BILL COUGHRAN
Partner at Sequoia Capital
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About
Bill Coughran is a partner on Sequoia's early team.
Recent News & Mentions
Feb 19, 2026Product LaunchGoogle Gemini 3.1 ProFeb 19, 2026Product LaunchGoogle Pixel 10aFeb 19, 2026Product LaunchGoogle Lyria 3Jan 29, 2026Product LaunchProduct Google Gemini LaunchJan 29, 2026Product LaunchGoogle Project Genie LaunchJan 23, 2026Product LaunchGoogle Me Meme LaunchJan 8, 2026Product LaunchGoogle Help Me Write, AI Summaries, and Suggested Replies LaunchJun 1, 1999FundingGoogle - Venture RoundJul 1, 1998FundingGoogle - Seed
Experience
PartnerCurrent
Sequoia CapitalPresent - Present
TrusteeCurrent
Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, UCLAJan 2013 - Present
TrusteeCurrent
TheatreWorksJan 2012 - Present
SVP, Engineering
GoogleJan 2003 - Dec 2011
Senior Research Vice President, Bell Labs Research Silicon Valley
Bell LaboratoriesJan 1998 - Dec 2000
Internet Software Vice President / Chief Technical Officer
Lucent TechnologiesJan 1997 - Dec 1998
Programmer/Analyst
California State University, Los AngelesJan 1973 - Dec 1974
Student programmer
California State University, FresnoJan 1968 - Dec 1970
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Who is Bill Coughran?
Bill Coughran is Partner at Sequoia Capital.