Sequoia's Stephanie Zhan launches early-stage AI fund with Sequoia, Jeff Dean as LPs
Azaliamirh · x · 2026-10-23
Sequoia partner Stephanie Zhan is launching a new early-stage AI fund focused on partnering with founders from company formation, before consensus. LPs include Sequoia, Jeff Dean, Sachin Katti, and Stanford professor / TSMC chief scientist adviser Philip Wong. She remains a Sequoia partner and keeps her board seats, after 11 years at the firm as the youngest investor it ever hired.
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