Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Education • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Food & Beverage • GovTech • Human Resources • Impact • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Payments • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Music • Investment Management • Mobile • Nanotechnology • Online Social • Consumer • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine) • Woman Focused |
Stages | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Latin America |
Investing | United States • United Kingdom • Canada • Germany • India • France • China • Singapore • Israel • Europe • Ireland |
Investment Range | $10,000,000 - $200,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $25,000,000 |
Assets Under Management | $195,000,000 |
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm with a heritage stretching back to 1972, situated in the heart of Silicon Valley in Menlo Park, California. As a VC firm, they specialize in transforming ambitious ideas into enduring companies across various stages including Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, and Series B investments, with an affinity for Latin America. Their sector-spanning horizon encompasses a vast array of industries from traditional IT, Software, Biotech, and FinTech to forefront advances in A.I., Blockchain, CleanTech, and HealthTech. Sequoia's investment portfolio is diverse, reflecting their appetite for innovation in areas as varied as Software, PropTech, Hospitality, Media, Education, AgroTech, Business Solutions, Energy, Retail, Cosmetics, IoT, Web Security, Cloud Services, Developer tools, Food & Beverage, Logistics, and many more. They do not shy away from niches like GovTech, Impact investments, and even Aerospace. With a minimum check size of $25,000, Sequoia positions itself as a critical early-stage backer with their 'sweet spot' investment gravitating around $50,000 and capping at $100,000. They nurture relationships with these emerging ventures, leveraging their $195 million assets under management to guide them through growth and scaling. On their website, they articulate their commitment to partnering with companies that stand at the frontier of pivotal technological and consumer shifts. The narratives shared on their platform showcase their investments in generative AI, infrastructure protection, and transformative software, among various spotlight topics. Themes such as resilience, leadership, and breakthroughs pervade their narratives, resonating with their history of building prominent tech-era icons. Echoing their ethos, Sequoia seeks to assist the 'daring' in building legendary companies by not just funding, but also fostering a knowledge-sharing community. The website invites engagement through a mailing list, amplified by their diverse and deep investment ecosystem.