Aakash Kapoor
Investor
Sequoia Capital
Peak XV investor focused on fintech, payments and consumer internet across SEA and ANZ.
Bio
Professional summary
Pat Grady is a Sequoia Capital partner focused on growth-stage companies. His official Sequoia profile frames his investment lens around founders' need to win, the importance of culture and vision, and the role of storytelling in helping founders build enduring companies. Sequoia lists current or enduring companies associated with him including OpenAI, Harvey, Hugging Face, Notion, Cribl, Attentive, Watershed, HubSpot, ServiceNow, Snowflake, Okta, Medallia, Amplitude, Drift, and OpenEvidence.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
growth
Sector
AIenterprise softwareSaaSdata infrastructureproductivity softwarehealthcare AIclimate software
Thesis
Growth-stage companiesFounder culture and visionGenerative AI and enterprise software
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
OpenAIHarveyHugging FaceNotionCriblAttentiveWatershedOpenEvidenceHubSpotServiceNowSnowflakeOktaMedalliaAmplitudeDrift
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Frame around category-scale growth, founder ambition, culture as a scaling advantage, and why the company can become one of the defining software or AI companies in its market.
Personalization hooks
- 1Personal side listed by Sequoia includes mountain biking, skiing, road biking, snowboarding, and assorted outdoor activities.
- 2Profile emphasizes values, culture, vision, and storytelling as founder-selection criteria.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Sequoia profile lists AI-related media and posts including 2026: This is AGI, Generative AI's Act o1, Generative AI's Act Two, and Partnering with Harvey.
Current companies first partnered in 2024-2025 include Agency, Blockit AI, Grow Therapy, OpenEvidence, Paid, Rogo, and Odoo.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Sequoia CapitalPartnerMar 2007 – Present (19+ yrs)
- VariousInside SalesPrior to 2007
Education
- Boston CollegeB.S. Economics & Finance (summa cum laude), Presidential Scholars Program2000–2004
- London School of Economics (LSE)Summer Certificate, Advanced Econometrics & Game Theory2002
Skills
Growth InvestingEnterprise SaaSAI/MLBoard LeadershipGenerative AI
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