AI

Stephanie Zhan

Partner · Sequoia Capital

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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. 1.What's the product loop?
  2. 2.What did you learn from the last feature that failed?
  3. 3.If I could snap my fingers and give you 100k users tomorrow, what breaks?

Selected portfolio

Linear
Zapier
Patreon

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