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Sequoia Capital (Scout Program)

VC
Menlo Park, CAWebsite

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

Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$50K – $500K

AUM

$56.0B

Portfolio

11+ companies

Team

27 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2025Investments in last 12 months: 1

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

RB

Roelof Botha

Seed/Early + Growth

CC

Charlie Curnin

Seed/Early

GR

George Robson

Seed/Early

JG

Jim Goetz

Seed/Early + Growth

JC

Josephine Chen

Seed/Early

SZ

Stephanie Zhan

Seed/Early

BS

Bryan Schreier

Seed/Early

CS

Chandan Sharma

Director of Information Security

JB

Julien Bek

Seed/Early

LL

Laura Lin

Senior Investment Manager

PG

Pat Grady

Partner

KL

Kelly Liu

Director of Talent

JW

Jane Wei

Director of Operations

CH

Craig Hernandez

Partner

VC

Vipin Chamakkala

Senior Director, Partnerships

KS

Kimberly Summe

Chief Operating Officer

TX

Tony Xiang

Managing Director

DM

Dean Meyer

Seed/Early

SM

Shaun Maguire

Seed/Early

KB

Konstantine Buhler

Seed/Early

BC

Bill Coughran

Seed/Early

DL

Doug Leone

Seed/Early + Growth

LR

Lauren Reeder

Seed/Early

LL

Luciana Lixandru

Seed/Early + Growth

BB

Bogomil Balkansky

Seed/Early

JL

Jess Lee

Seed/Early

AL

Alfred Lin

Seed/Early

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Fintech
AI / ML
Security
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (11)

2025

AV

Avelios

Hospital information system·Early

2024

AG

Agency

Pre-Seed/Seed
AS

Aspora

Financial services for immigrant diasporas·Early

2023

AP

Apex

Security Platform for generative AI and LLMs·Pre-Seed/Seed
AN

Anterior

Pre-Seed/Seed

2022

AR

Arcwise

Low-code platform for data apps·Pre-Seed/Seed

2021

AB

Abby Care

Pre-Seed/Seed

2020

AI

Airtop

Pre-Seed/Seed
AI

Airtime

Pre-Seed/Seed

Other

ST

Stripe

Fintech
How to pitch Sequoia Capital (Scout Program)
  • 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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