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Roelof Botha

Partner at Sequoia Capital

Menlo Park, California

Overview 

Roelof Botha is a Partner at Sequoia Capital in Menlo Park, California, with a notable career investing in various successful companies across different sectors. His highlights include serving on the boards of companies like Unity Technologies, MongoDB, and 23andMe, and making investments in companies like Landis and Ethos Life.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2003 - Current

Sequoia Capital is a VC firm that invests in startups in the energy, financial, enterprise, healthcare, internet, and mobile industries.

  • Member, Board of Directors

    2007

  • Member, Board of Directors

    2009

Unity for Humanity Grant program offers funding, mentorship, and technical support for real-time 3D social impact projects.

  • Member, Board of Directors

    2011

Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) (formerly Square, Inc.) is a technology company with a focus on financial services.

Raised $2,601,166,807.00 from TDM Growth Partners and TDM Growth Partners.

  • Member, Board of Directors

    2013

MongoDB is a next-generation database that helps businesses transform their industries by harnessing the power of data.

Raised $311,000,000.00 from Prudential Financial and Salesforce.

  • Member, Board of Directors

    2017

23andMe is a DNA testing technology company that enables its users to access their ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits.

Raised $1,118,573,609.00 from Richard Branson, Altimeter Capital, Anne Wojcicki, Foresite Capital, Fidelity and Casdin Capital.

  • Member, Board of Director

    2018

Ethos Life is an insurance company that provides ethical life insurance.

Raised $413,960,000.00 from SoftBank Vision Fund, FootPrint Coalition, Roc Nation, Arrive, Google Ventures, Dreamers VC, GoldenArc Capital, General Catalyst, Vetamer and Glade Brook Capital Partners.

  • Member, Board of Directors

    2018

Pendulum Therapeutics is a biotechnology firm improving health through products targeting the microbiome.

Raised $121,200,000.00 from Alumni Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital and True Ventures.

  • Member, Board of Directors

    2020

Landis helps renters transition to homeownership by telling them what they need to do to get a mortgage and buy a home.

Raised $222,000,000.00 from Google Ventures, Arrive, Sequoia Capital, Operator Partners, Second Century Ventures, Signia Venture Partners and Team Builder Ventures.

  • Member, Board of Directors

    2020

mmhmm is a virtual camera application used to create virtual rooms, backdrops, and presentations during video conferencing calls.

Raised $139,850,000.00 from WiL (World Innovation Lab), SoftBank Vision Fund, Mubadala Capital Ventures, Human Capital and Sequoia Capital.

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