UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 13F

                               FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:       09/30/03

Check here if Amendment [  ] ; Amendment Number:  ___
This Amendment (Check only one.):   [  ]  is a restatement
                                    [  ]  adds new holdings entries
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:             SC VII Management-A, LLC
Address:          3000 Sand Hill Road
                  Bldg 4, Suite 280
                  Menlo Park, CA  94025

Form 13F File Number:      28-06129

The institutional  investment  manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby  represent  that the person signing the report is authorized
to  submit  it,  that all  information  contained  herein is true,  correct  and
complete,  and  that it is  understood  that  all  required  items,  statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:    Michael Moritz
Title:   Managing Member
Phone:   (650) 854-3927

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

Michael Moritz    Menlo Park, California    11/07/03

Report Type (Check only one.):

[X]      13F  HOLDINGS  REPORT.  (Check here if all  holdings of this  reporting
         manager are reported in this report.)

[ ]      13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and
         all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

[ ]      13F  COMBINATION  REPORT  (Check here if a portion of the  holdings for
         this  reporting  manager are  reported in this report and a portion are
         reported by other reporting manager(s).)



                              FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:          0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:     3
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:     $ 52,689
(Thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide  a  numbered  list of the  name(s)  and Form 13F file  number(s)  of all
institutional  investment  managers  with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.

NONE



                                  SC VII MANAGEMENT-A, LLC
                                 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
                                       AS OF 09/30/03



                                                        VALUE    SHARES/    SH/  PUT/  INVSTMT  OTHER          VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER              TITLE OF CLASS   CUSIP    (X$1000)   PRN AMT    PRN  CALL  DSCRETN MANAGERS     SOLE     SHARED    NONE
- --------------------------- -------------- --------- ----------- --------   ---  ----  ------- --------   --------   ------    ----
                                                                                              
LANDACORP                   COMMON         514756105     4,418   2,427,500  SH          SOLE              2,427,500
PIXELWORKS                  COMMON         72581M107    20,386   2,348,640  SH          SOLE              2,348,640
PLUMTREE SOFTWARE           COMMON         72940Q104    27,885   6,592,306  SH          SOLE              6,592,306