Michael Moritz
- Seed/Early
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- Growth
“Follow your instincts.”
Backstory
When I was trying to break into the venture business in the mid-1980s I went to meet the leaders of six firms. All, bar one, told me they did not know what to do with a history major and journalist who had never worked in a technology company, was poor at math and couldn’t tell a voltage regulator from an amplifier. The exception was Don Valentine to whom I owe the opportunity for joining and, eventually, helping build for approaching forty years, what is now known as Sequoia.
On the lookout for
Curiosity. People who speak in complete sentences about a topic that absorbs them. When we first get involved with a tiny company, nothing is obvious. If you’re looking for certainty, you wind up with bores engaged in mundane activities. We have a fondness for obsessives on a mission. This was the case when we met the founders of what became Yahoo!, PayPal, Google, Klarna and Stripe and we hope it’s true when we meet you.
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Press & Media
Current Companies
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[24]7 helps businesses create a personalized, predictive and effortless customer experience.Current Stage
Growth
Partner-
Michael Moritz
Partnered In2003
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Getir is the pioneer of 10-minute grocery delivery.Current Stage
Growth
Partners-
Michael Moritz,
Michelle Bailhe,
Luciana Lixandru,
Ravi GuptaPartnered In2021
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Instacart facilitates instant grocery delivery from local stores.Current Stage
Growth
Partners-
Michael Moritz,
Alfred Lin,
Ravi GuptaPartnered In2013
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Klarna is a payment solution simplifying the purchasing process.Current Stage
Growth
Partner-
Michael Moritz
Partnered In2010
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Strava is the world's social network for athletes.Current Stage
Growth
Partner-
Michael Moritz
Partnered In2014
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Stripe is building an economic infrastructure for the internet.Current Stage
Growth
Partners-
Michael Moritz,
Bill CoughranPartnered In2010
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TrialSpark is an end-to-end platform for tech-driven drug development.Current Stage
Growth
Partner-
Michael Moritz
Partnered In2017
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Watershed is a software platform that helps companies get to zero carbon fast.Current Stage
Early
Partners-
Michael Moritz,
Shaun MaguirePartnered In2020
Enduring Companies
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Berkeley Lights takes new approaches to biological processes.Current Stage
IPO
Partner-
Michael Moritz
Partnered In2015
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GameFly is a video game rental service offering a monthly subscription.Current Stage
Acquired
Partner-
Michael Moritz
Partnered In2002
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Google organizes the world's information.Current Stage
IPO
Partner-
Michael Moritz
Partnered In1999
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Green Dot builds technology for faster, more efficient electronic payment and money management.Current Stage
IPO
Partner-
Michael Moritz
Partnered In2003
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KAYAK is a travel meta search that allows easy consolidation of booking receipts into one itinerary.Current Stage
Acquired
Partner-
Michael Moritz
Partnered In2005
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LinkedIn, now part of Microsoft, is a social network for professionals.Current Stage
IPO
Partner-
Michael Moritz
Partnered In2003
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LinkExchange developed an internet advertising network for SMBs, now part of Microsoft.Current Stage
Acquired
Partner-
Michael Moritz
Partnered In1997
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PayPal is the digital payment solution behind the digital wallet.Current Stage
IPO
Partner-
Michael Moritz
Partnered In1999
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Yahoo is a global media company.Current Stage
IPO
Partner-
Michael Moritz
Partnered In1995
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Zappos, now part of Amazon, is an online shoe retailer driven by customer service.Current Stage
Acquired
Partners-
Michael Moritz,
Alfred LinPartnered In2004