$1.15 billion stake in its company to Sequoia and Paradigm in January 2022|Alfred Lin,Investor, Sequoia 00:10:00
Since joining Sequoia in 2010, Lin has spearheaded some of the venture firm's most renowned investments, including DoorDash and Airbnb. He is the co-captain of Sequoia Capital's early-stage investment business alongside Luciana Lixandru.Lin was instrumental in Sequoia's investment in OpenAI, which was valued at $80 billion after a tender offer deal in February 2024. He also led Sequoia's Series B investment in Reddit. In March 2024, Reddit went public at a $6.5 billion valuation.
