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Douglas Leone
Douglas Leone is an Italian-born American billionaire venture capitalist and former Global Managing Partner of Sequoia Capital, one of the most storied VC firms in Silicon Valley history. He joined Sequoia in 1988 after stints at Sun Microsystems, HP, and Prime Computer, rose to Managing Partner in 1996, and led the firm's global expansion into China and India. With investments spanning ServiceNow, RingCentral, Nubank, Medallia, and Wiz, Leone helped shape the modern cloud and enterprise software landscape. He stepped back from the senior operational role in 2022 but remains a general partner. As of late 2025, his net worth is estimated at $10.8 billion.
Karina Baze
Karina Baze (El-Baze) is an Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures, one of Silicon Valley's most storied venture capital firms, where she works at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and commercial reality. A Stanford-trained operator with a career arc running from MuleSoft's scrappy East Division founding days through IPO and Salesforce acquisition, to leading GTM at AI-native companies Instabase and Hebbia, Karina brings rare depth to helping portfolio founders build revenue engines that actually work. Recognized as one of 100 Women in AI in 2025, she specializes in translating deep tech into customer outcomes - a skill set that is quietly reshaping how Khosla's portfolio companies go to market.