Investing Profile
Bill Coughran
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Founder's Coach and Partner at Sequoia Capital
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cbCurrent Investing Position
Sequoia Capital Partner
Investment Range
$1M - $10.0M
Sweet Spot
$5.0M
Investments On Record
67
Current Fund Size
$195M
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Bill Coughran's Investments On Record (30)
| Company | StageDateRound Size | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
CUE Labs | SeedOct 2025$10M | $10M |
Prelude | Series UnknownSep 2025$16M Series AApr 2022$24M | $47M |
Graphiant | Series BMay 2025$19M Series BMar 2023$62M Series ADec 2020$34M | $120M |
Alkira | Series CMay 2024$100M Series BOct 2020$54M Series AApr 2020$22M SeedJul 2018 | $180M |
Quantum Circuits | Series BMay 2024$60M  Series ANov 2017$18M | $78M |
Chkk | SeedOct 2023$5M | $5M |
QueryPal | SeedDec 2022$5M Pre SeedJun 2020 | $5M |
Nxyz | Series AOct 2022$40M | $40M |
Bill Coughran's Experience
Trustee Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, UCLA2013 - Present
Trustee TheatreWorks2012 - Present
Founder's Coach and Partner Sequoia Capital2011 - Present
Board Member Vector Space SystemsPresent
Board Member Intel CorporationPresent
Board Member FireeyePresent
Trustee Super Savvy EducationPresent
Board Member Tanzu Observability by WavefrontPresent
Board Observer and sometimes Board Member xjtuPresent
Board Member FireEye Inc.Present
Board Member AltiscalePresent
Board Member MetanautixPresent
Board Member Metaswitch NetworksPresent
Board Member LILT AIPresent
Board Member Orbital InsightPresent
Board Member NEC Advanced NetworksPresent
Trustee TheatreWorks Silicon ValleyPresent
Board Observer Docker, IncPresent
Board Member Vector Launch Inc.Present
Board Member Super Savvy EducationPresent
Board Member Alkira, Inc.Present
Board Member LiltPresent
Board Member Quantum Circuits, Inc.Present
Board Member CohesityPresent
Board Member San Francisco OperaPresent
Board Member Robust IntelligencePresent
Board Member NeevaPresent
Board Member Orbital Insight, Inc.Present
Board Member Blue Danube SystemsPresent
Board Member LightStepPresent
Board Observer Docker, Inc.Present
Board Member Barefoot NetworksPresent
Board Member Luminate WirelessPresent
Board Member Wavefront Inc.Present
Board Observer and sometimes Board Member ViptelaPresent
Board Member Top-PatentsPresent
Trustee Top-PatentsPresent
Student programmer Top-PatentsPresent
Interim CEO, VP of Engineering, Board Member & Founder EntrispherePresent
Senior Research Vice President, Bell Labs Research Silicon Valley Nokia Bell LabsPresent
Vice President, Computing Sciences Research Center Nokia Bell LabsPresent
Internet Software Vice President / Chief Technical Officer NokiaPresent
Head, Scientific Computing Research Department Nokia Bell LabsPresent
Member of Technical Staff, Scientific Computing Research Department Nokia Bell LabsPresent
Programmer/Analyst Marketing Club - AMAPresent
Student programmer Super Savvy EducationPresent
Board Member NewCoPresent
Trustee NewCoPresent
Student programmer NewCoPresent
Board Member University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Trustee University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Student programmer University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Board Member California State University, FresnoPresent
Trustee California State University, FresnoPresent
SVP, Engineering Google2003 - 2011
Senior Research Vice President, Bell Labs Research Silicon Valley Bell Laboratories1998 - 2000
Vice President, Computing Sciences Research Center Bell Laboratories1996 - 1999
Internet Software Vice President / Chief Technical Officer Lucent Technologies1997 - 1998
Head, Scientific Computing Research Department Bell Laboratories1993 - 1996
Member of Technical Staff, Scientific Computing Research Department Bell Laboratories1980 - 1993
Programmer/Analyst California State University, Los Angeles1973 - 1974
Student programmer California State University, Fresno1968 - 1970
Bill Coughran's Education
Stanford University Ph.D. Computer Science
Stanford University M.S. Computer Science
California Institute of Technology BS (with honors) Mathematics
California Institute of Technology M.S. Mathematics
Caltech BS (with honors) Mathematics
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