A firm scorecard from the VC Agent-Readiness Census — 25 firms, five doors each, checked 2026-11-01. Official site: www.sequoiacap.com
open_api)Verdict: Arc's bi-annual open call opens the pitch door at pre-seed/seed; all other stages are partner-sourced and tracking is undocumented.
Each intent is scored with one door-state, assessed from public official sources on 2026-11-01. Scoring: open_api 4 · partner_gated 2 · aggregator_only 1 · human_only 0 · unverified 0 (flagged).
| Intent | State | Route | Note | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | open_api | Sequoia Our Companies and people pages | Official companies list with one-line descriptions; partner pages structure portfolio by current stage, founders and first-partnered year | sequoiacap.com/our-companies checked 2026-11-01 |
| Pitch | open_api | Arc bi-annual open call at sequoiacap.com/arc | Official page: 'Our bi-annual open call for outlier early stage founders' for pre-seed and seed; Sequoia says it finds founders in many ways including Arc, so other stages are partner-sourced. No active-cycle deadline was shown on the page fetched | sequoiacap.com/arc checked 2026-11-01 |
| Diligence | unverified NOT A VERIFIED ZERO | — | Sequoia publishes the Arc Product-Market Fit Framework used in Arc, but no diligence checklist, template, required metrics or data-room guidance was found on official pages fetched | sequoiacap.com/article/pmf-framework checked 2026-11-01 |
| Schedule | partner_gated | Arc Intensive and 1:1s for Sequoia founders | Arc page promises Arc Intensive workshops and 1:1s with partners/operators and Ampersand hub access for Sequoia founders; no public self-serve booking for non-portfolio founders found | sequoiacap.com/arc checked 2026-11-01 |
| Track | unverified NOT A VERIFIED ZERO | — | Arc page documents the open call and founder benefits but no applicant status portal, dashboard, email SLA or status page; a dashboard is not inferred from the application route | sequoiacap.com/arc checked 2026-11-01 |
Unverified means the state could not be established from public documentation — for most firms that is the track door, where firms rarely publish post-submission mechanics. It is reported as a documentation gap, not as proof that no door exists, and it is never presented as a verified closed door.
| Signal | What the census recorded |
|---|---|
| llms.txt | No — none found (checked 2026-11-01) |
| MCP server | None documented (checked 2026-11-01) |
| Public API | None documented (checked 2026-11-01) |
| Structured data | Our Companies list at /our-companies and people pages with company stage, founders and first-partnered year |
| RSS / sitemap | Not recorded |
| Robots posture | Not recorded |
Access gaps. llms.txt returned 404; no MCP server or literal public API found. Non-Arc (venture/growth) pitching is partner-sourced; no applicant status mechanism documented on the Arc page
Agent Outposts research, published 2026-11-01. Agent Outposts is not affiliated with Sequoia Capital. This is a published census scorecard, not an Outpost: Agent Outposts operates no demand registry for venture firms and collects no intents on this page. Door-states are assessed from public sources; every state above links its evidence and carries its check date. Methodology, rubric and scoring formula: the VC Agent-Readiness Census. Companion research: the Agent Readiness Census of 43 consumer brands.
Agent Outposts — the agent-readiness registry. Agent Outposts is not affiliated with the firms listed in this census. Door-states are assessed from public sources; every state links its source and carries its assessment date.