Josephine Chen
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Josephine Chen
Partner at Sequoia Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2019 - Current
Sequoia helps daring founders build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond. We spur founders to push the boundaries of what’s possible. In partnering with Sequoia, companies benefit from 48 years of tribal knowledge from working with founders like Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, Larry Page, Jan Koum, Brian Chesky, Drew Houston, Adi Tatarko, Julia Hartz and Jack Dorsey. In aggregate, Sequoia-backed companies account for more than 20% of NASDAQ's total value. From the beginning, the vast majority of money we invest has been on behalf of non-profits and schools like the Ford Foundation, Mayo Clinic and MIT, which means founders’ accomplishments make a meaningful difference.
Board Observer
2023
Led Series A. Bridge is an entirely new payments platform, built with stablecoins, to simplify global money movement.
Board Observer
2020
Led Series A. Found is building business banking and tax tools for the quickly growing independent workforce.
Investor
2021
Benchling makes biotech research and development faster and more collaborative. Biotechnology has the potential to solve humanity’s most pressing challenges, such as disease, renewable energy, clean water, and hunger. The brightest minds are working on these problems but they are equipped with archaic tools. We aspire to fix this and increase the rate of scientific output with a web-based platform that allows researchers to design and run experiments, analyze data, and share results.
Board Observer
2020
Led Series A. Knowde is the leading marketplace for ingredients, polymers, and chemistry. For the first time ever, R&D teams and buyers can search, learn, engage, sample, quote and purchase from every major producer on earth – all in one place. Knowde provides chemical producers the technology required to move online quickly and meet the new needs of customers who want a better online buying experience.
Board Observer
2019
Led Series A. Applying AI and robotics to modernize recycling, enabling a world without waste.
Investment Associate
2018 - 2018
Business Analyst
2016 - 2018
Investor
2016 - 2016
Product Manager - Intern
2014 - 2014