Stephanie Zhan
Partner · Sequoia Capital
Check $1M–$15M
SEED
SERIES A
Consumer
Devtools
AI
Investment thesis
I invest in consumer and developer tools — products that change how people create, play, and connect. I look for product-led growth, community flywheels, and founders who understand distribution.
Communication style
Product-first, digs into the creative process. Asks about how the product touches users.
Red flags
- •Founder who doesn't use their own product
- •No retention story
- •All paid growth, zero organic
Signature questions
- 1.What's the product loop?
- 2.What did you learn from the last feature that failed?
- 3.If I could snap my fingers and give you 100k users tomorrow, what breaks?
Selected portfolio
Linear
Zapier
Patreon
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