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Sequoia Capital
Company typePrivate
IndustryVenture capital
Founded1972
FounderDon Valentine
Headquarters
Menlo Park, California
,
USA
Number of locations
6
Number of employees
~ 130 worldwide
Websitewww.sequoiacap.com

Sequoia Capital is a Californian venture capital firm located on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California. The Wall Street Journal has called Sequoia Capital "one of the highest-caliber venture firms",[1] and noted that it is "one of Silicon Valley's most influential venture-capital firms".[2] The New York Times has called Sequoia "one of the top venture firms in the Valley"[3] and has said that it is "among the most successful venture firms in Silicon Valley."[4] The Washington Post has called Sequoia Capital "one of the pre-eminent venture capital firms in Silicon Valley."[5] The firm is known for the companies it has funded, and it estimates that 19% of the NASDAQ’s value is made up of firms Sequoia has funded.[6]

Sequoia has funded companies including Apple, Aruba Networks, Google, YouTube, PayPal, Cisco Systems, Oracle, Electronic Arts, Yahoo!, NVIDIA, Navigenics, Cotendo, Atari, Ameritox, Kayak, Meebo, Admob, Zappos, Green Dot and LinkedIn.[7] The firm has offices in the U.S., China, India and Israel. Sequoia invests in companies all over the world.[8][9][10]

Sequoia was founded by Don Valentine in 1972. The firm's partners include Don Valentine, Jake Anderson, Mickey Arabelovic, Roelof Botha, Scott Carter, Randy Ditzler, Michael Dixon, Jim Goetz, Michael Goguen, Gaurav Garg, Patrick Grady, Warren Hogarth, Mark Kvamme, Timothy Lee, Doug Leone, Alfred Lin, Greg McAdoo, Michael Moritz, Chris Olsen, Luis Robles, Bryan Schreier, David Spector, and Mark Stevens.[11]

The firm

Sequoia Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in incubation, seed stage, start-up stage, early stage, and growth stage investments in private companies. It also invests in public companies. The firm seeks to invest in all sectors with a focus on services including financial services, healthcare, Internet, outsourcing, retail, and wireless; mobile; technology; software including application, infrastructure, data management, and wireless; systems including networking, infrastructure, security, and wireless; components including semiconductors with a focus on analog and mixed signal, networking, multimedia, and programmable and wireless components; and energy including alternative energy, conventional energy, energy efficiency, energy storage, and energy services.

The firm seeks to invest in companies based in the United States for early and seed stage investments. However, for growth stage investments, it does not limit its investments to any country. It invests between $100,000 and $1 million in seed stage, between $1 million and $10 million in early stage, and between $10 million and $100 million in growth stage. The firm prefers to be the first investor and business partner in a growth stage company. Sequoia Capital was founded in 1972 and is based in Menlo Park, California.[12]

  • Financial services

Within financial services, it invests in banking, brokerage, payments, and enabling technology.

  • Healthcare

Within healthcare, the firm invests across diagnostic services, genetics services, lab services, patient services, product development services, and enabling technology companies.

  • Internet

Within Internet, it invests in advertising, communications, ecommerce, games, media, search, social networking, and enabling technology companies.

  • Mobile sector

Within the mobile sector, the firm invests in advertising, applications, devices and enabling technology companies.

  • Outsourcing

Within outsourcing, it invests across business process outsourcing, hosting services, managed services, professional services and software development services.

  • Technology

Within technology, the firm invests in semiconductor, sub-systems, systems, software, and services companies.

  • Other

It also invests in optical components; computer, subsystems, and communication systems; and consumer and professional services.

Portfolio

Sequoia Capital provided venture capital for the following companies:

Name First Invested Description Status
10gen 1 December 2010 Creators of MongoDB, open source NoSQL database software. Private
A123 Systems 18 December 2001 Lithium-ion battery systems. IPO
Achates Power 6 August 2007 Diesel engine systems. Private
Achievers 28 September 2011 Results-driven employee rewards and recognition solutions. Private
AcousticEye 29 December 2009 Industrial tubes monitoring systems. Private
AdBrite 26 July 2004 Sell advertising on their websites and blogs Private
Acton Pharmaceuticals 18 December 2009 Drug development services. Private
AdMob 19 May 2006 Mobile Advertising Marketplace. Acquired by Google
Advanced Power Projects 17 March 2008 Power generation systems. Private
Airbnb 20 April 2009 Peer-to-peer travel network. Private
Airstrip Technologies 6 August 2010 Mobile medical software. Private
Allston Trading High Frequency trading. Private
AMCC 15 September 1987 Provides storage, embedded hardware and software solutions. IPO
Amobee Media Systems 7 January 2005 Mobile Advertising Systems for Mobile Operators. Private
Aobi 31 March 2010 Children's social networking services. Private
Aotian 9 December 2010 Mobile travel management services. Private
Appirio 20 June 2008 SaaS systems integration services. Private
Applabs Pvt Ltd 1 January 1999 Software Testing Company. Private
Apple Inc. 1 January 1978 Designs and manufactures consumer electronics. IPO
Aricent 1 September 2006 Independent communications software company. Private
Aruba Networks 19 April 2002 Delivers enterprise network access to users IPO
AssureRx Health 25 March 2011 Personalized medicine company specializing in pharmacogenetics. Private
Atari 1975 Coin-operated video games, coin-operated pinball machines and home game consoles.
Atom Entertainment 14 January 2000 Distributes casual games, short films, and animations on the web. Acquired by Viacom/MTV
Attenti 26 March 2009 Provider of remote people monitoring technologies. Acquired by 3M
Axtria 14 December 2009 Data analytics services. Private
Barracuda Networks 9 January 2006 Network security appliance vendor. Private
BestStudy 21 January 2011 K–12 tutoring services. Private
Bihu.com 14 December 2007 In-game instant messaging services. Private
Birst SaaS Business Intelligence Private
Blippy 8 December 2009 Social messaging service for goods and products purchases. Private
Boyaa 7 January 2011 Social network gaming. Private
C12 Energy 12 September 2008 CO2 Sequestration and Enhanced Oil Recovery. Private
Café Coffee Day 14 July 2006 Coffee distribution and retail services. Private
Cafepress 21 January 2005 Print-on-demand ecommerce site. Private
Celon Labs 5 October 2010 Oncology pharmaceutical products. Private
CERNET-Koncept 17 July 2008 College social networking services. Private
Challenge Games 24 September 2007 Online casual gaming services. Acquired by Zynga
Churn Labs 10 February 2011 The startup builder Private
Clickatell (Pty) Ltd 2007 Global mobile messaging company Private
Clustrix 15 June 2006 Enterprise infrastructure software. Private
Clean Cell International 1 October 2008 Renewable energy technology Private
Cisco 14 December 1987 Networking hardware, software, and services. IPO
Cloudshare 3 April 2008 Virtual sales engagement software. Private
Cotendo 25 January 2008 Software-focused CDN technologies. Private
Color 24 March 2011 Mobile proximity-based data mining. Private
Comviva 10 January 2006 Leading Integrated VAS Solutions Provider. Private
Correlix 22 August 2008 Latency Intelligence systems. Private
DataStax 1 July 2010 Cassandra software and services. Private
Dadida 18 February 2011 Children's apparel. Private
Documentum 18 October 1993 Enterprise content management. IPO and later acquired by EMC Corporation
Dongpeng 13 August 2010 Cermamic tile manufacturing and distribution. Private
Dropbox 24 September 2007 File sharing and storage. Private
Druva 23 March 2010 Data protection software. Private
eCardio 6 June 2009 Provider of products and services that improve the diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias. Private
Eddingpharm 4 August 2010 Consumer pharmaceutical products. Private
eMeter 15 July 2009 Provider of comprehensive, enterprise-scale, energy information management solutions for utility mass market and C&I deployment. Private
Electronic Arts 6 December 1982 Distributor of computer and video games. IPO
Eloan 2 September 1998 Financial services company that offering home mortgage, home equity, and auto loans. IPO
Equitas 23 December 2009 Microfinance services. Private
Eventbrite 30 October 2009 Online event management and ticketing services. Private
Evernote 30 October 2009 Multi-platform Note Syncing Service Private
Faaso's 12 October 2011 Fast food chain in India Private
FireEye, Inc. 1 March 2004 Provider of network security and malware protection systems. Private
First Republic Bank 18 June 2010 Private banking services. Private
FirstSource 13 June 2001 Provider of business process management services. IPO
Flextronics 29 June 1993 Worldwide electronics design, fabrication, assembly, and test company. IPO
Followap 2 June 2005 Mobile Instant Messaging and Presence Acquired by NeuStar
Fundant 26 April 2010 Industrial wire products. Private
Funny or Die 17 April 2007 Large media company with multiple vertical websites, including funnyordie.com started with comedian Will Ferrell. Private
GameGround 12 May 2009 Web-based gaming console that allows gamers to manage, maximize, and broadcast their gaming activities. Private
Ganji 8 December 2010 Online classified services. Private
Gene Security Network 8 June 2007 Bioinformatics technology services. Private
GeoAPI 25 July 2008 Geo-location web services (note: this .com company is unrelated to the .org project of the same name). Acquired by Twitter
GlobalLogic 31 January 2008 Outsourced software development services. Private
Glocal 28 January 2011 Rural hospital services. Private
Goldsquare 2 December 2010 Invitation-based online shopping services. Private
Google 26 May 1999 Search Engine. IPO
Gracenote 26 June 2002 Digital media data management software. Private
Green Dot Corporation 27 February 2003 Prepaid credit cards. IPO
Greplin 3 November 2010 Cloud search services. Private
Guruji.com Local search services. Private
Happigo 1 February 2010 TV shopping services. Private
Hayneedle 12 May 2006 Niche retailer services. Private
Hearsay 23 February 2010 Corporate to local social media management. Private
HubSpot 8 March 2011 Small business web-based marketing and sales tools. Private
Humble Bundle 6 April 2011 Digital content distribution services. Private
Idea Cellular 27 November 2006 Cellular services, SMS services and mobile communication devices. IPO
ImageShack 20 May 2008 Media hosting. Private
IMI Mobile 4 November 2009 Mobile value added services. Private
Ind-Barath 27 October 2009 Power generation services. Private
Inkling 11 June 2010 iPad textbook publishing software. Private
Infoblox 1 April 2003 Core network services. Private
Interlude 17 February 2011 Interactive video systems. Private
Implantable Provider Group 17 February 2010 Implanted devices management services. Private
Isilon 3 July 2002 Modular network storage solutions designed for large digital files. IPO and later acquired by EMC Corporation
ITA Software 6 January 2006 Airfare pricing and shopping software. Acquired by Google
Jajah 4 November 2005 Consumer VoIP services. Acquired by Telefonica
Jawbone (headset) 31 August 2007 Bluetooth headsets. Private
Jigsee 16 March 2011 Enterprise VOD services. Private
Jive Software 9 August 2007 Enterprise 2.0 collaboration software. Private
JustDial 19 June 2009 Local search engine in India. Private
K12 Techno 24 May 2010 Education system services. Private
Kayak.com 17 December 2004 Travel search services. Private
Kenshoo 11 December 2007 Search Engine Marketing Platform. Private
Klarna 5 May 2010 E-commerce payment solutions. Private
Lakoo 7 June 2010 Mobile gaming software. Private
Le Gaga 27 April 2006 Produce distribution services. IPO
LinkedIn 7 November 2003 Online network that helps you find and be found by former colleagues. IPO
LogLogic 27 October 2003 Log data systems. Private
Loopt 2 November 2005 Mobile social networking services. Private
Lovable 2 November 2011 Women's intimate apparel. IPO
Luxim 3 August 2003 Solid state high intensity light source technology. Private
LSI Logic 20 January 1981 Provider of silicon, systems and software technologies. IPO
Mahalo.com 14 December 2006 Human powered search services. Private
MarkLogic 25 February 2003 Database software for unstructured information. Private
Masa Maso 20 November 2009 Online clothing retailer. Private
Mecox Lane 28 December 2007 Mail order services. IPO
MedExpress 21 September 2010 Urgent medical care services. Private
Meebo 15 December 2005 Instant messaging services. Private
Mellanox Technologies 1 June 1999 Provider of InfiniBand technology. IPO
MeLLmo 15 September 2011 Mobile business intelligence data visualization app provider. Private
The Melt 20 July 2010 Quick service restaurants. Private
Meraki Error in Template:Date table sorting: months must be an integer between 1 and 12 Mesh wireless networking. Private
Merlin Securities 12 December 2007 Prime brokerage services, trading and reporting technology for hedge funds. Private
Metaswitch 7 January 2008 Telephony hardware and networking protocols. Private
Microchip Technology 6 April 1989 Manufacturer of microcontroller, memory and analog semiconductors. IPO
Micromax 17 September 2010 Mobile handset devices. Private
Mintigo 2 February 2010 Market research services. Private
Mixpanel 28 April 2011 Real-time web app analytics services. Private
Netezza 10 July 2003 Provider of enterprise data warehouse appliances. IPO and acquired by IBM in 2010
Netscreen 21 May 1998 Networking and security solutions. IPO and later acquired by Juniper Networks, Inc.
NetApp 23 September 1994 Provides an integrated solution that enables storage, delivery, and management of network data. IPO
Nimble Storage 1 December 2010 Integrated Primary/Backup storage solution, optimized with SSDs. Private
Nimbula 29 October 2010 Cloud Infrastructure Software. Private
NVIDIA 2 July 1993 Technologies for video cards, graphics cards, notebooks, workstations, and desktop PCs. IPO
OkayBuy 23 October 2009 Online shoe retailer. Private
Onavo 1 April 2011 Mobile data management services. Private
OpenDNS 30 June 2009 Provides free security and infrastructure services that make the internet safer through integrated web content filtering, anti-phishing and DNS. Private
Outright 2 November 2009 Small business bookkeeping services. Private
Paypal 2 August 1999 Internet payment services. IPO and later acquired by eBay
Peak Sport 13 July 2007 Sports foot wear, apparel & equipment. IPO
Personetics 14 April 2011 Financial services customer care solutions. Private
Plaxo 1 March 2002 Address book services. Acquired by Comcast in 2008.
Pixelworks 29 April 1998 Designs, develops and markets highly integrated system-on-a-chip solutions for broadband communications. IPO
PMC-Sierra 11 January 1984 Broadband communications and storage chips. IPO
Pocket Gems 16 July 2010 Touch based gaming services. Private
Pontis 14 December 2006 Carrier integrated marketing software. Private
Prudent Energy 11 February 2010 Energy storage systems. Private
Pure Digital Technologies 3 March 2005 Digital imaging systems, including the Flip Video family of digital camcorders. Acquired by Cisco.
Qihoo 25 January 2006 Mobile & internet search software. IPO
Quick Heal Technologies 10 August 2010 Computer security software. Private
Rackspace 28 March 2000 Managed hosting service provider. IPO
Rayspan 15 June 2007 Metamaterial air interface systems. Private
Renhe 28 December 2007 Commercial property development services. IPO
RingCentral 8 December 2006 Small business telecommunications services. Private
RockYou 9 January 2007 Slideshow widgets. Private
Ruckus 4 November 2002 Smart Wi-Fi systems. Private
Satellier 2000 Outsourced AEC design services. Private
Satnav Technologies 28 May 2008 Mobile mapping and navigation services. Private
SCIOinspire 17 December 2007 Healthcare accounting services. Private
Sencha 16 October 2009 Web application development software. Private
Service-now.com 25 November 2009 On-demand IT service management solutions. Private
Shenghui 27 September 2010 Lighting and electronics products. Private
Silent Communication November 2007 Call completion services for mobile operators. Private
SINA 24 November 2010 Online media and MVAS services. IPO
Snaptu December 2009 Consumer applications for mass-market mobile phones. Private
Sourcebits May 2011 Mobile Application Development Services. Private
Sourcefire 16 January 2004 Network security. IPO
Sparkle Roll 9 December 2009 Multi-brand luxury goods services. IPO
Square 10 January 2011 Mobile payment software. Private
Stardoll 15 June 2006 Girls social networking. Private
Star Health 31 December 2010 Health insurance services. Private
Stella & Dot 24 November 2010 Boutique jewelry and accessories. Private
Storwize 1 June 2007 Storage compression systems. Acquired by IBM
StoveKraft 23 2010 Kitchen appliances. Private
Sugar Inc. 12 September 2006 Women's publishing. Private
SunRun 25 June 2010 Residential home solar services. Private
SupplierMarket.com 25 June 1999 Strategic Sourcing. Acquired by Ariba
Taykey 17 May 2010 Advertising targeting services. Private
Tokbox 3 August 2007 Video communications services. Private
Tong Meng 16 June 2010 Children's entertainment services. Private
Tula Technology Inc. 4 May 2011 Engine efficiency. Private
Trulia 7 May 2007 Real estate search services. Private
Tumblr 3 December 2010 Microblogging internet platform. Private
Tuniu Error in Template:Date table sorting: months must be an integer between 1 and 12 Travel tour booking services. Private
Ujjivan 1 December 2008 Microfinance services. Private
Unity Technologies 20 October 2009 Game development software. Private
Virident Systems 12 November 2010 Enterprise flash-based storage systems. Private
Visual Tao 12 May 2009 SaaS technologies that enable users to edit 2D and 3D CAD and geospatial data from every internet enabled machine. Private
Widgetbox 1 May 2007 Widget marketplace services. Private
Xoom Corporation 19 December 2003 Global money transfer services. Private
Yahoo! 5 April 1995 Web Portal. IPO
YouTube 21 October 2005 Hosts user-generated videos. Acquired by Google
Yodlee October 1999 Online data aggregation and online Bill Pay service provider. Private
Zappos.com 15 October 2004 Online Retailer Acquired by Amazon.com
Zirmed 2 December 2009 Healthcare billing services. Private
Zhongchi 9 February 2011 Water treatment plants. Private

See also

References

  1. ^ Geron, Tomio (October 25, 2009) http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2009/10/25/sequoia-capital-charges-hard-through-recession/
  2. ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120874359166230199.html
  3. ^ Miller, Clarie Cain (October 10, 2008) http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/rip-good-times-sequoia-capital-warns/
  4. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/10/technology/10payday.html
  5. ^ Maher, Rory (March 16, 2009) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/16/AR2009031602602.html
  6. ^ Crunchbase profile
  7. ^ Sequoia Capital website http://www.sequoiacap.com/us/public
  8. ^ http://www.sequoiacap.com
  9. ^ http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/sequoia-capital
  10. ^ Schmidt, Eric (May 3, 2007) http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615737_1616199,00.html
  11. ^ Sequoia Captial website
  12. ^ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=22903


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