# Natalie Miyake

> Natalie Miyake is Partner, Marketing at Sequoia Capital, one of the world's most storied venture capital firms. A seasoned communications strategist who grew up in Japan and studied in Madrid before working in New York and San Francisco, she shapes how Sequoia tells its story to the world. With a career spanning crisis PR at Brunswick Group, corporate communications at Twitter during its most turbulent acquisition years, and nearly a decade steering Sequoia's voice across its portfolio of unicorns and breakout companies, Miyake brings a rare mix of global perspective and Silicon Valley fluency to the intersection of finance and narrative.

- **Role:** Partner, Marketing at Sequoia Capital
- **Organizations:** Sequoia Capital, Twitter, Brunswick Group, RLM Finsbury
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** International Baccalaureate Diploma, Canadian Academy, BA, Communications & Media Studies and Sociology, Tufts University, Study Abroad, Autonomous University of Madrid
- **Known for:** Elevated to Partner at Sequoia Capital, one of the world's most prestigious venture capital firms, Shaped communications strategy for Sequoia during a period of major portfolio expansions including breakout AI investments, Managed corporate communications at Twitter during high-profile acquisition discussions and corporate turbulence

## Career timeline

- **pre-2005** — Grew up in Japan, attended Canadian Academy (international school in Kobe)
- **2005-2009** — Studied Communications & Media Studies and Sociology at Tufts University; studied abroad at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
- **2009-2012** — Senior Associate at RLM Finsbury, executing national PR campaigns
- **2012-2014** — Associate at Brunswick Group, providing strategic communications counsel during M&A and corporate crises
- **2014-2016** — Corporate Communications Manager at Twitter, steering messaging around major corporate events and acquisitions
- **2016** — Joined Sequoia Capital as VP of Communications
- **2016-present** — Promoted to Partner, Marketing at Sequoia Capital; oversees strategic communications and brand for one of the world's leading VC firms

## Achievements

- Elevated to Partner at Sequoia Capital, one of the world's most prestigious venture capital firms
- Shaped communications strategy for Sequoia during a period of major portfolio expansions including breakout AI investments
- Managed corporate communications at Twitter during high-profile acquisition discussions and corporate turbulence
- Built and leads Sequoia's specialist communications team
- Bilingual professional with fluency in Japanese and Spanish, providing global communications reach

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — Continues as Partner at Sequoia Capital, one of few marketing/communications partners at a top-tier VC firm
- **2025-10** — Sequoia Capital raised latest fund (reported $950M), with Miyake continuing to manage firm communications

## Links

- Website: https://sequoiacap.com/people/natalie-miyake/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-miyake/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nataliemiyake
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/SequoiaCap/

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Last updated: 2026-05-09