean's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Cornell University553
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America
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Also attended Stanford University1,726
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
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Also attended USC Marshall School of Business143
Niki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesRajeev DhamPartner at Sapphire VenturesTeemu MattilaPartner at Lifeline VenturesEvan SmithManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersAlicia ZaettaAssociate at Marlin Equity Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula5
Investments
Board seats
Bay FC
Investor
EsusuFigmaLaborUpNotionSierraSyndioThe Browser Company
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Westbound Equity Partners
Alan Waxman
Investment Advisory Committee; CEO, Sixth Street at Westbound Equity Partners
Andre Iguodala
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Mosaic General Partnership, LLC
Charles Shannon
Investor at Westbound Equity Partners
Danae Sterental
Partner at Westbound Equity Partners
Danae Sterental Rivera
Partner at Westbound Equity Partners
Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee
Co-Founder and CEO at Westbound Equity Partners
Garrett Clinton
Investor at Westbound Equity Partners
Ian Beadle
Partner at Westbound Equity Partners