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Sequoia Scout Program

VC
Menlo Park, CAWebsite

Sequoia Scout Program is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, CA investing in Other, Enterprise, Consumer. The firm typically writes $25K–$250K checks and has 12 portfolio companies in our records.

Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$25K – $250K

Portfolio

12+ companies

Team

27 partners

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

Investment Thesis

Scout network enabling pre-seed checks from trusted operators and investors connected to Sequoia.

How Sequoia Scout Program invests

Sequoia Scout Program is a vc firm based in Menlo Park, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Enterprise, Consumer, Fintech, AI / ML.

Sequoia Scout Program typically writes checks of $25K–$250K per investment.

Investing since at least 2020, Sequoia Scout Program has backed 12 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.

Meet the Team

RB

Roelof Botha

Seed/Early + Growth

JG

Jim Goetz

Seed/Early + Growth

SM

Shaun Maguire

Seed/Early

BB

Bogomil Balkansky

Seed/Early

SZ

Stephanie Zhan

Seed/Early

JB

Julien Bek

Seed/Early

CS

Chandan Sharma

Director of Information Security

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

JC

Josephine Chen

Seed/Early

BC

Bill Coughran

Seed/Early

CC

Charlie Curnin

Seed/Early

KB

Konstantine Buhler

Seed/Early

DL

Doug Leone

Seed/Early + Growth

AL

Alfred Lin

Seed/Early

GR

George Robson

Seed/Early

LL

Luciana Lixandru

Seed/Early + Growth

BS

Bryan Schreier

Seed/Early

DM

Dean Meyer

Seed/Early

JL

Jess Lee

Seed/Early

LR

Lauren Reeder

Seed/Early

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Enterprise
Consumer
Fintech
AI / ML
Security
SaaS
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (12)

2025

AV

Avelios

Hospital information system·Early

2024

AG

Agency

Pre-Seed/Seed
AS

Aspora

Financial services for immigrant diasporas·Growth

2023

AN

Anterior

Pre-Seed/Seed
AP

Apex

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

2022

AR

Arcwise

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

2021

AP

Apollo

AI sales platform·Growth
AB

Abby Care

Pre-Seed/Seed

2020

AI

Airtop

Pre-Seed/Seed
AI

Airtime

Pre-Seed/Seed
How to pitch Sequoia Scout Program
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Enterprise, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $25K – $250K 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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