Carl Eschenbach - Partner @ Sequoia Capital

Overview

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

CB Rank (Investor)

Primary Job Title Partner
Primary Organization
Sequoia Capital

Location Pleasanton, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US
Gender Male

Investor Type
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Carl Eschenbach is based out of Pleasanton, California, and is the Partner of Sequoia Capital and also a Board Member of Cresta. Carl Eschenbach attended DeVry University.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Cresta	Sequoia Capital	—	Series D - Cresta	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Kumo.AI	Sequoia Capital	Yes	Series B - Kumo.AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Kumo.AI	Sequoia Capital	Yes	Series A - Kumo.AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Grafana Labs	Sequoia Capital	—	Series D - Grafana Labs	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Salt Security	Sequoia Capital	—	Series D - Salt Security	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Retool	Sequoia Capital	—	Series C - Retool	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Grafana Labs	Sequoia Capital	Yes	Series C - Grafana Labs	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Gong	Sequoia Capital	—	Series E - Gong	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Salt Security	Sequoia Capital	—	Series C - Salt Security	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Cresta	Sequoia Capital	Yes	Series B - Cresta	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

Number of Past Jobs

Carl Eschenbach

has

current jobs as

Partner

Sequoia Capital

and

Strategic Advisor to the CEO

Workday

. Additionally,

Carl Eschenbach

has had

past jobs including

President and Chief Operating Officer

VMware

Sequoia Capital PartnerApr 30, 2026
Workday Strategic Advisor to the CEOFeb 9, 2026

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
VMware	President and Chief Operating Officer	2002	Mar 2026
Workday	Chief Executive Officer	Feb 2024	Feb 2026

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Carl Eschenbach

is the

Board Member

Cresta

Cresta Board MemberApr 30, 2026

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Workday	Member of the Board of Directors.	2018	Feb 2026

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
United States Investors with Funds Raised in 2007	75,675
West Coast Investors with Funds Raised in 2019	44,967
Western US Investors with Funds Raised in 2016	69,503
Western US Investors with Funds Raised in 2008	62,675
Western US Investors with Funds Raised in 2012	61,554
California Investors with Funds Raised in 2016	72,142
Investors Active in Western US (Top 10K)	388
Venture Capital Investors with Investments in California (Top 10K)	1,133
West Coast Post IPO Investors	36,507
West Coast Investors with Funds Raised in 2017	46,451

Education

Carl Eschenbach

studied at

DeVry University

DeVry University DiplomaElectronics Technician

Events

Number of Events

Carl Eschenbach

has participated in

event,

TINTRICITY 2015

Aug 30, 2015

TINTRICITY 2015 Speaker San Francisco, California, United States, North AmericaAug 30, 2015