# Julien Bek

> Julien Bek is a Partner at Sequoia Capital's London office, one of the most storied venture capital firms in the world. A Geneva native who studied at Warwick Business School and the University of Cambridge, he started his career as an entrepreneur — founding one of Europe's first e-cigarette companies at age 18 — before transitioning into venture capital at Global Founders Capital and then Accel Partners. At Accel he backed breakout companies like Revolut, Melio, Miro, and BeReal. He joined Sequoia in September 2023 as a London-based partner focused on early-stage European and global tech companies. In March 2026, he published the widely-read thesis 'Services: The New Software,' arguing that the next trillion-dollar company will sell outcomes rather than software tools, using AI to automate service delivery at scale.

- **Role:** Partner at Sequoia Capital
- **Organizations:** Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Global Founders Capital
- **From:** Geneva, Switzerland
- **Nationality:** Swiss
- **Education:** BSc Management & Finance, Warwick Business School, Postgraduate, Entrepreneurship, University of Cambridge
- **Known for:** Partner at Sequoia Capital, one of the world's most prestigious venture capital firms, Early investor in Revolut (now valued at $45B+) while at Global Founders Capital, Backed Miro, Melio, BeReal, and Hopin at Accel Partners

## Career timeline

- **~2010** — Founded E-clope, one of Europe's first e-cigarette companies, while at university
- **~2014-2018** — Joined Global Founders Capital (GFC) as Associate; invested in Revolut and Albert from London and San Francisco
- **2018** — Joined Accel Partners; focused on fintech, collaboration and productivity; led investments in Hopin and Melio, worked with Miro, BeReal, and Attio
- **2023-09** — Joined Sequoia Capital as Partner, London office; early-stage investing across Europe and globally
- **2026-03** — Published 'Services: The New Software' thesis on Sequoia Capital blog, which went viral across the tech industry

## Achievements

- Partner at Sequoia Capital, one of the world's most prestigious venture capital firms
- Early investor in Revolut (now valued at $45B+) while at Global Founders Capital
- Backed Miro, Melio, BeReal, and Hopin at Accel Partners
- Author of 'Services: The New Software' (2026) — one of the most-cited VC theses of the year
- Part of Sequoia's London early-team, expanding the firm's European presence
- Portfolio companies at Sequoia include Dust, Rillet, Tacto, Lemni, Auctor, and Magentic

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Featured in Fortune's Eye on AI series discussing why AI-enabled services companies represent the next frontier for venture returns
- **2026-04** — Auctor, a Sequoia portfolio company he backs, raised a Series A of $20M
- **2026-03** — Published 'Services: The New Software' thesis on Sequoia Capital blog, arguing AI autopilots will displace software copilots
- **2025-08** — Portfolio company Rillet raised a $70M Series B
- **2025-07** — Magentic (portfolio company) raised $6M seed round
- **2025-02** — Lemni (portfolio company) raised $4M pre-seed round

## Links

- Website: https://sequoiacap.com/people/julien-bek/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julienbek
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/JulienBek

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Last updated: 2026-05-09