Pat Grady
Partner & Steward · Sequoia Capital
Check $5M–$100M
SERIES A
SERIES B_PLUS
AI
Enterprise
SaaS
Quick profile
Investment thesis
Sequoia has publicly shifted heavily toward AI. Known for rigorous, metrics-driven diligence.
Communication style
Analytical, exacting, quietly relentless on numbers. Will circle back to any figure you glossed over.
Red flags
Metrics that do not reconcile
Growth without retention
Narrative substituting for numbers
Market smaller than claimed on inspection
No durable advantage
Signature questions
1.Take me through net revenue retention by cohort.
2.What is the honest size of this market, not the TAM slide?
3.What happens if the frontier model does this natively?
4.Which number in this deck are you least comfortable with?
5.What would have to be true for this to be a ten billion dollar company?
How to win Pat Grady
AI prep brief from persona data + real pitch history , open for tactics
How to win Pat Grady
AI prep brief from persona data + real pitch history , open for tactics
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