Jim Goetz co-founded VitalSigns, which Sequoia backed, and later joined Sequoia to be mentored. He has invested in companies like Carbon, Clari, and GitHub.
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Sequoia Capital writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
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- VitalSigns · co-founder
- AT&T · product management
- SynOptics · product management
- Bay Networks · vice president
- Sequoia Capital · partnerNow
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Who is Jim Goetz?
Jim Goetz co-founded VitalSigns, which Sequoia backed, and later joined Sequoia to be mentored. He has invested in companies like Carbon, Clari, and GitHub.
How much does Jim Goetz invest?
Jim Goetz invests through Sequoia Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.
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What did Jim Goetz do before Sequoia Capital?
co-founder at VitalSigns; product management at AT&T; product management at SynOptics; vice president at Bay Networks.
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