Bryan Schreier
VCPartner, Sequoia Capital
Sequoia partner backing category-defining software founders
Background
Bryan Schreier is a Partner on Sequoia Capital's seed and early-stage team, based in Menlo Park, California. Before joining Sequoia, he worked at Google where he gained experience scaling teams and operations. He is known for backing Dropbox after meeting the founders in their tiny apartment in 2007, which he has called a once-a-decade find. He focuses on marketplace and services infrastructure businesses that fundamentally rewire entire industries. He often partners with bootstrapped or non-Bay Area founders, and returned to full-time GP status on Sequoia's seed/early team in 2023 after a stint as Venture Partner.
Investment Thesis
Seeks founders with audacious authenticity — big, world-changing ideas led by those with deep domain expertise capable of rewiring entire industries, with particular emphasis on marketplace and services infrastructure.
Investment Focus
Stages
Typical check: $500K–$10M
Sectors
Based in: USA (with non-Bay Area focus) (North America)
Notable Investments
Dropbox
Invested 2007; NASDAQ: DBX IPO
Qualtrics
NASDAQ: XM IPO; acquired by Silver Lake
Trulia
IPO; merged with Zillow
Retool
Internal developer tools platform; board member
Thumbtack
Home services marketplace; board member
Clipboard Health
Healthcare shift-matching platform
Front
AI-powered customer service platform; board member
Vanta
Security compliance automation platform