Sequoia Capital (Scout Program)
Sequoia Capital (Scout Program) is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, CA investing in Other, Fintech, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $50K–$500K checks and has 11 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $50K–$500K
- Portfolio
- 11 companies on record
- Partners
- 27 listed
- AUM
- $56B
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- Other, Fintech, AI / ML, Security, Developer Tools
- HQ
- Menlo Park, CA
Last verified: 2026-05-27
Pre-Seed
$50K – $500K
$56.0B
11+ companies
27 partners
Investment Thesis
Sequoia Scouts write small pre-seed checks via operator/investor scouts; can be a path to later Sequoia attention.
How Sequoia Capital (Scout Program) invests
Sequoia Capital (Scout Program) is a vc firm based in Menlo Park, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Fintech, AI / ML, Security, Developer Tools.
Sequoia Capital (Scout Program) typically writes checks of $50K–$500K per investment, backed by approximately $56B in assets under management.
Investing since at least 2020, Sequoia Capital (Scout Program) has backed 11 companies in our records, including Avelios, Agency, Aspora. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2025, with 1 investment logged over the last 12 months.
Partners & Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (11)
2025
Avelios
2024
Agency
Aspora
2023
Apex
Anterior
2022
Arcwise
2021
Abby Care
2020
Airtop
Airtime
Other
Stripe
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Fintech, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $50K – $500K check.
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Roelof Botha, Seed/Early + Growth.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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