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Jess Lee

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Jess Lee

@jesskah

Partner and Chief Product Officer @Sequoia. Cofounder & Janitor @AllRaise. CEO & Cofounder @Polyvore. PM @GoogleMaps. Stanford CS. Love manga, drawing, cosplay.

Silicon Valley, CA

sequoiacap.com/people/jess-le…

Joined April 2007

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Jess Lee
@jesskah
Oct 28, 2025
1/ Every creative medium starts as slop. Over time, the tools improve, new creators rise, and new platforms reshape culture. Here’s 20 years of that cycle, from blogs to AI, explained in charts and visuals 👇
Jess Lee
@jesskah
Oct 25, 2025
“AI slop” might just spawn the next YouTube, driven by a new AI-native creative class: The Generators. After sharing this thought on the @WithDelphi Library of Minds podcast, I’ve gotten a ton of follow-up questions, so here’s a deeper dive... Consumer AI in 2025 rhymes with
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Jess Lee
@jesskah
Jan 18, 2023
1/ Big day at @Sequoia. Today we launched our 5th seed fund to support outlier founders in the US, Europe, LatAm. We're also doubling down on Arc, upping to 3 classes/year (2 in US, 1 in Europe). Applications open today! All verticals are welcome, but here's what I'm excited for:
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Jess Lee
@jesskah
Feb 22, 2019
Love this beautiful cover of badass boss Katrina Lake @kmlake. StitchFix raised $43M funding, Kat IPO’ed at age 34 (and rang the NASDAQ bell w/her toddler on her hip), and is doing $1.2B in revenue. An inspiration to founders and working women everywhere. fastcompany.com/90298900/stitc…
Jess Lee
@jesskah
Aug 1, 2019
Thank you to Bloomberg @business for the kind words and a glimpse into @Sequoia’s culture of teamwork & apprenticeship.
Sequoia’s First Woman Partner Is Raising Capital, and Standards
From bloomberg.com
Jess Lee
@jesskah
Nov 13, 2017
Excited to bring together the female founder and female VC communities via Female Founder Office Hours! Join us at FemaleFounder.org. @aileenlee @jesskah @jennylefcourt @rebeccak46 @kirstenagreen @emelton @eurie_kim @msquinn @sarahtavel @SLP_EDU @mahaibrahim
Jess Lee
@jesskah
Oct 20, 2016
After 8.5 years at Polyvore, I'll be moving on to a new adventure. Excited to help the next gen of entrepreneurs as a partner @Sequoia!
Jess Lee
@jesskah
Dec 19, 2018
The Wing is a more than a company, it’s a phenomenon. Thrilled that @Sequoia is partnering with @AudreyGelman and Lauren Kassan on the next chapter.
The Wing's Next Move? Sequoia's Jess Lee, Time's Up Backers, and $75 Million | Fortune
From fortune.com
Jess Lee
@jesskah
Jun 22, 2018
Sequoia is hiring. We’re looking for smart, curious, hungry, low ego folks with grit, who want to partner deeply with the next gen of amazing founders and be part of the next ring of the Sequoia tree. seq.vc/2tthSIe
Jess Lee
@jesskah
Apr 17, 2019
So proud of my friend / mentor / idol / partner / work wife / cofounder /teacher / sage @aileenlee for being in @TIME’s 100 Most Influential People for her work influencing the VC industry with @CowboyVC and @allraise. Well deserved. 🙌 time.com/collection/100…
Jess Lee
@jesskah
Oct 25, 2025
“AI slop” might just spawn the next YouTube, driven by a new AI-native creative class: The Generators. After sharing this thought on the @WithDelphi Library of Minds podcast, I’ve gotten a ton of follow-up questions, so here’s a deeper dive... Consumer AI in 2025 rhymes with
Dara
@daraladje
Oct 24, 2025
Sequoia Partner @jesskah says AI slop fanfic might birth the next Netflix. “When I go on TikTok, I see a lot of what today is termed AI slop… but it's getting better and better.” “I saw this Harry Potter x The Hangover crossover where Draco and Harry are like, ‘We can't find
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Jess Lee
@jesskah
Mar 18, 2018
One of the most difficult parts of being a founder was the immense pressure to pretend everything was going great, even when it wasn’t.
Sequoia Capital
@sequoia
Mar 15, 2018
.@jesskah to founders: Stop saying you're crushing it. Here’s how to get the help you need.
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Jess Lee
@jesskah
Oct 23, 2025
Just uploaded my brain to Delphi’s Library of Minds. 🧠 I recorded a pod with @withdelphi founder @daraladje. That conversation—along with all my past interviews, articles, blog posts, and talks—is now live inside my Delphi digital mind. You can now chat with all my past content
Dara
@daraladje
Oct 23, 2025
Sequoia's Chief Product Officer, @jesskah, won't hire well-rounded people. She looks for a "spikes" in 1 of 4 traits that predict success: • EQ: One-on-one people skills • IQ: Raw intellectual horsepower • PQ: Ability to navigate politics/systems • JQ: Judgment on decisions
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Jess Lee
@jesskah
Jul 26, 2023
📣 If you’re a pre-seed or seed stage founder in SF and interested in @sequoia Arc, join us at Dandelion Chocolate (2600 16th St, SF) this Thurs 7/27 4-6pm. @BogieBalkansky, @charliecurnin, @josephinekchen, @laurenmhreeder, and I will be there with some Arc alum, meeting founders
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Jess Lee
@jesskah
Mar 20, 2018
Amazing to see 400+ founders committing to diversity at the team, board, and funder level. FoundersForChange.org #foundersforchange