# Alfred Lin, Partner at Sequoia Capital

> Alfred Lin, Partner at Sequoia Capital. 9 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/alfred-lin (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Angel

# Alfred Lin

Partner at [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)

Latest rounds

- **reddit** Series B · $50M Sept 2014
- **Uber** Series A · $11M Feb 2011
- **Crunched** Seed · $1.4M Jan 2011

Backs *Internet* *Logistics* *Construction* *Financial Services*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 9 last Sept 2014
- **Filings:** 8 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 6 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 9 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 8 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Sequoia Capital
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm · US **215** cheques in 12 months **2088** all time **88** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 9
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $66.8M
- **Active:** 2010–14

2014

- [reddit](https://millionrounds.com/company/reddit) *Series B* **$50M** *US* Sept 2014 Joined · +15 investors · historical

2011

- [Uber](https://millionrounds.com/company/uber) *Series A* **$11M** *US* Feb 2011 Joined · +6 investors · historical
- [Crunched](https://millionrounds.com/company/crunched) *Seed* **$1.4M** *US* Jan 2011 Joined · +5 investors · historical

2010

- [Uber](https://millionrounds.com/company/uber) *Seed* **$1.3M** *US* Oct 2010 Joined · +15 investors · historical
- [Appbistro](https://millionrounds.com/company/appbistro) *Seed* **$600k** *US* Aug 2010 Joined · +7 investors · historical
- [Schematic Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/schematic-labs) *Seed* *US* Aug 2010 Joined · +7 investors · historical
- [Appstores.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/appstores-com) *Seed* **$590k** *US* Aug 2010 Joined · +9 investors · historical
- [Jelli](https://millionrounds.com/company/jelli) *Seed* **$2M** *US* Jan 2010 Joined · +12 investors · historical
- [Cardpool](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardpool) *Seed* *US* Jan 2010 Joined · +19 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **7**
- Series A **1**
- Series B **1**

What they backed

Internet **3** Logistics **2** Construction **1** Financial Services **1** Big Data & Analytics **1** Consumer Apps **1**

Alongside

- [First Round Capital *4*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)
- [Founder Collective *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)
- [500 Startups *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)
- [AOL Ventures *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol-ventures)
- [Base Ventures *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base-ventures)
- [Erik Moore *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base-ventures-2)
- [Lowercase Capital *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital)
- [Mitch Kapor *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitch-kapor)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Indie Technologies, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Kalshi Inc.** Director since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Cobalt Robotics Inc.** Director since 2019
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)** Director since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Shopular, Inc.** Director since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Romotive Inc.** Director since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Airbnb, Inc.** Director on 8 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Humble Bundle, Inc.** Director since 2011

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Sequoia Capital

- [**Rajan Anandan** Managing Director *31 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/rajan-anandan)
- [**Eric Chen** Healthcare Investment *14 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-chen-5)
- [**Omar Hamoui** Partner *6 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/omar-hamoui)
- [**Bogomil Balkansky** Managing Member *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bogomil-balkansky)
- [**Andrew Lee** Vice President *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-lee-5)
- [**Roelof Botha** Partner *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/roelof-botha)
- [**Grant Gordon** Advisor *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/grant-gordon)
- [**Joe Lee** Vice President *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/joe-lee)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 24 Aug 2026 · 1h 19m 20VC: Inside Sequoia's Investment Committee: Lessons from Don Valentine, Doug Leone and Alfred Lin | How the SpaceX and Citadel Deals Went Down | What Sequoia Specifically Looks for in Founders with Julien Bek With [Alfred Lin](https://millionrounds.com/person/alfred-lin)[Doug Leone](https://millionrounds.com/person/doug-leone)[Julien Bek](https://millionrounds.com/person/julien-bek) Mentions [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) About this episode Julien Bek is a Partner at Sequoia Capital, one of the most renowned venture firms in the world. At Sequoia, he has partnered with companies including Rillet, Tacto, and Auctor. Before joining Sequoia, Julien spent five years at Accel, where he worked with companies including Miro, Melio, and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) · 9 Dec 2025 · 1h 10m Uncapped #36 | Pat Grady & Alfred Lin from Sequoia With [Alfred Lin](https://millionrounds.com/person/alfred-lin)[Pat Grady](https://millionrounds.com/person/pat-grady) About this episode Pat Grady and Alfred Lin are partners at Sequoia and were recently named as the storied firm’s new co-stewards. Alfred joined the firm in 2010, where he has led major investments into category-defining companies like Airbnb, DoorDash, and Kalshi. Pat has been a partner at the firm for nearly 19… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) · 30 Oct 2025 · 44 min Alfred Lin on Airbnb, DoorDash, OpenAI & Citadel Securities With [Alfred Lin](https://millionrounds.com/person/alfred-lin) Mentions [Citadel Securities](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citadel-securities)[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) About this episode Alfred Lin, Partner at Sequoia Capital and three-time #1 Midas List investor, has backed some of the most transformative companies of the past two decades. His portfolio spans early bets on Airbnb, DoorDash, Uber, Zipline, Kalshi, and Commure to growth-stage partnerships with OpenAI and Citadel… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) · 27 Oct 2025 · 35 min Inside Sequoia’s Strategy: Alfred Lin on Company Building & Partnering Long-term With [Alfred Lin](https://millionrounds.com/person/alfred-lin) About this episode Sequoia Partner Alfred Lin joins Sourcery to share how one of the world’s most iconic venture funds, which has distributed over $43B to investors since 2020, continues to back outlier founders at the earliest stages. Sequoia just launched its latest early stage funds: Seed Fund VI: $200M and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 13 Aug 2025 · 3h 32m OpenAI Prepares ChatGPT for Ad Driven Era, The AI Paradigm Shift | Keith Rabois, Alfred Lin, Keith Sakata, M.D., Talia Goldberg, Dave Girouard, Kylan Gibbs, Sam Jones, Zach Pogrob With [Alfred Lin](https://millionrounds.com/person/alfred-lin)[Dave Girouard](https://millionrounds.com/person/dave-girouard)[Sam Jones](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-jones)[Talia Goldberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/talia-goldberg) Mentions [Keith Rabois](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keith-rabois)[Paradigm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paradigm)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) About this episode (01:19) - Timeline in Turmoil (09:43) - OpenAI Prepares ChatGPT for Ad Driven Era (32:49) - The AI Paradigm Shift (36:29) - Keith Rabois, an American technology executive and investor, has held significant roles at PayPal, LinkedIn, and Square, and co-founded Opendoor. In the conversation,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) · 12 Jun 2025 · 1h 28m Sequoia Leads $75M Series B Into Nominal | Alfred Lin Joins Board With [Alfred Lin](https://millionrounds.com/person/alfred-lin) About this episode Cameron McCord, CEO & Founder of Nominal, discuss their recent $75 million Series B round led by Sequoia, bringing their total funding to over $100 million. With this funding, #1 on the Midas list investor, Alfred Lin of Sequoia is joining their board. Alongside Stephen Slattery, Growth & Product… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Alfred Lin in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [Training Data](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/training-data) · 1 May 2026 · 28 min OpenAI's Greg Brockman: Why Human Attention Is the New Bottleneck Mentions [Greg Brockman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greg-brockman)[Alfred Lin](https://millionrounds.com/person/alfred-lin) About this episode Greg Brockman, co-founder and president of OpenAI, joins Sequoia partner Alfred Lin at AI Ascent 2026 for a conversation that spans the full OpenAI stack. He explains why the company will never have enough compute, why he believes we're 80% of the way to AGI, and why the agentic coding tools that… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) · 12 Mar 2026 · 1h 11m Building Zipline: From launch disaster to drone-delivery giant | Keller Cliffton (Co-founder, CEO) Mentions [Brian Chesky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-chesky)[Cleveland Clinic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleveland-clinic)[Alfred Lin](https://millionrounds.com/person/alfred-lin) About this episode Keller Cliffton is the co-founder and CEO of Zipline, the world's largest commercial autonomous delivery system, which today serves 5,000 hospitals across multiple countries and saves an estimated 17,000 lives per year. In this episode, Keller breaks down his extreme hiring philosophy that has… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [Training Data](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/training-data) · 10 Mar 2026 · 41 min Physics Gets a Vote: Nominal Cofounders on Hardware Development in an AI World Mentions [Alfred Lin](https://millionrounds.com/person/alfred-lin) About this episode Nominal’s cofounders (Cameron McCord, Jason Hoch and Bryce Strauss) realized that the new age of reindustrialization requires a new approach to hardware engineering and testing that’s closer to how software is developed. They founded Nominal with the insight that while SpaceX, Tesla, and Anduril… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 8 Dec 2025 · 48 min 20VC: Kalshi's $1BN Raise, the Polymarket Feud, and the Battle to Replace Traditional Media Mentions [Alfred Lin](https://millionrounds.com/person/alfred-lin) About this episode Tarek Mansour is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Kalshi, the leader in the world of prediction markets. Just last week, they announced their $1BN raise at an $11BN valuation. In total, they have raised $1.59BN from some of the best, including Sequoia, a16z, General Catalyst, IVP, Meritech, and more. They… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Training Data](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/training-data) · 19 Nov 2024 · 52 min Clay’s Kareem Amin on Building the Sales ‘System of Action’ with AI Mentions [Alfred Lin](https://millionrounds.com/person/alfred-lin) About this episode Clay is leveraging AI to help go-to-market teams unleash creativity and be more effective in their work, powering custom workflows for everything from targeted outreach to personalized landing pages. It’s one of the fastest growing AI-native applications, with over 4,500 customers and 100,000… Listen on Apple Podcasts

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