Sequoia Capital
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| Sequoia Capital | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Venture capital |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Founder | Don Valentine |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 6 |
Area served | United States, China, India, Israel |
Key people | Michael Jonathan Moritz Donald J. Valentine (founder) Doug Leone (partner) |
| Website | www.sequoiacap.com |
Sequoia Capital is an American venture capital firm located in Menlo Park, California, United States.
History
Sequoia was founded by Don Valentine in 1972 in Menlo Park, California.[1] Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm located in Menlo Park, California.[2]Today, Sequoia has offices worldwide to support its international portfolio of companies. Locations include Menlo Park, Tel Aviv, Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi, Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.[3]
Sequoia Capital is a 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 and private companies from all sectors.[3]
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 and recent funds have been internationally focused. 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.[4]
Investments
Sequoia Capital has invested in over 250 companies, including: Apple, Google, Oracle, PayPal, Stripe, YouTube, Instagram, Yahoo!, WhatsApp, Grofers and Behalf.[3]
The combined public market value for these companies is over $1.4 trillion.[3]
Acquisitions
In 2006, Sequoia Capital acquired Westbridge Capital Partners, an Indian venture capital firm. It later was renamed Sequoia Capital India.[5]
Portfolio
Sequoia mainly invests in these sectors:[3]
- Financial services
- Healthcare
- Internet
- Mobile sector
- Outsourcing
- Technology
The investments in these sectors are spread over more than 250 companies.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Inside Sequoia Capital: Silicon Valley's Innovation Factory". Forbes. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ^ "Sequoia Capital Teardown". CB Insights - Blog. 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ^ a b c d e "Sequoia Capital website". September 4, 2013.
- ^ Rao, Leena (December 17, 2012). "Sequoia Raises $700M For Global Growth Fund". Tech Crunch.
- ^ "How Sequoia Capital India became Asia's most prolific venture capital firm". Quartz. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ^ "Sequoia Capital". angel.co. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
