Roelof Botha
Chairman at UNITY SOFTWARE INC.
Net worth: 352 M $ as of 2024-03-30
Network origin in Roelof Botha first degree
| Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sequoia Capital
 Sequoia Capital Investment ManagersFinance Sequoia Capital is a venture capital arm of Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, founded in 1972 by Don Valentine. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 122 |
Stanford Graduate School of Business
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 85 |
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| Public Company | Information Technology Services | 67 |
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| Public Company | Medical Specialties | 45 |
| Public Company | Packaged Software | 40 | |
| Public Company | Packaged Software | 38 | |
| Public Company | Biotechnology | 38 | |
| Public Company | Packaged Software | 37 | |
23andMe, Inc.
 23andMe, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology 23andMe, Inc. provides genetic information using DNA analysis technologies and web-based interactive tools. It enables individuals to gain deeper insights into personal ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits. The company was founded by Linda Avey, Paul L. Cusenza and Anne E. Wojcicki in 2006 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Medical Specialties | 37 |
Unity Technologies SF
 Unity Technologies SF Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Unity Technologies SF engages in design and development of a platform for three-dimensional (3D), virtual reality, and augmented reality games and applications. It offers solutions for different industries including games, film, animation, cinematic, automotive, gambling, architecture, engineering, and construction. The company was founded by Nicholas Peter Francis, David Helgason, and Joachim Ante in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Packaged Software | 24 |
University of Cape Town
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 23 |
PayPal, Inc.
 PayPal, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance PayPal, Inc. provides online payment services. It facilitates people to send money through PayPal account balances, bank accounts, PayPal Credit and credit cards. The company?s digital wallet assists to perform online transactions, in store and mobile devices. It?s a global payments platform, which offer withdraws funds and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in multiple currencies. The company was founded by Luke Nosek, Ken Howery, Yu Pan, Peter Andreas Thiel, Max R. Levchin and Elon Reeve Musk in December 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Finance/Rental/Leasing | 22 |
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| Subsidiary | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 21 |
| Public Company | Other Transportation | 16 | |
Ethos Technologies, Inc.
 Ethos Technologies, Inc. Life/Health InsuranceFinance Ethos Technologies, Inc. provides life insurance services. Its policies cover includes debt, income, mortgages, and education. The company was founded by Lingke Wang and Peter Colis in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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| Holding Company | Life/Health Insurance | 15 |
Evernote Corp.
 Evernote Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Evernote Corp. develops applications for notes management. It offers mobile productivity apps, iPhone productivity apps, note taking apps, and personal task management apps. The company was founded by Stepan Alexandrovich Pachikov, Phil Libin and David Engberg in 2004 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Packaged Software | 15 |
Biomodal Ltd.
 Biomodal Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cambridge Epigenetix Ltd. provides epigenetic tools. Its TrueMethyl oxidative bisulfite sequencing, a novel technology that pioneers single-base resolution sequencing of the modified bases hydroxymethyl cytosine and methylcytosine. The firm's TrueMethyl enables analysis of the DNA methylome offers basic research, pharmaceutical discovery and diagnostics and TrueMethyl can be used with methylation arrays and targeted assays. The company was founded by Shankar Balasubramanian, Michael Booth and Bobby Yerramilli-Rao in 2012 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.
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| Holding Company | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 14 |
Bird Rides, Inc.
 Bird Rides, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Bird Rides, Inc. develops mobile applications for electric vehicles. It provides a fleet of electric, shared scooters that can be accessed through smartphone. The company was founded by Travis VanderZanden in 2017 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Finance/Rental/Leasing | 10 |
Meebo, Inc.
 Meebo, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Meebo, Inc. offers online communication channels. It offers a toolbar to be attached on a customer's website, providing an instant messaging system for the online portal. The company was founded by Elaine Duo Wherry, Seth J. Sternberg and Sandy D. Jen in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Internet Software/Services | 9 |
Sequoia Capital Operations LLC
 Sequoia Capital Operations LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sequoia Capital Operations LLC engages in the provision of venture capital financing services. It serves the healthcare, finance, and media industries. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 8 |
Pendulum Therapeutics, Inc.
 Pendulum Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Pendulum Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutics and diagnostics that target the human microbiome to improve the lives of patients suffering from various diseases. Its product pipeline includes WBF-011, WBF-020, WBF-012, and WBF-014.. The company was founded by Colleen Cutcliffe, John Eid, and James Bullard in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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| Holding Company | Biotechnology | 8 |
TokBox, Inc.
 TokBox, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services TokBox, Inc. develops and operates web-based and mobile platform. Its products include interactive broadcast, telehealth and interactive broadcast solution. The company was founded by Ron Hose and Sergey Faguet in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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| Extinct | Packaged Software | 8 |
Weebly, Inc.
 Weebly, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Weebly, Inc. provides online website creation services. Its platform enables users to start their own business, sell online, and showcase their achievements. The company was founded by Christopher Fanini, David John Rusenko, Jr. and Daniel W. Veltri on March 29, 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Information Technology Services | 7 |
WhisperText, Inc.
 WhisperText, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services WhisperText, Inc. operates social media that allows interactive and anonymous sharing of thoughts. It develops an online platform allows users to post secrets anonymously in real time and then receive feedback and comments from other users. The company was founded by Brad Brooks and Michael Heyward in 2012 and is headquartered in Venice, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Internet Software/Services | 4 |
Inside.com, Inc.
 Inside.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Inside.com, Inc. provides on-line mission-critical information for the film, television, and book-publishing industries. The company was founded by Jason McCabe Calacanis and is headquartered in Culver City, CA.
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| Holding Company | Internet Software/Services | 4 |
YouTube LLC
 YouTube LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services YouTube LLC hosts user-generated videos which include network and professional content. It is a media company for people to watch and share videos via the internet. The firm allows people to upload, tag, and share personal video clips through the website. The company was founded by Steve S. Chen, Chad Meredith Hurley and Jared Karim in May 2005 and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Internet Software/Services | 4 |
Tumblr, Inc.
 Tumblr, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Tumblr, Inc. operates a social media and blogging site. Its website allows the users to share contents such as text, photos, quotes, links, music and videos using computer and mobile devices. The company was founded by David Karp in February 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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| Subsidiary | Internet Software/Services | 3 |
Landis Technologies, Inc.
 Landis Technologies, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Landis Technologies, Inc. is a social impact-driven real estate technology company that provides a path for homeowners to purchase their own. It helps renters transition to homeownership and allows customers to select their dream home, rent it and purchase it anytime with in 24 months. The company also provides tools and incentives for customers to improve their credit score and build up their down payment. The company was founded by Thomas Petit and Cyril Berdugo in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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| Holding Company | Internet Software/Services | 3 |
mmhmm, Inc.
 mmhmm, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services mmhmm, Inc. operates desktop, mobile and web-based applications for virtual backgrounds. The firm offers still and animated virtual backgrounds to enliven conversations and can be used with Zoom, Google Meet, YouTube, and other video streaming services. It also allows to create interactive presentations. The company was founded by Philip Libin in 2020 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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| Holding Company | Packaged Software | 1 |
Square, Inc.
 Square, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Square, Inc. is a private company that provides sellers with tools to reach buyers online and in person, manage their business, and access financing. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and has offices in various locations. Individuals can also use their Cash App to spend, send, store, and invest money. Additionally, Square has expanded its purpose of economic empowerment to artists through its music and entertainment platform, Tidal. Square was founded by Ariana Poursartip.
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| Private Company | Information Technology Services | 1 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Roelof Botha via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALT DISNEY COMPANY (THE) | Movies/Entertainment | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Genentech, Inc.
 Genentech, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA. | Biotechnology | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| INTEL CORPORATION | Semiconductors | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Packaged Software | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| ORACLE CORPORATION | Packaged Software | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | Household/Personal Care | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | Internet Retail | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | Regional Banks | President Director/Board Member | |
Google LLC
 Google LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Internet Software/Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Public Communications Contact | |
| GENOMIC HEALTH, INC. | Medical Specialties | General Counsel General Counsel | |
| YELP INC. | Internet Software/Services | Chairman Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO Director/Board Member | |
Tanium, Inc.
 Tanium, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Tanium, Inc. provides security and systems management solutions. It offers threat detection, incident response, vulnerability assessment, configuration compliance, patch management, asset inventory, software distribution, asset utilization, and asset inventory. The firm also offers information technology operations management, asset visibility, detection and response, security hygiene, financial services, healthcare retail, and government. The company was founded in David Hindawi and Orion Hindawi in 2007 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member General Counsel | |
| SUNRUN INC. | Semiconductors | Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO | |
| SECUREWORKS CORP. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
DataRobot, Inc.
 DataRobot, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services DataRobot, Inc. develops automated machine learning, automated machine series, and managed al clouds. It offers solutions to the banking, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, and marketing sectors. The company was founded by Jeremy Achin and Thomas de Godoy in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Private Equity Investor | |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Stanford University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| University of Oxford | College/University | Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Tellme Networks, Inc.
 Tellme Networks, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Tellme Networks, Inc. provides voice application network and communication services. It develops specialized telecommunications systems that use voice recognition to help companies manage customer service calls. The company was founded by Michael S. McCue and Angus Davis in 1999 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Specialty Telecommunications | Director of Finance/CFO Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Lightspeed Management Co LLC
 Lightspeed Management Co LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lightspeed Management Co. LLC (Lightspeed Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1971. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It was formerly known as Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | College/University | Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| VMWARE, INC. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Comptroller/Controller/Auditor Private Equity Analyst | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| Rutgers State University of New Jersey | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Yale University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Cornell University
 Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY. | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Mills College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Director/Board Member | |
| University of British Columbia | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
The Ohio State University
 The Ohio State University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Pace University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| Princeton University | College/University | Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of California, Berkeley | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Greylock Management Corp.
 Greylock Management Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Greylock Management Corp (Greylock Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1965 by Charlie P. Waite and Daniel S. Gregory. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Georgetown University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| LINKEDIN CORP | Internet Software/Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Amazon Web Services, Inc.
 Amazon Web Services, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Amazon Web Services, Inc. engages in provision of information technology infrastructure services. Its solutions include archiving, backup and restore, blockchain, business applications, containers, content delivery, database migrations, data lakes and analytics, development operations, e-commerce, high performance computing, hybrid cloud architectures, Internet of Things, mobile services, modern application development, scientific computing, serverless computing, and websites. The company was founded by Andrew R. Jassy in 2006 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Data Processing Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director of Finance/CFO | |
| Harvard Law School | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| Georgetown University Law Center | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| LEAF GROUP LTD. | Internet Retail | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
| AFFIRM HOLDINGS, INC. | Finance/Rental/Leasing | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
Affirm, Inc.
 Affirm, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Affirm, Inc. provides online payment services. It offers reimagining financial services, from credit cards to deposit banking. The firm helps to improve sales conversions and boost basket sizes. It allows online shoppers to pay for purchases in multiple monthly installments with financing costs lower than credit card interest rates. The company was founded by Max R. Levchin, Jeffrey Kaditz, Alastair Rampell, and Nathan Dale Gettings in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Founder Director/Board Member | |
Next Trucking, Inc.
 Next Trucking, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Next Trucking, Inc. engages in the provision of end-to-end logistics solution. It offers application that enable shippers to find drivers, make own schedule, and manage loads and shipments. The company was founded by Lidia Yan and Elton Chung on December 16, 2016and is headquartered in Lynwood, CA. | Internet Software/Services | Director/Board Member Consultant / Advisor |
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International
| United States | 45 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| France | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
Sectoral
| Consumer Services | 19 |
| Technology Services | 13 |
| Finance | 6 |
| Commercial Services | 5 |
| Health Technology | 3 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 545 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 191 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 116 |
| Founder | 99 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 80 |
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| Keith Rabois | 49 |
| James Goetz | 47 |
| Chip Hazard | 42 |
| Egon Durban | 42 |
| Shlomo Dovrat | 36 |
| Richard Scheller | 27 |
| Barry Martin | 27 |
| David Sacks | 25 |
| Alfred Lin | 24 |
| Dev Ittycheria | 24 |
| Patrick Chung | 23 |
| Jim Whitehurst | 22 |
| Max Levchin | 21 |
| Herm Rosenman | 21 |
| Gail Marcus | 21 |
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