# Sonali Singh
Sonali Singh is a venture capital investor who joined [Sequoia Capital](https://www.edgepedia.org/sequoia-capital) as a Partner focused on growth-stage investments in January 2026, known for growth-stage AI investments in Chai Discovery, Parallel Web Systems, and Serval.[1](https://sequoiacap.com/people/sonali-singh/) • [2](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalisingh0) Before Sequoia she spent roughly two years in Global Technology M&A investment banking at [Morgan Stanley](https://www.edgepedia.org/morgan-stanley) in Menlo Park.[2](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalisingh0)
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Firm and role | Sequoia Capital, Partner (Growth), from January 2026, based in Menlo Park[1](https://sequoiacap.com/people/sonali-singh/) • [2](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalisingh0) |
| Notable investments | Serval (2025, Growth), Chai Discovery (2026, Growth), Parallel Web Systems (2026, Growth)[1](https://sequoiacap.com/people/sonali-singh/) |
| Prior career | Morgan Stanley Global Technology M&A (2024–2026); earlier PSG growth equity, ZeroEyes, research and teaching roles[2](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalisingh0) |
| Education | Wharton School, BS Economics, summa cum laude, minors in Computer Science and Mathematics; semester abroad at Università Bocconi[2](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalisingh0) |
## Education
Singh attended [Choate Rosemary Hall](https://www.edgepedia.org/choate-rosemary-hall) in Wallingford, Connecticut. Her self-reported profile describes an upbringing in a small [Connecticut](https://www.edgepedia.org/connecticut) town as the child of two Indian immigrant parents, who, in her words, "left their families in India with nothing but two scholarships and a dream."[2](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalisingh0)
She earned a bachelor's degree in [Economics](https://www.edgepedia.org/economics) from the [Wharton School](https://www.edgepedia.org/wharton-school) at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating summa cum laude with minors in Computer Science and [Mathematics](https://www.edgepedia.org/mathematics), and spent a semester abroad at Università Bocconi.[2](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalisingh0)
## Career
Her pre-Sequoia record comes mainly from her self-reported profile, which lists a Yale research fellowship (2019), financial controls work at [Stanley Black & Decker](https://www.edgepedia.org/stanley-black-and-decker) (2021), AI and finance work at the startup [ZeroEyes](https://www.edgepedia.org/zeroeyes) (2021–2022), a Wharton research fellowship (2021–2022), a growth-equity stint at PSG (2022), and teaching assistantships in corporate valuation at Wharton and computer programming at Penn (2022–2024).[2](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalisingh0) The sequencing of these early roles is self-reported.
She then spent about two years, from January 2024 to January 2026, in Global Technology M&A at Morgan Stanley in Menlo Park. Her Sequoia bio credits the firm with teaching her "what a good business could look like."[1](https://sequoiacap.com/people/sonali-singh/) • [2](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalisingh0) The Sequoia bio frames Morgan Stanley as her start, while her own profile places PSG, ZeroEyes, and earlier roles before it; the two accounts are not directly reconcilable from public material.[1](https://sequoiacap.com/people/sonali-singh/) • [2](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalisingh0)
She joined Sequoia Capital as Partner (Growth) in January 2026, based in Menlo Park, and announced the move on January 27, 2026.[1](https://sequoiacap.com/people/sonali-singh/) • [2](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalisingh0)
## Notable investments
Sequoia's team page lists three growth-stage companies partnered with Singh:[1](https://sequoiacap.com/people/sonali-singh/)
- **Serval** (2025, Growth): an AI platform for IT help desk and workflows, founded by Alex McLeod and Jake Stauch.
- **Chai Discovery** (2026, Growth): a company building computational design of new medicines, founded by Jacques Boitreaud, Jack Dent, Matthew McPartlon, and Joshua Meier.
- **Parallel Web Systems** (2026, Growth): described on the Sequoia page as the highest-accuracy web search for AI, founded by [Parag Agrawal](https://www.edgepedia.org/parag-agrawal) and Travers Nisbet.
Round sizes, valuations, and whether she holds board seats are not stated on the roster.[1](https://sequoiacap.com/people/sonali-singh/)
## Public positions and writing
Her stated investing interests span "everything from moonshot ideas to businesses that fundamentally change la vie quotidienne," and she says she moved to [Silicon Valley](https://www.edgepedia.org/silicon-valley) to be "in the epicenter of technology."[1](https://sequoiacap.com/people/sonali-singh/) Alongside her January 2026 announcement she said she was starting a Substack series to document interesting ideas and lessons; the essays' content is not covered in the sources.[2](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalisingh0)
## References
1. [Sonali Singh | Sequoia Capital](https://sequoiacap.com/people/sonali-singh/)
2. [Sonali Singh — LinkedIn profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalisingh0)
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*Initially written Sep 17, 2026 · Edited: Oct 11, 2026; Oct 15, 2026*
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